Reginald StuartHomeAnalysis: The College President – Higher Education’s Toughest JobDespite today’s abundance of opportunities, the rapidly changing fiscal and technological landscape of higher education is likely to undermine the hopes of some scholars who aspire to be college presidents.July 4, 2012Community CollegesFAMU Seeks New Marching Band DirectorFlorida A & M University, hoping to rebuild its image in the aftermath of the hazing death of a university band drum major, is advertising for a new band director who would have significantly less power than the last person to hold the post.July 1, 2012HomePBS Anchor Gwen Ifill A Throwback to Earlier GenerationsIn the second of three articles on diversity in journalism, Diverse profiles Gwen Ifill, who has excelled with a trademark style that is a far cry from the entertainment-focused direction many news programs have pursued.June 20, 2012SportsIs Winning Everything?In the Arthur Ashe Jr. 2012 Sports Scholars’ edition, Diverse examines the national champion Kentucky Wildcats whose coach John Calipari raised eyebrows over comments that Kentucky players focus on the NBA, rather than academics.June 5, 2012African-AmericanFAMU President Proposes Sweeping Anti-hazing RegulationsFlorida A & M University seeks to impose significant new rules governing hazing issues across the campus as well as the participation and conduct in its world-famous music ensemble.June 4, 2012African-AmericanHampton University Lifts Promotion, Tenure FreezeTrustees of Hampton University voted this month to lift a four-year freeze on promotions and tenure.May 31, 2012African-AmericanCampaign Aimed to Demonstrate Fisk University’s Fundraising StrengthFisk University, plagued with questions about its financial stability, is in a ramped up fundraising effort aimed at convincing a skeptical higher education accrediting agency of the school’s viability.May 28, 2012SportsHBCUs Could Be Hit Hard by New NCAA RulesWhen NCAA’s Division I bowed to increasing pressure last year to address lagging academic performance among student-athletes, its decision to raise the minimum academic requirements to qualify for intercollegiate competition stirred a backlash among officials at many HBCUs.May 24, 2012African-AmericanFAMU Marching Band Suspension Expected to be CostlyQuestions still linger over FAMU marching band operations, including how 101 non-FAMU students participated in marching band performances for the university this past fall.May 16, 2012African-AmericanFAMU Band Director Julian White ResignsDr. Julian White, the 71-year-old veteran music educator whose career became tarnished after the fall 2011 hazing death of a Florida A&M University Marching band member, resigned from the university on Thursday.May 10, 2012Previous PagePage 21 of 37Next Page
