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New Program Seeks to Enhance the International Focus at Seven Historically Black Universities
gram to enhance the international focus at seven historically black colleges and universities. Under the Creating Global Citizens: Exploring Internationalization at HBCUs project, program directors will seek to inject a curriculum at these in- stitutions that deals with international issues. The project will also develop partnerships between the HBCUs and foreign educational institutions. The two-year program is funded by a $357,976 grant from the U.S. Department of Education and an American Council on Education grant of $191,479. The seven participating HBCUs are Dillard University, Ho-
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ward University, Lincoln University of Missouri, North Caroli- na A&T State University, Savannah State University, Tuskegee University, and Virginia State University.
Black Transfer Applications Surge at the University of California
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ver the past two years the number of African-American students seeking to transfer from community colleges to
undergraduate programs at the University of California have surged. In 2009, 848 black students sought to transfer from a community college to one of the nine undergraduate campu- ses of the University of California system. This year there are 1,379 black students seeking to transfer. This is an increase of nearly 63 percent. Overall, the number of applicants seeking to transfer is up 32 percent since 2009. This year 599 black students applied to transfer from a Ca-
lifornia community college to the flagship Berkeley campus. This is an increase of 46 percent since 2009. The University of California at Los Angeles received 753 transfer applications from African Americans this year. This is an increase of 48 per- cent since 2009.
Source: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education Reprinted with Permission
he American Council on Education in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education has announced a new pro-
President and Chief Operating Officer, McDonald’s Corporation
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s President and Chief Operating
Officer, Don Thompson directs global strategy and operations for the 32,000 McDonald’s restaurants in 117 countries to create value for McDonald’s and its shareholders. Previously, Mr. Thompson was Presi- dent of McDonald’s USA. In this role, he was responsible for the strategic direction and overall business results of the nearly 14,000 restaurants in the U.S. Mr. Thompson began his career at McDonald’s as an electrical engineer in 1990, and has since held a variety of leadership positions includi- ng U.S. Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and Division President. As a business leader, Thompson serves on the board of directors for the McDonald’s Corporation, the Exelon Cor- poration -- one of the nation’s largest electric utilities – and at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He also serves on the board of trustees for Purdue University and is a member of the Executive Leadership Council. Mr. Thompson has been recognized by many organiza- tions for his leadership in business, the community and as a role model. Black Enterprise named Thompson Corporate Executive of the Year in 2007. In 2008, he received the Corporate Executive Award from the Trumpet foundation. Thompson also received the presidential inspiration award from Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity incorporated in 2009, and was recognized with the Executive Leadership Council’s Achievement Award in 2010. Mr. Thompson received his B.S. in Electrical Enginee- ring from Purdue University and has since accepted the Purdue University Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineering Award along with being named a Purdue University Old Master Fellow in 2006. In 2008, he received an honorary doctorate degree from Excelsior College in Albany, New York. A proud family man, Mr. Thompson and his wife Liz have two children and reside in the Chicago area.
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