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Leadership & Policy

Initiative Launched to Develop Aspiring Presidents of Minority-Serving Institutions

In an effort to groom the next generation of college presidents who will preside over MSIs, The Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the University of Pennsylvania is launching a new pipeline initiative to develop budding talent.

Dr. Marybeth Gasman

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Civil Rights Stalwart Jack Greenberg Dies

Jack Greenberg, the last surviving lawyer of the Thurgood Marshall-led team that argued Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court, died Wednesday at age 91.

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Howard University Starting Ph.D. Program Focusing on Minority Serving Institutions

Howard University is launching a new Ph.D. program in Higher Education with a focus on Minority Serving Institutions—the first doctoral program of this kind in the nation.

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Organizations Launch Campaign to Bring Facts to Light about MSIs

Organizations Launch Campaign to Bring Facts to Light about MSIs

Casey Boland, one of the campaign’s data specialists, says the data may illustrate “all the great opportunities that MSIs really offer to students.”

MSIs: A Good Long-term Investment for Students

A new report released by the University of Pennsylvania argues that minority serving institutions have proved to be a good long-term investment for students.

Bill Would Require Colleges to Reveal Religious Exemptions

BOSTON — Congresswoman Katherine Clark is pushing legislation she says will help members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community make more informed decisions about college. Clark’s bill would require the U.S. Department of Education to publicize colleges and universities that apply for or receive exemptions from federal civil rights protections for students on […]

Initiative Aims to Eliminate Gaps Between Rich and Poor Students

Leaders from a group of public urban universities recently launched a new collaborative initiative to improve completion rates and eliminate the gaps between rich and poor students.

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Leadership & Policy

KAREN L. MILLER

KAREN L. MILLER was appointed vice president for human resources and risk at Middlebury College in Vermont, effective in April. She is special advisor to the president at Morehouse College. Miller earned a bachelor’s from Emory University and a juris doctor from Harvard University.

Program Launched to Increase Study Abroad at MSIs

The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education’s Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) has teamed up with CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange to launch a three-year strategy to increase study abroad at minority-serving institutions (MSIs).

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Faculty & Staff

Despite Headlines, PWIs Need not Stop Preaching

Faith-based PWIs can salvage their reputations even while sticking to their values when encountered with differences.

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Federal Program Helps Nebraska Students Stay in School

By Associated Press COLUMBUS, Neb. — A federal program at Central Community College in Columbus is helping low-income, first-generation or disabled students remain in school. The Columbus Telegram reports that TRIO is an organization through the U.S. Department of Education with programs designed to identify and help those from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their educational and […]

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Why I Still Support HBCUs Even Though I Just Left One

Minority-serving institutions are as vital as public schools and need equal support and funding.

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