Susan Wright, former College administrator and wife of former College President James Wright, will serve on the Board of Trustees at Colby-Sawyer College, according to a June press release from the New Hampshire college. During her time at Dartmouth, Wright served as the associate director of career services, assistant dean of the College, international student advisor and director of graduate advising and national fellowships. She also organized the James O. Freedman Presidential Scholars program and served as the executive director of the Montgomery Endowment, according to the press release. Wright received her undergraduate degree from Vassar College and her master's degree in education from Stanford University. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the College in June 2009.
President Barack Obama outlined legislation that would increase higher education opportunities for illegal immigrants in a speech at American University on July 1, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. The legislation called the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or Dream Act would provide a path to citizenship and educational support for illegal immigrants who had been brought into the country as children and are currently attending college in the United States, according to The Chronicle. Although Obama did not outline a specific timeline for the bill, the Dream Act is part of a larger, comprehensive immigration reform plan proposed by Democrats and the Obama administration. The Act's supporters have not yet indicated whether they will incorporate it into the overall immigration reform legislation or attempt to pass the act separately, The Chronicle reported. Critics of the Dream Act claim that it will encroach upon educational opportunities for legal citizens, according to The Chronicle.
South Carolina State University President George Cooper was reinstated by the University's Board of Trustees after he was ousted by the same board on June 15, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. The Board reversed its decision when two of the trustees who voted not to renew Cooper's contract were replaced after their terms expired. Few administrators have served more than a few years at the historically black university, which has recently faced reductions to its endowment and enrollment, according to The Chronicle. Cooper served as president for two years prior to his brief departure, although he said he is "optimistic" that he can work with the Board to address the university's financial issues, according to The Chronicle. A 2006 study found that historically black colleges in North Carolina have one-eighth the endowment of their white-majority counterparts, The Chronicle reported.
