Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupJCSU Partners with Next Level Leadership to Launch African-American Leadership Pipeline ProgramJohnson C. Smith University (JCSU) is working with Next Level Leadership, Inc., a non-profit training organization that creates educated African-American leaders, to establish a program where future leaders can cultivate and flourish. The program will occur over the course of five months, and the first class will be selected in January from students, professionals, and […]October 19, 2018News RoundupPetition for Potential Freeze on SC College Tuition Receives Warm ReactionA bill that would briefly stop increases in South Carolina college tuition was recently presented to the Joint Education and Finance Study Committee and received warm reactions from committee members. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Vincent Sheheen and states that if passed, it would establish a $125-million trust fund to increase state funding of […]October 18, 2018News RoundupPresident Theodore Roosevelt’s Papers now Available OnlineA collection of former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s letters, personal diaries, family memories, speeches and records throughout his career as U.S. president, vice president, New York governor, a naturalist and writer is now available online at the Library of Congress’s website. The collection, called the Theodore Roosevelt papers, is one of the largest presidential print […]October 17, 2018News RoundupVassar College and DCC Announce Partnership to Benefit StudentsVassar College and Dutchess Community College (DCC) announced it has partnered in an agreement that allows full-time students from one college to enroll in up to two courses a year at the other college, tuition free, effective immediately. The new policy came to be after previous discussions that the two institution presidents, DCC president Dr. […]October 17, 2018News RoundupSt. Lawrence University Alumni and Faculty ask Officials to Rescind Collins’ Honorary DegreeAs a result of Sen. Susan Collins R-Maine voting to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the beginning of October, faculty and alumni from her alma mater are requesting St. Lawrence University rescind her honorary degree from the institution. Over 1,800 alumni and faculty members have sent letters to university officials asking for her […]October 16, 2018News RoundupNew Dean of Simmons University Gwen Ifill College Stirs ControversyThe recent appointment of Dr. Brian Norman, a White man, as the dean of the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and the Humanities at Simmons University has created mixed opinions about whether he is the right person for the position. Ifill, a 1977 graduate of Simmons, was an African-American journalist and host of the […]October 12, 2018Latest NewsReport Highlights Why Minority Adults in California Leave College Before Earning DegreeFour million, or five percent of adults living in California aged 25-64 have left the state’s colleges and universities due to financial barriers, personal obligations and institutional roadblocks according to a new report.October 11, 2018Recruitment & RetentionIBHE Fall 2018 Enrollment Data Shows Small DecreaseThe Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) recently released its fall 2018 enrollment data at Illinois public universities, stating that the total enrollment is just one percent less than last fall’s numbers. “Such a small decrease indicates that the worst of the enrollment decline may be over,” said Dr. Al Bowman, IBHE’s executive director. “Our […]October 11, 2018News RoundupDillard’s College of Nursing Honors 75 Years of Producing NursesDillard University College of Nursing will be honored for 75 years of instructing and producing some of the nation’s first African-American nurses, with an open celebration scholarship gala in the Marriott New Orleans Downtown Convention Center. The event will take place on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7:00 p.m. “We are proud to be at this […]October 10, 2018StudentsCalifornia Community Colleges Declares Undocumented Students Week of ActionThe California Community Colleges Board of Governors has announced that Oct. 15-19 will be Undocumented Student Week of Action, encouraging its campuses and surrounding communities to participate in events that support undocumented students and asking Congress to establish a way for the group to obtain citizenship. “It is imperative that the California Community Colleges, the […]October 10, 2018Previous PagePage 49 of 58Next Page
