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Johnetta Randolph Haley knew she wanted to be a music educator early on. She broke racial barriers and founded Head Start in East St. Louis. She died at age 97.
Johnetta Randolph Haley, a music teacher who, over the vehement objections of white parents, helped integrate a Kirkwood middle school after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down school segregation in 1954, has died. She was 97.
“Fifteen hundred people signed a petition they didn’t want me or the other three (teachers) only because we were black,” Haley said in a 2018 awards program video. “But after one year, they wanted their kids in my class.”
The Kentucky State University Board of Regents approved the annual evaluation of KSU President M. Christopher Brown II Thursday at its annual retreat.
The evaluation, performed by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), focused on five areas.
Those areas were communication with regents and key university constituents; hiring, empowering and retaining an effective senior leadership team; success in securing buy-in from faculty and other key constituents in pursuit of the universityâs mission and the presidentâs vision; success in meeting performance metrics established by the Board of Regents; and areas in which the president has excelled and opportunities for improvement.
AGB Welcomes Robert L. King and Laurene Sperling to Board of Directors
Share Article WASHINGTON (PRWEB) January 28, 2021 The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the premier organization representing higher education governance, announced today that Robert King and Laurene Sperling have been elected as members of the AGB Board of Directors joining 16 other distinguished individuals overseeing the association.
“I look forward to working with Bob and Laurene as we collaboratively sharpen our strategies to maximize relevance with our members,” said Henry Stoever, AGB president and CEO. “The future of higher education needs strategic thought partners focused on overseeing student success and long-term institutional vitality, and Bob and Laurene’s depth of experience will bring new insights and perspectives that will benefit our members.”
AGB Announces Six Higher Education Governing Boards Selected to Receive 2021 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership
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Six governing boards from across the country were selected by a group of their peers to receive an award highlighting exceptional leadership and initiative WASHINGTON (PRWEB) January 14, 2021 The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the premier organization representing higher education governing boards, in partnership with TIAA, a Fortune 100 financial services organization dedicated to helping its clients pursue financial well-being, today announced that they have selected six boards to receive the 2021 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership. Established in 1992, the Nason Award is presented to higher education governing boards that demonstrate exceptional leadership and initiative. In addition to confronting the significant effects of the COVID-19