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Reed, who came to SU in 2006 and has held her current role since 2015, will assume her role at Georgia State on July 1.

Share LaVonda N. Reed LaVonda N. Reed, associate provost for faculty affairs and professor of law, has been named the seventh dean in the college’s history and the first African American to lead the College of Law at Georgia State University, effective July 1. Reed first joined the Syracuse University community in 2006 and has served in her current role since 2015.  In her 15 years at the University, Reed’s teaching and research has focused on wills and trusts, property law, and comm...

2021 Academic Staff Excellence Awards April 22, 2021 Each year, UW–Madison honors nine academic staff members for their achievements and dedication to excellence. This year’s recipients are gifted teachers, award-winning researchers, skilled administrators and passionate mentors — all working harder than ever to help the university navigate a pandemic. The following nine employees will receive 2021 Academic Staff Excellence Awards during an invitation-only virtual ceremony. Chancellor�...

News No Comments The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE) will welcome Professor Meera Deo, J.D., Ph.D., on March 29 at 12:05 p.m. The event, which is co-sponsored by ATLE and the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law Diversity and Excellence Committee, is open to all UA Little Rock faculty. Deo will be discussing her recent book, “Unequal Profession: Race and Gender in Legal Academia.” The book draws from her landmark Diversity...

News No Comments The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will hold Giving Day 2021 on Thursday, March 18, to encourage friends of the university, employees, alumni, and students to come together to make a difference at UA Little Rock.  “Giving Days have become increasingly popular for many colleges and universities,” said Samantha Wiley, director of annual giving. “UA Little Rock’s Giving Day is special because our students are unlike students from any surrounding schools. We know t...

A postbaccalaureate certificate in transportation planning and policy will include open textbooks created by a multidisciplinary team from The University...

Mental wellness curriculum launched at polytechnics and ITE colleges Toggle share menu Advertisement Students at Republic Polytechnic. (File photo: TODAY) 03 Mar 2021 05:30PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: Polytechnics and Institute of Technical Education (ITE) colleges have launched a new mental wellness curriculum for all Year 1 students to raise awareness of mental health and encourage people to seek help early.  Making the announcement at the Minis...

Facebook Google+ The Daily Orange is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Syracuse University. Consider donating today to support our mission. At the beginning of the fall 2020 semester, Shiu-Kai Chin gave his class a choice most Syracuse University students don’t have: how he should manage their data.  Chin, a professor of electrical engineering who specializes in cybersecurity, wanted to know how his class would like him to store the assignments uploaded to their shared Googl...

News No Comments The year 2020 was a year unlike any other, where the University of Arkansas at Little Rock faced major challenges that included a global pandemic that has redefined the education landscape.  “Throughout the year, we faced all of these challenges with determination and unprecedented levels of collaboration and collegiality no matter how exhausted we were,” Chancellor Christina Drale said during the Jan. 28 Board of Trustees meeting for the University of Arkansas. “That�...

ERAU ranks No. 1 for online bachelors degrees in U.S. News & World Report Mark Harper, The Daytona Beach News-Journal © News-Journal file Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach has been named No. 1 for online bachelors degrees by U.S. News & World Report in 2021. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020 and colleges and universities across the world scrambled to replace in-classroom instruction with online educational delivery, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Un...