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Faculty & Staff

PhD Project Tackles Business School Deanship Diversity

After making an indelible impact on business faculty ranks, The PhD Project sets its sights on diversity among business school deans.

Najeeba Syeed-Miller

African-American

Coppin State Opens Campus-based Neighborhood Computer Center

Coppin State University is set to debut formally today its new efforts to help low-income residents in nearby neighborhoods modernize their digital communications skills with the opening of a neighborhood broadband technology skills training center.

Coppin State President Reginald Avery

African-American

HBCU National Meeting Stresses Competitiveness by Black Schools

Speakers at a national HBCU conference on Tuesday said the future of HBCUs hinges on winning contracts instead of grants, implementing ways to become more energy efficient, and making a concerted effort to retain and graduate incoming students who are increasingly ill-prepared for the rigors of college.

Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

African-American

Obama Administration Officials Praise, Encourage HBCUs at National Conference

Leaders of historically Black schools were encouraged to pursue research and development opportunities more aggressively for their institutions during opening sessions of the HBCU Week conference.

HBCU Presidents and Obama

White House, U.S. Department of Education Officials to Address Historically Black Colleges and Universities National Conference

White House Domestic Policy Advisor Melody Barnes will address attendees at the 2010 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week Conference Monday morning, Sept. 13. The annual HBCU conference takes place Sept. 12-14 during National HBCU Week, which is Sept. 12 -18.

African-American

HBCU Stimulus Funding Has Helpful Yet Limited Impact

HBCUs’ share of stimulus money, with few exceptions, did little to improve the beleaguered condition of the institutions. Click here for HBCU stimulus funding analysis.

Central State University

The Joyners: An HBCU Basketball Coaching Dynasty

For Edward Joyner Jr. (pictured), the family business takes place on the hardwood and is rooted in historically Black colleges and universities, where Edward Jr.; his father, Edward; his uncle, Stephen; and his cousin, Stephen Jr., are all head basketball coaches.

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Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among HBCU Students

The Opportunity Funding Corporation’s Venture Challenge allows HBCU students to develop and foster sustainable business ventures.

Against Steep Odds, HBCU Leaders Rebuild Trust in Their Institutions

At struggling schools, a number of HBCU presidents have surmounted the stigma of accreditation woes by communicating their vision to parents and prospective students.

Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell

Rookie HBCU Presidents Undergoing Rigorous Leadership Testing

Amid heavy turnover in historically Black college and university (HBCU) administration ranks, a corps of untested but eager first-time presidents are leading HBCUs in turbulent times.

African-American

Perspectives: An Open Letter to HBCU Presidents

Many HBCU presidents and their staff recognize that, at times, the media do not always play fair. And because they don’t always know the rules of engagement, HBCUs would rather not play at all.

Leadership & Policy

Saint Augustine’s Dianne Suber Urges News Media Confidence by Black Colleges

The Saint Augustine’s College president says public relations is as important to a college as any other campus initiative, and her school has positive national television exposure to prove it.

Saint Augustine’s College president Dianne B. Suber and Fox News reporter Kelly Wright.

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