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TMSF President, Veteran Journalist Chronicle
TMSF President, Veteran Journalist Chronicle History of Black Colleges in New BookTrying to gain a better understanding of historically Black colleges and universities when he became president of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund in 1999, Dwayne Ashley couldn’t find anything that had been written about HBCUs that was comprehensive. “You’ve got all these scholarly books […]
Students
Power Play: HBCUs Seek Clout in Washington
Power Play: HBCUs Seek Clout in WashingtonBy Ronald RoachAs president of Langston, a historically Black land-grant state university in Oklahoma, Dr. Ernest Holloway says it’s gratifying that his school and the other historically Black schools covered by the Higher Education Act’s (HEA) entitlement grant programs have seen consistent increases in HEA program monies over the […]
Faculty & Staff
Two-Year Schools Overworked, Undervalued, Report Says
Two-Year Schools Overworked, Undervalued, Report SaysBy Garry BoulardWASHINGTONFor those who are still not certain that community colleges really have a role to play in the nation’s higher education story, a small series of statistics is undoubtedly eye-opening: In 1965, 1.2 million students attended two-year schools. By 1998, that number was up to 5.7 million with […]
Students
FAMU’s College of Law Granted Provisional Accreditation
FAMU’s College of Law Granted Provisional Accreditation TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The American Bar Association has granted provisional accreditation to the Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law. The College of Law will have an enrollment of 300 students this fall. The ABA’s announcement means that FAMU students will now be able to sit for Florida’s state […]
Faculty & Staff
Report: Transfer Barriers Loom Large for Two-Year Students
Report: Transfer Barriers Loom Large for Two-Year StudentsBy Kathleen Kennedy ManzoMisperceptions and a lack of coordination between community colleges and four-year institutions combine to create significant obstacles to baccalaureate degrees for two-year students, according to a report that culminates an 18-month study and marks a rare collaboration between the different higher education sectors.“Central to a […]
HBCUs
Fighting the Same Fight
Fighting the Same FightA  change in leadership often has a way of re-energizing the troops so to speak. Armed with new ideas and a fresh perspective, new leaders can get those around them to think “outside the box” — often for the first time in a long time.Our cover story for this edition looks at […]
Leadership & Policy
Brave New Leadership
Brave New LeadershipWith community college presidents retiring left and right, what’s an open-access institution to do? Leadership programs just might be the answerAs community colleges grapple with some of the most pressing issues they’ve ever faced — teacher shortages, swelling enrollments and budget cuts, to name a few — those at the helm of the […]
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Leadership & Policy
In Not So Good Company
In Not So Good CompanyAnother HBCU loses its accreditation, but with new leadership Barber-Scotia College is meeting its challenges head onBy Tracie PowellCONCORD, N.C.It’s not every day that a college president hand delivers a check to the city to clear up more than $75,000 in unpaid utility bills, but for Dr. Gloria Bromwell-Tinubu, the newly […]
Students
Congress Questions Sky-High Costs of College Textbooks
Congress Questions Sky-High Costs of College TextbooksBy Peggy OrchowskiWhy are textbooks costing community college students almost 50 percent of what they pay for tuition each year? Some members of the U.S. Congress and higher education officials sought to find an answer to that question at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill that explored the reasons […]
Leadership & Policy
Calling All Leaders
Calling All LeadersWe are kicking off the academic year with an edition we think you’ll find particularly useful, especially those of you that are looking for ways to enter the administrative ranks of higher education.In “Cracking the Cement Wall to the College Presidency,” assistant editor Kendra Hamilton profiles the American Association of College and Universities’ […]
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Faculty & Staff
HBCU Faculty Encouraged to Integrate GIS in Research, Curriculum
HBCU Faculty Encouraged to Integrate GIS in Research, Curriculum  WASHINGTONDespite being scaled down in comparison to previous workshops, the 21st Annual HBCU Summer Faculty Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Workshop in Washington, D.C., impressed upon faculty members and other participants the need to integrate GIS in research and the curriculum. GIS is defined as “computer mapping […]
Students
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet HomeCongressional Black Caucus initiative leads HBCU, community college students down the road to homeownershipBy Cassie ChewWhen students graduate from college, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) wants to make sure they hold the keys to economic success. And one of those keys, the CBCF says, should unlock the door to their own home. […]
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