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Faculty & Staff

For Burnim, Integrity at Heart of Success

As he exited his post this summer as president of Maryland’s Bowie State University, Dr. Mickey L. Burnim took a pause to reflect on his more than two decades at the helm of two state institutions — each for more than 10 years.

Dr. Mickey L. Burnim says college presidents “are never really off duty.” (Photo courtesy of Bowie State University)

Students With Disabilities: We Want Our Fair Chance at College

Students with disabilities deserve access to higher education to achieve their dreams and goals like everyone else. That is the message several panelists delivered Thursday at a session on the Improving Access to Higher Education Act.

U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier

Fight Flares in Arizona Over Tuition for Young Immigrants

PHOENIX — A former Arizona lawmaker known as the driving force behind most of the state’s toughest immigration laws is moving to challenge the university system for temporarily allowing young immigrants protected from deportation to keep paying lower-cost in-state tuition. It comes after a court ruled that students in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, […]

Faculty & Staff

Moses C. Norman Dies; Retired Clark Atlanta University Dean

ATLANTA — Moses C. Norman, former dean of Clark Atlanta University’s School of Education and a pioneer in educational leadership in Atlanta, has died. His son, Conrad Norman, said his father died Tuesday at his Atlanta home. He was 82. An alumnus of Clark Atlanta, Norman had just retired as dean of the university’s School […]

Building Where Sanders’ Wife Was College President is Sold

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont building that housed a now-defunct college where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ wife was president has been sold at auction. The Burlington Free Press reports People’s United Bank took ownership of the former Burlington College property Wednesday for $3.1 million, about $650,000 less than the college has in debts. Developer Eris […]

Leadership & Policy

Many HBCUs Feel Bethune-Cookman’s Pain on Leadership Issue

Several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been tasked with replacing their leaders. Bethune-Cookman University, located in Daytona Beach, Florida, is the latest.

Dr. Edison O. Jackson

Leadership & Policy

Bethune-Cookman President Jackson Retiring

Bethune-Cookman University announced Tuesday that its president, Edison O. Jackson, is retiring.

Edison O. Jackson

Louisville Tries Different Course to Close Black Male Achievement Gap

In an effort to improve academic achievement among African Americans, a Kentucky school board has approved the creation of an academy tailored to Black male students in Louisville.

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National Council of La Raza Changes Its Name to UnidosUS

One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organization has changed its name in an effort to appeal to a younger generation. The National Council of La Raza (NCLR)—known for its advocacy civil rights work on behalf of Hispanic communities—is now called “UnidosUS,” which is translated to mean “united.” The name change is an effort by […]

Southern New Hampshire U. Showing Refugees A New Path

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is paving the way as one of the first American institutions to grant online degrees to students living in refugee camps.

Guillermo: U. of California Achieves Diversity Despite Prop. 209

In 1996, Californians passed a law written and supported by right-wing zealots trying to stop diversity and affirmative action efforts throughout the state.

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African-American

Law Enforcement Violence for 2017 ‘Normalized’

Police abuse remains pandemic in this country with no signs of abating and with no signs of accountability. This, in an era of video recordings of killings that go viral, with little, if no effect, in the courtroom.

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