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San Jose State President Bans Campus Blood Drives as Part of Nondiscrimination Policy

San Jose State University President Don Kassing has suspended all campus blood drives in protest of a longstanding government policy that bars gays from donating blood and called the policy discriminatory, according to a story in the San Jose Mercury News.

Dartmouth President To Step Down

Dartmouth College President James Wright will step down next year to spend more time working to help wounded veterans go to college and rededicating himself to his academic field of study.

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Beleaguered Chicago State President Steps Down

CHICAGO After a year of criticism of her leadership and spending practices, the beleaguered president of Chicago State University has told her colleagues she plans to step down.

Mexican-American Helps Minnesota Minorities Win Chance at College

MINNEAPOLIS Back in Elgin, Ill., Jennifer Godinez’s childhood home was a popular gathering spot for the neighborhood kids.

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Beleaguered Chicago State President Steps Down

CHICAGO After a year of criticism of her leadership and spending practices, the beleaguered president of Chicago State University has told her colleagues she plans to step down. Elnora Daniel will leave the post on June 30, the day her contract is set to expire, but she will continue to collect her $241,025 salary and […]

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Lawmaker Wants Resignations of Delaware State U Trustees, President

DOVER Del. State Rep. Hazel Plant is urging the governor to request the resignation of the entire board of trustees at Delaware State University. Plant also wants the resignation of DSU President Allen Sessoms. Plant’s letter to Gov. Ruth Ann Minner was prompted by a report by Greenwood & Associates, the search firm that […]

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Duplicate Degrees at Black, White Colleges Sparks Debate Again

ANNAPOLIS Md. A measure to allow Morgan State University to take the Maryland Higher Education Commission to court in a dispute over a duplicative MBA program is stirring debate again, a year after it caused contention in the General Assembly. Opponents say the bill would enable entities in state higher education to sue each other, […]

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Howard University’s Board Seeking a “Change Agent” to Succeed President

With Ivy League institutions providing financial relief that may result in higher enrollment of students of color, the next president of Howard University will need to address the institution’s financial and structural impediments in order to compete for top students, Gen. Colin Powell, chair of the presidential search committee, said this week.

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New Blueprint for Establishing Chief Diversity Officer Positions

Too often, college and university presidents are forced to reinvent the wheel when establishing the position of chief diversity officer (CDO) because they do not understand the role and function of the position, says Dr. Damon A. Williams, assistant vice provost for multicultural and international affairs at the University of Connecticut.

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Vice Chancellor OK’d to Take Top Post at Fayetteville Campus

LITTLE ROCK The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday to name G. David Gearhart as the Fayetteville campus’ next chancellor. The 10-member board approved Gearhart, 55, after meeting in executive session for about 40 minutes. “I pledge I will do all I can to provide an administration that has a combination of […]

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Johnson C. Smith Names New President

The Johnson C. Smith University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Ronald L. Carter the university’s 13th president, effective July 1.

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Perspectives: AME-affiliated Colleges Need To Band Together in Cluster Endowment Trusts

It has been said that financially struggling AME-affiliated colleges should be allowed to die, leaving the strong to survive. An institutional development officer says small, religious-based colleges can all survive if they tackle fundraising as a coalition.

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