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Thinking Outside of the Fundraising Box

From black-tie events to direct deposit donations from alumni, private HBCUs are finding success in creative fundraising.

Leadership & Policy

ASSIGNMENTS GETTING TOUGHER FOR TRUSTEES

When Miami attorney Larry R. Handfi eld joined the board of trustees of Bethune-Cookman University, the oversight drill for trustees of the small, historically Black liberal arts institution in Florida was routine as it was for most schools around the country: ensure the president was not running amok with the school’s money or mission, help put out occasional “fires,” and secure or deliver a favor to and from the school on occasion.

Faculty & Staff

Changing Course

University of the District of Columbia’s president has proposed some radical changes that some worry will send UDC in the wrong direction.

Leadership & Policy

Five Arrested After Shooting Injures Five on Langston Campus

Five people were arrested after shots injured five people on the campus of Langston University early Sunday, a spokeswoman for the school said.

Some Undergrads Shave a Year Off College to Save

While educators debate the wisdom of three-year college degrees, some ambitious students are going ahead and finishing their course work in three years anyhow as a way to save thousands of dollars in tuition.

Leadership & Policy

In Brief: The Recession and Higher Ed

: The Georgia Board of Regents approve mandatory unpaid furloughs; University of Illinois president vows admissions reform; University of Southern Mississippi considers campus closure.

Leadership & Policy

Georgia colleges to furlough employees 6 days

The Georgia Board of Regents approved the mandatory unpaid leave for about 40,000 employees Wednesday as a way to save the University System of Georgia about $42 million. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the furloughs are among a series of cuts facing the system’s 35 colleges as Georgia suffers through the current economic crisis. […]

Leadership & Policy

UI President pledges to reform admissions process

B. Joseph White, the president of the University of Illinois, said Wednesday that the university has eliminated the “Category I” tracking system that gave preferential treatment to politically connected applicants, and prohibited university lobbyists from becoming involved in admissions. The News-Gazette reported that White promised to execute all of the admissions changes recommended last week […]

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Regents Meet to Hear Report on College Cuts

Georgia’s state colleges and universities are expected to report Wednesday on how they plan to deal with expected budget cuts. According to firstnewscoast.com, the report will come during the state Board of Regents meeting in Atlanta starting at 8:30 a.m. Each of the state’s 35 campuses has been asked to submit plans for 4 percent, […]

Leadership & Policy

Quinn gives UI trustees ‘a few more days’ to resign

Gov. Pat Quinn says he will give the remaining University of Illinois trustees “a few more days” to heed his call that they resign before he takes any action. According to the News-Gazette, Quinn, who spoke Tuesday after a bill-signing in Chicago, would not speculate beyond that, but repeated his belief that all trustees should […]

Leadership & Policy

University of Iowa cracks down on smokers

The University of Iowa is ticketing smokers who light up on campus. According to the The Des Moines Register, university President Sally Mason told the Iowa Board of Regents on Wednesday in Cedar Falls that officials are cracking down on smokers following complaints about smoking near university hospitals. © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.com

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UI trustee Shah heeds panel’s call, offers resignation

The chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees stepped down from the board on Monday, following calls for trustees to resign by the state commission investigating claims trustees and politicians pressured the university to admit some applicants. According to the News-Gazette, Niranjan Shah of Oak Brook, appointed to the board in 2003 and […]

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