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Bethune-Cookman Defends Dismissals of Professors Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Countering the claim that faculty members were denied due process prior to being fired, Bethune-Cookman University officials have defended the 2009 dismissals of four professors accused of sexual misconduct.

Frustrated professor

African-American

Fisk Rejects New Proposal Over Art Collection

Fisk University on Monday rejected a proposal to keep its Stieglitz art collection on display at the school.

‘The Radiator Building—Night, New York’ by Georgia O’Keeffe is part of the Fisk University art collection.

African-American

Ayers Funding To Drop Off in 2012

Mississippi’s three historically Black universities will begin receiving less money from the settlement of the decades-old desegregation lawsuit in 2012.

Mississippi Valley State University President Donna Oliver said the university is trying to increase diversity.

African-American

Perspectives: Education Reform and the Access/Success Pendulum

As higher education renews its focus on college completion, we should be mindful about past failure to hold steadfast to access and success, UCLA professors urge.

Drs. Patricia Gándara and Gary Orfield

Leadership & Policy

Virginia Tech To Honor School’s First Black Graduate

Virginia Tech will honor the university’s first Black graduate at an event Nov. 2.

African-American

Miss. University Conference Focuses on Civil Rights History

A University of Southern Mississippi conference late last week highlighted the role of key activists and local foot soldiers who helped change the racial landscape of the South during the civil rights movement.

Leadership & Policy

New Plans, Including One From Alumna, Presented To Keep Art Collection Intact at Fisk

A splinter group of alumni of financially troubled Fisk University, publicly asserting its opposition to the school’s plan to raise badly needed money by selling half its ownership in the Alfred Stieglitz Collection of photographs and art, has emerged with a $2.6 million plan it says will generate enough money annually to cover the costs of caring for and exhibiting the collection and give school officials time to find other ways to raise funds for the historic institution.

‘The Radiator Building—Night, New York’ by Georgia O’Keeffe is part of the Fisk University art collection.

Faculty & Staff

Scholar Captures Stories of Undocumented Students

With the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act sitting on Congress’ to-do list, Dr. William Perez, assistant professor of education at Claremont Graduate University, hopes that legislative body pays close attention to the experiences of undocumented students struggling to get a higher learning.

Opinion: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Students In U.S. Higher Education

We must fashion higher education to meet the demands of diverse students rather than trying to get students to match a system that was never created for them, urges the Misericordia University associate vice president for academic affairs.

Dr. Mary Hinton

African-American

Scholar Documents Purported Tale of a 19th Century Body Snatcher

Virginia Commonwealth University professor documents story of ‘inside man’ who allegedly stole cadavers from Black cemeteries in Richmond, Va. for the local medical college in the 19th century.

Dr. Shawn Utsey is chairman of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of African American Studies.

Faculty & Staff

Dalai Lama Holds ‘Office Hours’ at Emory University

The Dalai Lama began his “office hours” with Emory University students and faculty Tuesday with his signature move: laughter.

The Dalai Lama (pictured) held “office hours” with Emory University students and faculty on Tuesday.

African-American

Miss. Official: University Merger Dead Issue in 2011 Session

Mississippi Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds Jr. says he expects a proposal to merge or close some universities to have no support in the 2011 legislative session.

Mississippi Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds Jr.

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