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UMES President Thelma Thompson Announces Retirement

Her decision ends a nine-year tenure at the state’s lone 1890 land-grant university.

Thelma Thompson

Leadership & Policy

Louisiana Regents Backs Consolidation of SUNO/UNO Management

Louisiana’s top higher education board has voted to back a consolidation of Southern University at New Orleans and the University of New Orleans under a new management structure.

Leadership & Policy

News Analysis: Gov. Bobby Jindal’s Regents Short on Diversity

By pushing out a 14-year-member of the Board of Regents to make room for a minority appointee, Gov. Bobby Jindal is acknowledging it doesn’t look good to pack the state’s top higher education board with White members.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal

Leadership & Policy

New Jindal Regents Appointee to Miss SUNO/UNO Board Meeting

Dr. Albert Sam II, a Black surgeon, was named to the Regents Board by Gov. Bobby Jindal after the governor pushed out a longtime White member of the board amid complaints about the lack of diversity on the panel.

Leadership & Policy

UDC Board May Ask President to Repay Part of Air Fare Costs

University leaders say UDC policy does not normally cover the costs of luxury accommodations such as first-class travel.

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx: Limit Federal Role in Higher Education

House subcommittee chair plans to address oversight and regulatory issues in federal higher education spending.

Lumina Foundation president Jamie Merisotis

Higher Education Leaders Say Experiential Learning Key to Student Success

American Council on Education conference speakers say college learning can be enhanced in learning communities, internships, and first-year seminars.

Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, said student-athletes will rise to the academic bar set for them.

Leadership & Policy

La. Regents’ Racial Makeup Factors in SUNO-UNO Merger Push

The Louisiana state constitution requires the board to reflect the racial and gender makeup of the state, which is about 37 percent minority.

Demetrius Sumner

Race Unknown

For a small but growing number of multiracial students, freedom means being able to identify multiple ethnicities, or none at all.

Leadership & Policy

Diverse Special Feature: A Revolution in Understanding

To Dr. Edward Ayers, a recognized expert on Southern history and president of the University of Richmond, 2011 marks the start of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War and the emancipation of African-Americans.

Leadership & Policy

Louisiana Regents Discuss Possible SUNO/UNO Merger

A consultant studying the possible merger of the University of New Orleans with Southern University at New Orleans says he’s not ready to make recommendations but indicates that the status quo isn’t serving students well.

Leadership & Policy

Alabama State Spends Almost $4 Million on Lawyers in 5 Years

Alabama State University spent almost $4 million on private attorneys since October 2005, while a nearby school with almost equal enrollment spent less than $500,000 on outside lawyers during the same time period.

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