Associated PressAfrican-AmericanReport: Grambling State University Must Reduce SpendingA new report has recommended Grambling State University reduce its spending on state audits, athletics and laboratory schools in the face of ongoing budget cuts.October 5, 2010StudentsACLU: GSU’s E-Mail Policy Violates ConstitutionA First Amendment issue is brewing at Grambling State University in the wake of the president’s summer e-mail message to students, prohibiting political expression via e-mail.September 23, 2010African-AmericanEEOC Accuses Calif. University of DiscriminationA federal agency that fights work place discrimination says a private Southern California university denied tenure to a Black professor due to her race and later fired her.September 21, 2010HomeMississippi’s Public Universities Increase Private FundraisingAlumni groups at some of Mississippi’s public universities are ramping up their private fundraising in hopes of decreasing the impact of state budget cuts.September 13, 2010Leadership & PolicyShaw University Announces New PresidentA historically Black college in North Carolina’s capital city has named its first female president.September 9, 2010StudentsIndiana Looks to Boost Aid to Older StudentsState officials have proposed overhauling Indiana’s college financial aid system to make more money available to older adults, who are more than half of the state’s students but receive a small amount of assistance.September 8, 2010Faculty & StaffTennessee College Enrollment Up, State Wants Higher Graduation RatesWhile enrollment is up almost 5 percent at Tennessee colleges and universities, the state Board of Regents wants higher graduation rates to go with the increased number of students.September 7, 2010StudentsCongresswoman Repays Foundation for College ScholarshipsU.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas), following her admission that she broke scholarship rules by awarding money to her relatives and an aide’s children, said that she has repaid about $31,000 to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.September 6, 2010Leadership & PolicyCase of Missing $1 Million at Ala. A&M Unsolved After Two YearsThe mystery of what happened to more than $1 million at Alabama A&M University hasn’t been solved two years after state examiners reported financial problems at the school.September 2, 2010African-AmericanFlorida A&M University Marching 100 Founder William P. Foster Dies at 91Dr. William P. Foster, credited with innovating a much-imitated high-stepping style as founder and longtime director of the Florida A&M Marching 100 band, died Saturday. He was 91.August 29, 2010Previous PagePage 270 of 569Next Page
