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Faculty & Staff

North Carolina Central Employees Give University Early Christmas Present

North Carolina Central Employees Give University Early Christmas PresentSixty-six professors and administrators from North Carolina Central University in Durham have given their institution an early Christmas present: They gave back their salary increases in November to help the school deal with a reversion crisis that threatens to swamp all North Carolina campuses.The amount of the […]

African-American

New NAFEO Leader Proposes Ambitious Agenda

New NAFEO Leader Proposes Ambitious AgendaWASHINGTONThe National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education put lawmakers and higher education leaders on notice earlier this month, when its new president announced that his priority will be seeing to it that more historically Black institutions are given the support and resources they need to become comprehensive research […]

Leadership & Policy

Delaware, Spelman Sign Historic Partnership Agreement

Delaware, Spelman Sign Historic Partnership AgreementATLANTAThe University of Delaware and Spelman College in Atlanta signed an historic partnership agreement to create educational opportunities for students and faculty in conjunction with the Paul R. Jones Collection of African American Art, a premier compilation that was presented to the University of Delaware early this year (see Black […]

Washington Attorney Inducted Into Black College Hall of Fame

Washington Attorney Inducted Into Black College Hall of FameATLANTAA longtime advocate for Black colleges, William A. “Bud” Blakey was inducted into the National Black College Hall of Fame recently during a ceremony in Atlanta. Blakey, a graduate of Knoxville College in Tennessee, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his more than 20 years of public […]

Legislation Offers D.C. Students Incentive to Attend HBCUs

Legislation Offers D.C. Students Incentive to Attend HBCUs A Senate committee has approved legislation that would provide more tuition benefits for District of Columbia residents, particularly if they choose to attend historically Black colleges.Legislation from the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee would make several major changes in the D.C. College Access Act, a 1999 law allowing […]

Faculty & Staff

Finding Room for Improvement

Finding Room for ImprovementHoward University-based team rates HBCU Web sitesThe perception that a “digital divide” exists in higher education between historically Black institutions and most predominantly White colleges and universities has enabled advocates for Black schools to raise money, attract computer equipment donations, and build awareness to help bridge the divide.One effort that started this […]

Senate Approves Modest Budget Increase For Minority-Serving Institutions

Senate Approves Modest Budget Increase For Minority-Serving InstitutionsAfter some delays, the U.S. Senate has approved an education spending bill for next year with only modest increases for minority-serving colleges and universities.The bill from the Democratically controlled Senate largely mirrors President Bush’s proposals for historically Black colleges. By comparison, the House of Representatives has approved larger […]

A Missing Element

A Missing Element In the Retention DiscussionThe current concern about graduation rates in higher education and especially among minority students in historically Black colleges and universities is not without warrant given the high economic costs and the incalculable social costs of low retention. The recently reported trend toward increased college entrance rates among minority students […]

Seeking Accreditation

Seeking AccreditationIs Well Worth the WorkFor colleges of business at historically Black colleges and universities, gaining accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is very important. Having accreditation shows the school meets the same high standards as AACSB accredited majority schools. AACSB accreditation also indicates to Black students and future employers […]

NCCU Summit Focuses on Benefits of Industry Partnerships

NCCU Summit Focuses on Benefits of Industry PartnershipsDURHAM, N.C.North Carolina Central University held its first fall summit last month on the university’s Durham campus. The daylong meeting, “NCCU and Industry: Designing the Future” brought together NCCU students, faculty and administrators and representatives from more than 70 major corporations to discuss how both groups can develop […]

Forum Urges Partnerships Between HBCUs, Space Science Center

Forum Urges Partnerships Between HBCUs, Space Science Center GREENBELT, Md.Maryland’s four historically Black colleges and universities were given inside information on how to enhance and expand their partnerships and collaborative agreements with NASA last month at a daylong forum sponsored by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.At the same time, officials from NASA’s […]

More Delays in Education Funding

More Delays in Education FundingThe recent anthrax scare on Capitol Hill is posing another obstacle to the completion of funding bills for student financial aid and minority-serving institutions.Pell Grants, college work/study and funding for historically Black colleges are among the hundreds of education programs that have been operating with only temporary funds since the start […]

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