Associated PressStudentsCorporate Recruiters Criticize UW-Madison’s Lack of DiversityThe lack of diversity in the University of Wisconsin-Madison student body makes the school an increasingly disappointing campus at which to seek taleny…May 3, 2006StudentsFormer President of Morris Brown College Pleads Guilty to EmbezzlementThe former president of Morris Brown College has pleaded guilty to embezzling millions of dollars in federal funds that were intended to cover student tuition. Dr. Dolores Cross, 69, who was president of the 125-year-old college from November 1998 until February 2002, had been scheduled to go on trial Monday. In exchange for her plea, prosecutors moved to dismiss 27 other counts.May 2, 2006StudentsQatar to Distribute More Than $30 Million to Universities Hit by Hurricane KatrinaThe oil-rich Persian Gulf nation Qatar has decided on the distribution of about $60 million of a $100 million gift announced last September for victims of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.May 2, 2006HomeNAACP Gears Up for Michigan Affirmative Action FightA major NAACP fund-raiser provided a platform Sunday for critics of a ballot initiative that, if passed, would restrict affirmative action programs in Michigan…May 1, 2006Leadership & PolicyIndiana State President Faces No-Confidence Vote After RaiseIndiana State University President Lloyd Benjamin will face a no-confidence vote from his faculty Thursday amid controversy over a $25,000 pay raise at a time when faculty and staff positions are being eliminated or going unfilled.April 30, 2006African-AmericanUniversity of Arkansas Professor Identifies School’s First Black StudentA University of Arkansas professor has identified the person he believes was the school’s first Black student. Sociologist Gordon Morgan has sought the identity of the student for years and recently got his answer: James McGahee, one of the institution’s original students when it opened in 1872.April 30, 2006SportsNovel by Harvard Student Pulled From StoresRarely has an author succeeded, then failed, as quickly as Kaavya Viswanathan, the Harvard University sophomore who acknowledged lifting material for her debut novel…April 27, 2006Faculty & StaffAuditor: UMKC Faculty Diversity is ‘Worst’ He’s SeenThe University of Missouri-Kansas City has a serious problem with its racial climate and a serious lack of diversity in its faculty, according to an audit commissioned by the school.April 27, 2006HomeSurvey: Women of Color Could be More Effective at Leading U.S.While women are more confident than men that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would be an effective bridge builder among diverse cultures, only about a third of Black women hold that opinion…April 26, 2006Leadership & PolicyUniversity President’s Accomplishments Overshadowed by ScandalAs president of Texas Southern University, Dr. Priscilla Slade was building a legacy —nearly doubling enrollment, constructing new academic buildings and overhauling the financial aid system…April 25, 2006Previous PagePage 516 of 569Next Page
