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A Year in Review 2006

“Summers To Step Down, Ending Tumult at Harvard” kicked off the year as one of the most talked about news stories in higher education…

Faculty & Staff

In Memorian

In Memorian Gerald M. Boyd: The first Black managing editor of the New York Times, Boyd was instrumental in coverage that won the newspaper three Pulitzers: for articles about the first World Trade Center bombing, for a series on children of poverty, and for a series on race relations in the United States. It was […]

Pigskin Payday

Southern University Athletic Director Greg LaFleur was smiling long before his Jaguars defeated rival…

Professional Appointments

Dr. Wayne J. Riley has been named the 10th president of Meharry Medical College (Tenn.). He was most recently vice president and vice dean for health affairs and governmental relations at Baylor College of Medicine. Riley earned a bachelor’s from Yale University, a master’s from Tulane University, an MBA from Rice University and a medical […]

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama Joins Education Committee

The Democratic takeover of the U.S. Senate promises to bring student aid issues to the forefront…

Ed Department Faulted for Low HBCU Loan Participation

About half of special federal loan money for historically Black colleges and universities sits untapped because…

Professor Suggests Survival of the Fittest Strategy For AME Colleges

Like Morris Brown in Atlanta, a number of African Methodist Episcopal Church-sponsored colleges are in financial trouble…

Black, Hispanic Male Crisis A Concern At Higher Ed Summit

TAMPA, Fla. At a recent summit of higher education officials looking to confront the crisis of minority males, Dr. James H. Ammons summed up the mission ahead: “We, as leaders, have to step to the plate. [Black male] enrollment in prison cannot continue to supersede enrollment in higher education.”

Professional Appointments

Dr. Stanley F. Battle has been appointed chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University. He was most recently president of Coppin State University. Battle earned a bachelor’s from Springfield College, a master’s from the University of Connecticut and a master’s and doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Bonne August has been named provost […]

Grants & Awards

Duke University (N.C.) has received a $200,000 donation from J. Kevin Kenny Jr., to help endow the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership. Kenny, an alumnus of the university, is chair of the partnership’s national advisory board. The partnership aims to connect Duke with nonprofit organizations and residents in the communities surrounding the campus. New Mexico State University’s […]

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Maryland: Unconcerned About Its HBCUs?

Maryland: Unconcerned About Its HBCUs? The lawsuit appears to be relevant. Primarily, this lawsuit should stand based on the research that clearly shows the state of Maryland is in violation of its own laws (see “Maryland Faces University Desegregation Fight,” Nov. 16). If one school offers a program, why should another one offer it at […]

Graduation Rates Drop As Schools Take On More Low-income Students

Graduation rates drop systematically as the size of an institution’s low-income student population increases, even at selective four-year colleges and universities, according to a recently released report from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.

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