In Memorial: Don Alden Crewell, 1952-2020

Don Crewell, director of financial aid at the California Institute of Technology, passed away on March 17, after a long illness. He was 67 years ago.

A native of Biloxi, Mississippi, as a young boy Crewell moved to New Jersey with his family. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history and government at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Crewell joined Caltech as director of financial aid in 2007, a position he maintained until November 2019. Joe Shepherd, Caltech’s vice president for student affairs state that Crewell “was compassionate and thoughtful, and provided that personal touch that we believe characterizes our work with students and families.”

Before joining the staff at Caltech, Crewell was director of financial aid at the California College of the Arts, director of enrollment and student services at the California School of Professional Psychology, and associate director of financial aid at Lehigh University.

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

The University of New Mexico Partners With the University of the West Indies

The University of New Mexico and the University of the West Indies Five Island Campus, Antigua and Barbuda, recently created a new partnership designed to expand immersion opportunities for students at both institutions.

The Huge Racial Gap in College Completion Rates

According to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, the percentage of students who began college in the fall of 2018 and earned a credential within six years rose to 61.1 percent. For Black students who enrolled in 2018, 43.8 percent had earned a degree or other credential within six years. This is more than 17 percentage points below the overall rate. And the racial gap has increased in recent years.

American-Born Layli Maparyan Appointed President of the University of Liberia

Dr. Maparyan, a distinguished academic and prolific scholar, had been serving as the executive director of the Wellesley Centers for Women and a professor of African Studies at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.

Featured Jobs