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Leadership & Policy

Former Tuskegee University President Benjamin Payton Dies

Dr. Benjamin F. Payton, who served as Tuskegee University’s president for nearly 30 years, died Wednesday at Fort Myers, Fla., at age 83.

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Algebra Project to Pave Way for Minority Students to Pursue STEM

The Algebra Project, a unique approach to teaching mathematics that was developed by civil rights activist Bob Moses, will make its entry into new school districts across the country

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‘Diddy’ Donates $1 Million to Howard University

WASHINGTON ― Sean “Diddy” Combs is donating $1 million to Howard University, where he once was a student. The rapper and music mogul made the announcement alongside Howard President Wayne Frederick at his Bad Boy Records reunion tour show last Thursday night in Washington, D.C., where the historically Black college is located. Howard says the […]

Tennessee State Legendary Track Coach Ed Temple Dies

Ed Temple guided women’s track athletes to 40 Olympic medals as he served for some four decades, making him a legend worldwide among coaches and athletes.

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore Unveils Statue, Museum for Former President Hytche

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. ― The legacy of former University of Maryland Eastern Shore President William P. Hytche Sr. was saluted by hundreds of his admirers and university supporters who gathered to honor one of the longest-serving chief executives in the university’s history. A highlight of the Saturday, Sept. 10 occasion was the unveiling of a […]

Proposed Legislation Seeks to Improve Access, Completion

Colleges and universities that enroll too few low-income students and those that have the worst graduation rates could suffer financial penalties under a bipartisan bill introduced Thursday.

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Benedict College President David Swinton Retiring

Dr. David H. Swinton, who has served president and CEO of Benedict College for 23 years, has announced he will retire June 30, 2017.

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Presidential Politics Tough? Higher Ed Version at FAMU no Less Harsh

In the politics of higher ed, trust and likeability matters as well. Just ask Florida A&M University’s now former president, Elmira Mangum.

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Experts: Billing of Foreign Students a Gray Area

A group of Alabama State University students from Nigeria are suing over how the university used funds their government paid, but they may face a rocky legal road.

2 Black Athletic Conferences Rethinking Holding Tournaments in North Carolina

Two Black athletic conferences have not moved scheduled championship events out of North Carolina in the wake of the state’s passage of a controversial law restricting transgender bathroom use but have not ruled it out.

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Mangum Out as Florida A&M University President

Florida A&M University on Thursday announced the departure of Dr. Elmira Mangum, its embattled president of two years, and the immediate appointment of scientist Larry Robinson as interim president.

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Bowie State University President Mickey Burnim to Retire Next Year

Dr. Mickey L. Burnim, who helped Bowie State University rise in presence among Maryland’s state-controlled colleges and universities, has advised the university’s community family he will retire next June after 10 years as president.

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