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Tipoffs: Leadership Newsletter for 2026-01-22 ( 15 items )  
Barnard College: Rebecca Wright, Druckenmiller Professor of Computer Science, Recognized as ACM Fellow (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 -- Barnard College issued the following news: * * * Rebecca Wright, Druckenmiller Professor of Computer Science, Recognized as ACM Fellow Rebecca Wright, Druckenmiller Professor of Computer Science and faculty director of the Vagelos Computational Science Center, has been named a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The Fellowship recognizes ACM's top 1% of members for their "outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology and/or outs more PR

CSU, Cuyahoga Community College Unite to Honor the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 21 -- Cleveland State University issued the following news: * * * CSU, Cuyahoga Community College Unite to Honor the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. * Cleveland State University and Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) once again came together Jan. 19 to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during their annual MLK Celebration Breakfast at CSU.  CSU's Rashiadah Weaver and Tri-C's Alundis Hayes served as masters of ceremonies. Weaver is a student leader in C more PR

CSUN Earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement (10)
NORTHRIDGE, California, Jan. 22 -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release: * * * CSUN Earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement California State University, Northridge has earned the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation awarded by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching that highlights an institution's commitment to community eng more PR

Education leadership cohorts turn Idaho teachers into Idaho administrators (10)
MOSCOW, Idaho, Jan. 20 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * Education leadership cohorts turn Idaho teachers into Idaho administrators * Savannah Fritz '06, '25, an English teacher at Meridian High School, wanted to make a change. A 20-year veteran of the West Ada School District, she wanted to position herself to enter education administration while staying in, or near, the high school she not only teaches in, but attended. As a member of the Vandal Family more PR

HATS Program, United Way and Wahama FBLA partner on student-directed service project (10)
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Jan. 21 -- Marshall University posted the following news release: * * * HATS Program, United Way and Wahama FBLA partner on student-directed service project * The Heart of Appalachia Talent Search (HATS) program recently partnered with United Way of the River Cities and Wahama Jr./Sr. High School's Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) to implement a student-driven project that combined leadership development, service learning and creativity through project-bas more PR

HPU Expands Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning to Assist Students (10)
HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Jan. 21 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Expands Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning to Assist Students * HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 21, 2026 - As High Point University continues to grow, the university is also expanding its Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) to provide its faculty with even more strategies to help students learn and continue to be successful after graduation. Heidi Echols started last Jun more PR

Inaugural Captain's Leadership Course participants, Guardians welcomed in Aggieland (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 21 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * Inaugural Captain's Leadership Course participants, Guardians welcomed in Aggieland * "Public service is a noble calling, and we need men and women of character to believe that they can make a difference in their communities, in their states and in their country." This statement by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush contributed to the founding of The Bush School of Government and Public Service, an more PR

Leading through change starts with listening (10)
MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Jan. 21 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Leading through change starts with listening * On any given day, Central Michigan University President Neil MacKinnon might be celebrating graduating student-athletes, applauding a music performance, checking in with a student organization, or helping interview the next head coach. "We all want to have a career or a position where you feel like what you do matters," President MacKinnon said. " more PR

Major Grant to Benefit Area Schoolchildren Through HPU's Academy of Freedom (10)
BROWNWOOD, Texas, Jan. 22 -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: * * * Major grant to benefit area schoolchildren through HPU's Academy of Freedom Howard Payne University's Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom museum will soon expand its educational offerings to area schoolchildren due to an $881,000 grant recently awarded by the United States Department of Education. The grant will fund the facility's rollout of a wide range of interactive learning opportunities for students i more PR

Millersville University: Lancaster Mayor is a Marauder (10)
MILLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 22 -- Millersville University issued the following news: * * * New Lancaster Mayor is a Marauder "I wasn't always drawn to politics, but I was drawn to leadership," shares Jamie Arroyo, a 2010 graduate of Millersville University who was sworn in as Lancaster's 44th - and first Latino - mayor in early January 2026. The former CEO of ASSETS Lancaster, a nonprofit organization that supports entrepreneurs through business training, microloans, mentorship and res more PR

NMSU Global Campus, City of Las Cruces form workforce partnership (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Jan. 21 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Global Campus, City of Las Cruces form workforce partnership * WRITER/SOURCE: Karen Cooper, 575-646-4040, cooperka@nmsu.edu New Mexico State University Global Campus has partnered with the City of Las Cruces to expand education and career advancement opportunities for city employees while supporting long-term workforce readiness across municipal operations. The collaboration is d more PR

Stillman Speaks Lecture Series Tackles Timely Topics (10)
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 21 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Stillman Speaks Lecture Series Tackles Timely Topics * The Stillman School of Business continues its faculty lecture series, StillmanSpeaks, this spring with a lineup of timely, engaging talks designed to showcase the academic and industry expertise of Stillman faculty. Free and open to students, alumni and prospective students, the events feature in-person and virtual sessions on topics that span m more PR

UM-Dearborn's EdD Program is Getting a Refresh and Going Online (10)
DEARBORN, Michigan, Jan. 21 -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: * * * UM-Dearborn's EdD program is getting a refresh and going online The 16-year-old doctoral program is looking to expand its reach across Michigan for those interested in education leadership and innovation. * UM-Dearborn's College of Education, Health and Human Services recently launched a 2+2 pilot elementary education program that enables aspiring teachers from Jackson College, North more PR

UMass-Amherst: CASE Renames Top Research Award in Honor of Education's Mary Lynn Boscardin (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 22 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * CASE Renames Top Research Award in Honor of Education's Mary Lynn Boscardin The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) has renamed its highest research honor the Dr. Mary Lynn Boscardin Excellence in Special Education Research Award, recognizing Boscardin's decades-long impact on leadership, scholarship, mentorship and national influence on policy and practice in special educatio more PR

University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business: Why Anti-Asian Discrimination Often Goes Unnoticed at Work (10)
BOULDER, Colorado, Jan. 22 -- The University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business issued the following news: * * * Why anti-Asian discrimination often goes unnoticed at work By Katy Marquardt Hill Even in workplaces that aim to be fair, discrimination can slip by unnoticed. New research finds that when Asian Americans experience potentially biased treatment at work, others are less likely to recognize it as discrimination or step in as allies. "In many workplaces, it's not that anyo more PR