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  • ‘Connecting people to opportunities’: Rust College’s first woman president

    ‘Connecting people to opportunities’: Rust College’s first woman president

    Published On: August 7, 2020

    By Jessica Love Dr. Ivy Taylor, President of Rust College Former mayor of San Antonio, Texas Dr. Ivy Taylor, was recently elected as Rust College’s first woman president. She is the 12th president in the college’s 154-year history. Rust College, founded in 1866 in Holly Spring, Mississippi, is the oldest...

  • Current-Felder Recognized as Longtime Advocate for Women of Color Scholars

    Current-Felder Recognized as Longtime Advocate for Women of Color Scholars

    Published On: June 22, 2020

    Current-Felder retired from GBHEM in 2010. When the United Methodist Black Clergywomen’s Caucus met for the first time in 1987, there were almost no women of color to represent their voices in religious higher education. Dr. Angella P. Current-Felder, then the executive director of the Office of Loans and Scholarships...

  • In Memoriam: Dr. Yed Esaïe Angoran

    In Memoriam: Dr. Yed Esaïe Angoran

    Published On: June 16, 2020

    Dr. Yed Angoran at GBHEM. Photo by Kimberly Lord. The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) mourns the loss of its dedicated friend and colleague, Dr. Yed Esaïe Angoran. He passed away on Saturday, June 13 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. “Dr. Angoran has had an immense presence and...