Diverse StaffLeadership & PolicyEduardo Padrón to Receive Presidential Medal of FreedomDr. Eduardo Padrón reached another milestone in his celebrated career in higher education when it was announced Wednesday that he will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.November 16, 2016African-AmericanPBS Newscaster Gwen Ifill DiesVeteran journalist and newscaster Gwen Ifill has died of cancer at age 61.November 14, 2016Leadership & PolicyUniversity of Missouri Names Mun Choi New System PresidentThe University of Missouri has named Mun Y. Choi, provost of the University of Connecticut, as the new president of its four-campus system.November 2, 2016Leadership & PolicyJackson State University President Carolyn Meyers ResignsJackson State University President Carolyn Meyers has resigned effective Nov. 1 amid criticism over the historically Black institution’s rapidly diminishing financial footing.October 26, 2016Faculty & StaffFaculty Members at 14 Pennsylvania Universities on StrikeThe strike by the union, which represents 5,000 faculty and coaches, could potentially disrupt the school year of 100,000 students at 14 universities.October 19, 2016African-AmericanCivil Rights Stalwart Jack Greenberg DiesJack Greenberg, the last surviving lawyer of the Thurgood Marshall-led team that argued Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court, died Wednesday at age 91.October 13, 2016StudentsEast Carolina University Now Prohibits Band’s National Anthem ProtestEast Carolina University found itself continuing to deal with the ramifications Tuesday of a protest last Saturday during which 19 members of its marching band took a knee while the national anthem was played at a home football game. The action follows the lead of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is protesting racial injustice and […]October 4, 2016StudentsCIAA Keeps Basketball Tournaments in CharlotteThe Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, overwhelmingly comprised of historically Black colleges and universities, announced Friday that it will not move its basketball championship tournaments from Charlotte, North Carolina next February in the wake of a state law that restricts the rights of LGBT people. Stating that “relocation would not be in the best interest” of […]October 2, 2016Students2 North Carolina A&T Students Dead after ShootingGREENSBORO, N.C. ― Two students at North Carolina A&T State University are dead after being shot at a campus-area house party. Greensboro Police Department officers responded to a report of shots fired early Sunday and found two injured students at the scene. Both victims died Sunday morning. They were identified as Alisia Dieudonne, a sophomore […]October 2, 2016Leadership & PolicyFormer Tuskegee University President Benjamin Payton DiesDr. Benjamin F. Payton, who served as Tuskegee University’s president for nearly 30 years, died Wednesday at Fort Myers, Fla., at age 83.September 29, 2016Previous PagePage 9 of 115Next Page
