Reginald StuartLeadership & PolicyTennessee Higher Education Officials Deny Honor For `Freedom Riders’The rejection by Tennessee higher education officials of a proposal to award honorary degrees to 13 former Tennessee State University students expelled from the college in 1961 because of the students’ participation in the historic freedom rides has stirred criticism of the action from the college’s president, alumni and some state lawmakers.April 3, 2008Home‘Antipreference’ Campaigns Heat UpWard Connerly is working to end affirmative action programs in five states, but opponents are fighting back.April 2, 2008HomeO’Keeffe Museum to Stand Down in Battle With Fisk Over Art CollectionIn a surprise turn of events, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe has decided against appealing a Tennessee judge’s decision ordering Fisk University to keep and display a priceless collection of art and photographs the museum had sought to repossess.March 9, 2008Leadership & PolicyFisk Loses in Court Battle Over Stieglitz CollectionFisk University must make good on a promise to display and care for a priceless collection of art and photographs given it in 1949 by the late Georgia O’Keeffe or it may be forced to surrender the collection to O’Keeffe heirs who have been trying to capture parts of its for more than two years, a Tennessee judge declared Thursday.March 6, 2008HomeFisk Trial Ends With All Parties Set to Appeal OutcomeA Tennessee judge on Thursday promised to resolve an expensive, running dispute between Fisk University and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum over the fate of the priceless Stieglitz Collection of art and pictures within 30 days as a trial over the matter came to a close with both sides pledging a ruling against them would most certainly be appealed to a higher court.February 21, 2008HomeJudge Rules Fisk Cannot Sell Priceless Art Collection for Any ReasonIn a major setback for Fisk University, a Tennessee judge has barred the school from selling any or all of its priceless 101 piece Stieglitz Collection of art to raise money to support the financially troubled school.February 10, 2008HBCUsIt’s Crunch Time for FiskNashville HBCU heads back to court over art dispute, while also trying to meet a fundraising challenge.February 6, 2008HomeFisk Art Trial To Proceed Without Deal With Local LeadersA Tennessee judge, citing Fisk University’s refusal to negotiate with a powerful group of Nashville business and political leaders on a local solution for keeping the priceless Stieglitz Collection of art at the school, ruled Wednesday a case over the school’s right to sell all or part of the collection can go to trial as planned February 19.February 5, 2008HomeNashville Leaders Emerge to Keep Fisk Art Collection in CityA powerful coalition of Nashville business, civic and political leaders has launched an effort independent of Fisk University to keep the priceless Stieglitz Collection of art at the financially troubled school, despite the school’s wishes to do otherwise.January 31, 2008Leadership & PolicyMeharry’s Persistence Pays OffAlumnus’ son takes helm of medical college.November 28, 2007Previous PagePage 35 of 37Next Page
