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Leadership & Policy

University of Memphis President Raines Retiring

University of Memphis President Shirley Raines said Monday that she is retiring, effective June 30.

Fewer African-Americans Playing Baseball at HBCUs Due to Economics, Opportunities

A 2012 article in the Raleigh News & Observer noted White players made up a majority of the baseball players in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Bethune-Cookman assistant athletic director Bryan Harvey says a college baseball team’s racial makeup depends on connections that the coaches have prior to coming to a specific school.

Leadership & Policy

Gov. Says No Plans to Consolidate UNC Campuses

Gov. Pat McCrory says lawmakers are not considering the consolidation of any University of North Carolina campuses as a way to save money.

Faculty & Staff

Washington State University President Reacts to Assault on Professor

Washington State University President Elson Floyd has donated $10,000 to the reward fund to help catch whoever assaulted a faculty member near campus.

Virginia State SGA President Faces Hazing Charges

The president of the student government association at Virginia State University has been charged with hazing.

Md. Governor Seeks $4.1M More for HBCUs

Gov. Martin O’Malley is asking for an additional $4.1 million in his supplemental budget to go directly to the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities or their students.

African-American

HBCUs Targeted in Republican Party Outreach

A Republican Party strategy report identifies HBCUs as institutions at which African-Americans can be engaged “with the goal of educating the community on Republican ideals and the party’s history.”

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Supreme Court Denies Appeal From Ex-Professor in Colorado

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill in his effort to reclaim his job.

Incredibly, Rejected Asian Americans Start New “Historical Asian American College and University” Movement

Billionaire cites difficulty for Asian Americans to get beyond the limitations of top institutions with increasingly high percentages of Asian American students.

More HBCUs Expanding Their Global Studies Programs

Colleges and universities of all types are increasingly accelerating internationalization programs, according to a 2011 ACE survey of 3,357 degree-granting institutions.

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African-American

Fostering Diversity: A Necessary Step for HBCU Survival

Historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, have provided a top-notch education for African-Americans since pre-Civil War days.

Board Oks Pacts With Pa. University Faculty Raises

The board that oversees Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities gave the green light Wednesday to new contracts for thousands of faculty members and hundreds of sports coaches.

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