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Native Americans
Tuition Waivers for Native Americans Paying Dividends
Tuition waivers for Native American students have proved to be successful in not only improving graduation rates but also giving back to the community.
Women
Advocates Push to Open Doors to College for Homeless, Foster Care Youth
Policy and programs can remove obstacles to college for youth experiencing homelessness and foster care.
African-American
Melvin Oliver named Pitzer College president, first African American to lead a Claremont campus
Melvin L. Oliver, a noted champion of campus racial diversity, will become the sixth president of Pitzer College, marking the first African American to lead one of the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges, officials announced Wednesday. Oliver, 65, will assume office July 1 at a time of national campus unrest over racial, ethnic and gender equity […]
Students
After Troubles in Columbia, Fewer Freshman Apply to Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― Fewer freshmen are applying to enroll at the University of Missouri this fall than last fall after race protests roiled the Columbia campus, according to an internal email from the university’s director of enrollment. So far, the university has received 18,377 freshmen applications, compared to 19,318 applications last year. However, this year’s […]
Sports
Texas: No Evidence of Academic Misconduct
SAN ANTONIO ― The University of Texas says an internal investigation has found no evidence of academic misconduct within the men’s basketball program. Texas President Greg Fenves ordered the probe last June after the Chronicle of Higher Education alleged three incidents of cheating, improper assistance and school policy violations over a nine-year period. The review […]
Students
HBCU Marching Band Prepares for Annual Honda Battle of the Bands
The Lincoln University Orange Crush Roaring Lion marching band is set to perform for the first time at the annual Honda Battle of the Bands on Jan. 30.
Faculty & Staff
NEWTONA “TINA” JOHNSON
NEWTONA “TINA” JOHNSON has been appointed interim vice provost for academic affairs at Middle Tennessee State University. She was a professor of English and director of the university’s women’s and gender studies program. She earned a bachelor’s from the University of Sierra Leone, a master’s from Dalhousie University in Canada, a master’s from Concordia University in Canada and a doctorate from Emory University.
Leadership & Policy
H.E.L.F. Serves to Enhance HBCU Leadership
The Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.) is helping to spearhead a movement that honors the HBCU tradition while challenging the universities to become even greater and more responsive to the needs of today’s students.
Leadership & Policy
KEITH YAMAMOTO
KEITH YAMAMOTO has been named vice chancellor for science policy and strategy at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). He was vice dean in the School of Medicine and vice chancellor for research at UCSF. Yamamoto earned a bachelor’s from Iowa State University and a doctorate from Princeton University.
African-American
Why I Still Support HBCUs Even Though I Just Left One
Minority-serving institutions are as vital as public schools and need equal support and funding.
Students
Jackson State Students Develop Groundbreaking ‘Smart Mat’ for Diabetics
Four engineering students from Jackson State University have developed an innovative device that could have far-reaching effects.
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