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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 […]
Leadership & Policy
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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Bishop State Community College Among Three HBCUs Placed On Accreditation Probation
The nation’s second-largest historically Black university received a laundry list of issues it needs to address in the next year to regain full accreditation, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools officials said at its annual meeting in New Orleans last month.
Leadership & Policy
Lack Of Black Coordinators Leads to Few Head Coaching Opportunities
If being a provost or vice president for academic affairs is a necessary last stop before becoming a college president, then putting in time as an offensive or defensive coordinator should be the surefire pathway to landing a highly coveted and lucrative collegiate football head coaching position. But for Blacks, the pipeline to the head coaching slot is choked at the coordinator level.
Faculty & Staff
College Endowments: Rich Get Richer
New figures on university endowments confirm it’s not just the “haves” and “have nots” in academe these days. Beyond the great majority of colleges, there’s a growing group of the newly rich schools, and at the top of the heap a tiny cadre of ultra-wealthy institutions.
Leadership & Policy
Accreditation Probation for Country’s Two Largest HBCUs
Institutions must address laundry lists of issues after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ meeting last month.
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In Brief: College Advertisement Has Unintended Double Meaning
The advertisement said Blackhawk Technical College was a good fit for “the White family,” with White being the proper name of an actual family, but some read racial overtones. Also, the University of North Dakota opposes affirmative action ban. University of Maryland, Eastern Shores becomes the first HBCU with an accredited golf program.
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