Michelle J. NealyStudentsSPECTRUM : GETTING TO KNOW LISA MENZIESNo one has to teach Lisa A. Menzies about the significance of the nation’s 103 historically Black colleges and universities, and there is no need to remind her that these institutions produce some of the brightest students.August 19, 2009Leadership & PolicyGetting to Know Lisa MenziesNo one has to teach Lisa A. Menzies about the signifi cance of the nation’s 103 historically Black colleges and universities, and there is no need to remind her that these institutions produce some of the brightest students in the nation. As a former HBCU student, she already knows. That is why six years ago […]August 19, 2009Faculty & StaffPride and Peril: Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesDiverse identifies five threats facing HBCUs and five opportunities that could define their futures.August 19, 2009Faculty & Staff“Green” For AllEnvironmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson works to ensure minorities are not left out of the burgeoning ‘green’ economy.August 5, 2009Faculty & StaffHBCU Battle It OutHighlights from the 2008 Honda Battle of the Bands, held in Atlanta. Music from North Carolina Central University’s marching band, Sound Machine, directed by Jorim E. Reid, is featured in the slide show.July 28, 2009African-AmericanMorgan State University Professor M.K. Asante discusses new film, The Black CandleM.K. Asante, an awarding-winning poet, author and internationally acclaimed filmmaker, recently embarked on his most ambitious teaching assignment to date: educating the world about Kwanzaa.July 13, 2009HBCUsPresident Obama Taps Xavier Alumna Dr. Regina Benjamin for Surgeon GeneralPresident Barack Obama on Monday nominated Dr. Regina Benjamin, a family physician and Xavier University of Louisiana alumna, to be the next Surgeon General.July 13, 2009StudentsREPORT: COLLEGE GRADUATION RATES COULD DRAMATICALLY DECLINELANSDOWNE, VA. College graduation rates will decline precipitously nationally in the coming years if nothing is done to improve the completion rates of Black and Hispanic students, who represent the fastest growing student populations in colleges and universities.July 8, 2009StudentsNOTEWORTHY NEWS: Tenured Faculty at Two-year Schools Impact Student TransfersState articulation and transfer agreements do little to increase the number of community college students who transfer to fouryear institutions, but having tenured faculty at the community college level helps.July 8, 2009StudentsTenured Faculty at Community College Favorably Impact Student Transfer DecisionsState articulation and transfer agreements do little to increase the number of community college students who transfer to four-year institutions, but having tenured faculty at the community college level helps, according to a recent study conducted by the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington.July 8, 2009Previous PagePage 3 of 25Next Page