Reginald StuartAfrican-AmericanFisk University Seeks New Leader, New DirectionExperts weigh in on the next steps Fisk University and its supporters should take toward successfully maneuvering beyond its financial woes.May 7, 2012African-AmericanThirteen Charged in FAMU Marching Band Hazing DeathA total of 33 people connected with hazing incidents involving the Florida A&M University marching band have been charged by Florida law enforcement officials, a state attorney in Orlando announced Wednesday. Thirteen were charged in the hazing death of former drum major Robert Champion.May 2, 2012African-AmericanWhile FAMU Graduation Expected to Inspire, Hazing Controversy LingersWhen Florida A & M University holds graduation ceremonies Saturday for an expected 1,300 prospective graduates, much attention will be focused on senior Nicholas E. Young.April 26, 2012SportsNCAA Board Votes To Slow Down New APR Rules ImplementationNCAA Division I Board of Directors voted Thursday to slow the planned implementation of the intercollegiate sports governing organization’s new academic eligibility rules.April 26, 2012African-AmericanTennessee Supreme Court Declines To Hear Appeal on Fisk University ArtFisk University cleared a major hurdle in its bid to sell half ownership in its prized Stieglitz Collection of art and photos, when the Tennessee Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by the state’s attorney general to halt the sale.April 24, 2012SportsNCAA Board Expected to Consider HBCU ConcernsNCAA Division I Board members are expected Thursday to consider ways to help HBCUs address student-athlete academic performance, including boosting NCAA financial assistance to HBCU athletic department academic programs.April 24, 2012African-AmericanFAMU Provost Steps DownDr. Larry Robinson, who returned to FAMU last November as professor and special assistant to the president after a brief stint with the Obama Administration, immediately replaces Dr. Cynthia Hughes Harris as provost.March 18, 2012SportsBrother & Sister: A Tale of Two RecruitsBy the time Donnie Davis rose to his senior year in 1990-91 at Cummings High School in Burlington, N.C., the star quarterback was on the radar of every major college coach in the country.March 15, 2012SportsGraduation Rates of NCAA Women Basketball Players Earns PraiseThe college graduation rate for women student athletes playing for NCAA Division I schools in the 2012 national tournament continues to be significantly higher than that for their male counterparts.March 14, 2012HomeCelebrating the March Toward EquityTitle IX advocates such as Sanya Tyler, Howard University’s first full-time women’s basketball coach, are among the many celebrating and reflecting on progress 40 years after the landmark law was passed.March 13, 2012Previous PagePage 22 of 37Next Page
