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African-American

HBCUs Explore Ways To Move Beyond Tuition Dependence

Historically Black college and university leaders are seeking the means to move their institutions from a model of tuition-dependency to opening alternative revenue streams that will ensure their institutions’ financial future.

Under Bill Harvey’s leadership, Hampton University has used the school’s endowment to build hotels, a shopping center and office buildings on the Virginia coast.

Leadership & Policy

Univ. of South Carolina in Danger of Losing Lone Black Trustee

As state legislators weigh whether to vote out the lone minority trustee at the University of South Carolina, an Associated Press analysis shows the school’s governing board is already less diverse than others in the Southeastern Conference.

Leah Moody was temporarily appointed to one of 17 University of South Carolina trustee posts approved by state legislators.

Conference Panelists: Disabled Students Would Benefit From Universal Instruction Design

In the diversity movement, nearly every identity is part of the conversation but disability remains a condition many fail to acknowledge, higher education disability advocates said Tuesday.

Panelists Jane West, Martin Gould, and Sally Scott

Education Leader Lifts Community Colleges Into Limelight

Eduardo J. Padron – a man with a gentle demeanor, steely determination and the look of a polished, stately professor – is one of the greatest proponents of the nation’s more than 1,000 community colleges.

Eduardo J. Padron

Native Americans

Tribute: Wilma Mankiller – 1945-2010

Wilma Mankiller was a wife, a mother, and Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. From the time she finished high school until her death she worked to improve the lives of her people.

Wilma Mankiller

African-American

‘One Florida’ Plan Harmed Minority Enrollment

A newspaper analysis suggests former Gov. Jeb Bush’s decision to abolish affirmative action in college admissions has hurt minority enrollment. The Orlando Sentinel reported Sunday that Black college enrollment has failed to keep pace with the number of minorities graduating high school.

Leadership & Policy

Jackson State President Among Candidates Vying To Lead Southern University

JSU president Ronald Mason Jr. and Clarence Newsome, the former president of Shaw University in North Carolina, are the two latest applicants to join the pool of four semifinalists scheduled to interview Tuesday on campus, Southern officials said last week.

Ronald Mason Jr.

African-American

Howard University Hosts John Hope Franklin Tribute

Scholars who convened last week at Howard for a three-day symposium on Dr. John Hope Franklin’s career agreed that his memory will forever live through his scholarship.

John Hope Franklin

African-American

Governor’s Proclamation Omission Puts Virginia in Negative Light, Critics Say

University of Virginia scholar says state image suffers from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s misstep in issuing Confederate history proclamation without noting slavery’s role in the Civil War.

Virginia Governor Bob MCDonnell

Author Cultivates Young Writers With Camaraderie

As a teacher in the University of Iowa’s storied Writers’ Workshop, James Alan McPherson develops bonds with his students that extend beyond the classroom.

James Alan McPherson (left)

Delaware State Reinstates Women’s Equestrian Team in Legal Battle

Facing scrutiny over possible Title IX violations, Delaware State University has agreed to reinstate their women’s equestrian program through 2010-11 after having announced its elimination earlier this year for budgetary reasons. In February, the Lady Hornet equestrians filed for a preliminary injunction order to preserve the team and ensure its presence at Delaware State University. In February, the Lady Hornet equestrians filed for a preliminary injunction order to preserve the team and ensure its presence at Delaware State University.

DSU Equestrian Team

African-American

Fisk Seeks Trial to Pursue Sale of Artwork

Fisk University has filed a motion seeking a trial date in its quest to sell some of the artwork from its Stieglitz collection.

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

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