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Leadership & Policy

New Rules May Hurt For-profit Colleges

The for-profit college industry has been criticized as being predatory or too business-focused, but the institutions say new federal regulations on them will limit access to higher education.

An Everest College counselor advises a student on career options. Everest College is a system of for-profit colleges in the U.S. and Ontario, Canada owned by Corinthian Colleges Inc. (photo courtesy of Everest College)

Leadership & Policy

For-profits Under Increased Scrutiny — This Time From Military

U.S. Defense Department proposes new rules regulating quality of online programs accessed by members of the armed services.

Dr. Susan Aldridge is president of the University of Maryland University College.

Faculty & Staff

Lincoln University President Says He Can’t Fire Professor Over Remarks

The president of Lincoln University said late last week that he cannot fire a tenured professor who has questioned the Holocaust and expressed virulent anti-Israel views because the teacher has kept his opinions out of the classroom.

Dr. Ivory Nelson is president of Lincoln University.

Bethune-Cookman Defends Dismissals of Professors Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Countering the claim that faculty members were denied due process prior to being fired, Bethune-Cookman University officials have defended the 2009 dismissals of four professors accused of sexual misconduct.

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Leadership & Policy

Virginia Tech To Honor School’s First Black Graduate

Virginia Tech will honor the university’s first Black graduate at an event Nov. 2.

Leadership & Policy

New Plans, Including One From Alumna, Presented To Keep Art Collection Intact at Fisk

A splinter group of alumni of financially troubled Fisk University, publicly asserting its opposition to the school’s plan to raise badly needed money by selling half its ownership in the Alfred Stieglitz Collection of photographs and art, has emerged with a $2.6 million plan it says will generate enough money annually to cover the costs of caring for and exhibiting the collection and give school officials time to find other ways to raise funds for the historic institution.

‘The Radiator Building—Night, New York’ by Georgia O’Keeffe is part of the Fisk University art collection.

Leadership & Policy

Andrew Brimmer Retires as Tuskegee University Board Chairman

The longest-serving member of the Tuskegee University board of trustees, Dr. Andrew Brimmer, is retiring.

The longest-serving member of the Tuskegee University board of trustees, Dr. Andrew Brimmer, has retired.

Founded as a ‘Colored Institute,’ W.Va. State University Celebrates 120th Anniversary

West Virginia State University, a historically Black school that first opened its doors in March 1891, is celebrating its 120th academic year this 2010-2011 school year.

Dr. Hazo Carter is only the ninth president of West Virginia State University in its 120 years.

Leadership & Policy

White House Hosts First Summit on Community Colleges

Community college advocates and leaders leave summit with new partners and ideas for strengthening programs and increasing graduation rates.

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Community College Summit to Highlight Initiatives, Promote New Ideas

White House community college summit is set to open a chapter on two-year institutions expanding their role in U.S. postsecondary education and work-force preparation.

2010 Community College National Legislative Summit (photo by Arelis Hernandez)

Leadership & Policy

Mississippi Universities Seek Restoration of Stimulus Funds

Anticipating the coming dearth of federal stimulus funding, Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds says Mississippi’s universities have shaved $91 million from operating expenses, but will still need more state money next fiscal year.

Special Report: Puerto Rico’s Eleven Campuses, One University, Many Strikes

The two-month-long student strike that shuttered 10 of 11 University of Puerto Rico campuses this year has been settled, but the underlying issues that contributed to the unrest are far from resolved.

The two-month-long student strike that shuttered 10 of 11 University of Puerto Rico campuses this year

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