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University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School names new dean

PHILADELPHIA The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School said Thursday that it has named Thomas S. Robertson as its new dean, effective Aug. 1.

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We’ve all had to adjust on Capitol Hill

Covering Capitol Hill over the past two years represents a prime example of how important it is for journalists to stay flexible and learn new rules of the trade to remain productive.

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UDC President William Pollard Abruptly Resigns

University of the District of Columbia President William L. Pollard unexpectedly resigned at a board of trustees’ meeting Tuesday, ending a five-year tenure. Despite tensions with the board over stagnant fundraising and the slow pace of facility improvements, board chairman James W. Dyke Jr. had talked publicly in recent months about extending Pollard’s contract, which expires July 1. Nevertheless, it appears that a plurality of board members wanted a fresh start.

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UMDNJ’s New President Talks About His Vision

On July 1, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey will welcome its first African-American president, William F. Owen Jr., an accomplished researcher and clinician.

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New Alcorn State University President Being Treated for Leukemia in Michigan.

JACKSON Miss. Mississippi higher education officials said Wednesday that it will be August or September before Alcorn State University’s new president assumes his post.

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Prince George’s County: another ghetto in the making?

After U.S. Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas agreed to speak at an awards ceremony for a middle school in Maryland, Kenneth F. Johnson, a school board member, objected, saying Thomas’ views had no place in Prince George’s County MD, the fastest-growing Black jurisdiction in the country.

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Alabama College President’s Indictment Leads to Internal Investigation of Two-Year System

MONTGOMERY Ala. Two-year colleges chancellor Bradley Byrne said n internal investigation has begun following the indictment of former Alabama Fire College President William Langston and will focus on the hiring of the director’s children.

Settlement Ends Dispute Over N.J. College Newspaper Adviser’s Ouster

TRENTON, N.J. Trustees at a southern New Jersey community college have agreed to permanently reinstate a student newspaper faculty adviser whose removal had sparked protests from journalism groups and even criticism from a federal judge.

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Rainy day blues at UDC: furloughs, pay cuts and tuition hikes at the University of the District of Columbia – University of the District of Columbia

Washington For most colleges and universities, May is the month for bestowing “rights and privileges” to deserving scholars.

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ACE & affirmative action: a chat with Robert Atwell and Reginald Wilson – former president and senior scholar with the American Council on Education – Special Report Top 100 Degree Producers

As the umbrella organization for higher education, the American Council on Education is often at the center of the major issues facing colleges and universities, Dr. Robert Atwell, who has announced his retirement as president, and Dr. Reginald Wilson, senior scholar with ACE, have been two of the leading proponents in the country for affirmative action.

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Black literature in the ’90s

In 1948, Zora Neale Hurston published an article in the Negro Digest titled “What White Publishers Won’t Print.” Today, the issue turns not on what white publishers won’t print, but rather, what they will print when it comes to African-American literature.

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Rescue for the endangered – role for Historically Black Colleges and Universities in developing African American leadership

Historically Black colleges and universities should play a major role in reversing the stagnant African American pattern of existence that is characterized by hopelessness and powerlessness, according to a new study of African-American males.

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