Associated PressLeadership & PolicyAmerican University President Resigns, Receives $3 Million SettlementTwo weeks after announcing that American University President Benjamin Ladner was leaving following an investigation into his spending, university trustees said Monday…October 25, 2005HomeValley Forge Military College to Accept WomenValley Forge Military College, the last all-male military college in the country, will accept women beginning next fall.October 24, 2005HomeAlcorn State First to Receive Endowment Money From Ayers SettlementAlcorn State University has received $1.7 million in endowment money as part of the settlement of Mississippi’s college desegregation lawsuit.October 24, 2005StudentsGeorgia’s Only Black Engineering Program Fighting ClosureYemaya Stallworth came to Clark Atlanta University to be an engineer, pursuing her destiny at a school where her teachers and classmates looked like her. Working at General Electric…October 24, 2005HealthUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center, Along with Nine Others, To Be Part of Minority Health Care StudyThe University of Mississippi Medical Center will join nine other hospitals across the country in a 29-month study on disparities in health care for minorities.October 23, 2005StudentsIn Efforts to Address Obesity, Black College Cafeterias Are Rolling Out Veggie-Heavy MenusIt’s an October afternoon at Norfolk State University, and the dining hall on this predominantly Black campus has enough tantalizing choices to throw graduate student Tina Carroll into a lunchtime dilemma.October 23, 2005African-AmericanCivil Rights Pioneer, First Black University of Alabama Graduate RememberedMore than 500 mourners gave Vivian Malone Jones one last standing ovation at her funeral Wednesday, honoring the quiet courage of a civil rights icon…October 23, 2005SportsStudy: Gender, Race Gap Still Exists in Sports AdministrationThe WNBA was the only major professional league to receive top marks in a comprehensive study this week comparing opportunities for women and minorities across five sports.October 20, 2005Faculty & StaffUniversity of Kentucky Professors Criticize President on Diversity IssuesUniversity of Kentucky President Lee Todd has not promoted racial diversity on campus and sometimes ignores Black student and faculty accomplishments, a group of professors claimed in a letter.October 20, 2005HomeCollege Price Increases Moderate, but Reliance on Borrowing Still RisingPrice increases at colleges and universities moderated somewhat this year, but students who need financial aid…October 19, 2005Previous PagePage 551 of 569Next Page