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California Community Colleges Team Up With HBCUs

The California Community College system and nine historically Black institutions have devised a transfer program linking the state’s 112 two-year colleges with the nation’s Black college community.

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Ex-Bob Jones President Apologizes for 1980 Anti-Gay Remarks

The former president of Bob Jones University has apologized for saying in 1980 that homosexuals should be stoned, calling his comments at the White House reckless and inflammatory.

Janet Napolitano Apologizes for Disparaging Student Protest

University of California President Janet Napolitano apologized Thursday for calling chants by students protesting tuition hikes “crap,” a remark picked up by an open microphone at a Board of Regents meeting.

Penn State President Says Fraternity System May Need Review

Penn State’s president has told the university community an investigation into the Facebook posting of nude photographs by a now-suspended fraternity could lead to a re-evaluation of the overall fraternity system.

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Penn State Professor Arrested in Miami after Rant on Plane

A Penn State University associate sociology professor says she doesn’t know why her onboard speech about U.S.-Venezuela relations got her pulled off a flight in Miami.

Welcome Aboard!

Please join us in welcoming Jonica T. Gibbs into the Diverse ranks as an Advertising Accounts Manager. Jonica has an extensive background in sales, as well as experience in higher education. As a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Jonica is a Tar Heel through and through. She enjoys exercising, traveling, […]

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Hampton, MEAC Can’t Lose in NCAA Tournament

Regardless of the outcome of their matchup against a Kentucky team that is chasing history, Hampton University and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference will be winners thanks to the NCAA Basketball Fund.

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Leadership & Policy

JACOB EAPEN

Community College of Philadelphia has appointed JACOB EAPEN as vice president for business and finance. He was the former vice president for administration and chief business officer at Mercer County Community College. He holds a bachelor’s from Roosevelt University in Chicago, a master’s from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from Rutgers University in New Jersey.

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CASS CLIATT

Cass Cliatt was appointed vice president for communication at Brown University. She has been serving as vicepresident for communication at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She will begin her new job on April 1. Cliatt earned a bachelor’s from Princeton University and a master’s from Northwestern University.

Photos in Fatal House Fire Restored by University of Delaware Students

The parents of three boys killed with their grandmother in a house fire the morning after Christmas have received a gift of hundreds of family photos now restored after they were damaged in the southwest Ohio blaze.

Faculty & Staff

Southern University Resumes Search for Top Leadership Position

Southern University has revived its stalled search for a new leader.

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HBCU Presidents Seek Next Chapters to Institutions’ Success Stories

Are HBCUs still a viable enterprise? Of course, and more than ever, HBCU presidents past and present said Thursday at a panel at Bowie State University.

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