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Congressional Republicans Host Fifth Annual Forum for HBCU Presidents

Congressional Republicans Host Fifth Annual Forum for HBCU PresidentsSeventy-seven presidents of historically Black colleges and universities attended the Fifth Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Congressional Forum in Washington, D.C., on June 8 and 9. The forum, established by former U.S. Congressman J.C. Watts, R-Okla., in 1999, was begun as an initiative for Congressional […]

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The Call to Serve

The Call to Serve By now, I hope you’ve had the opportunity to peruse our commemorative 20th anniversary edition (June 17th). It was quite a task putting together a magazine of that size, but we did, so we hope you enjoyed our “labor of love” and going down memory lane with Black Issues In Higher […]

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In Their Own Words

In Their Own WordsQ: Research has shown that women don’t forge the aspiration to become a college president as early as men do. When did you realize you were on the path to top leadership? Dr. Johnnetta Cole“I knew quite early what leadership was and that I would become a leader, and that’s because I […]

Faculty & Staff

The Best Is yet to Come

The Best Is yet to ComeWomen of color have risen to the top ranks in higher education, and observers agree that more leadership opportunities are on the horizonBy Kendra HamiltonIn some ways the picture for women of color in higher education leadership has never looked brighter. “We have Ruth Simmons, a woman of amazing grace […]

Not Your Father’s Community College

Not Your Father’s Community CollegeNew programs, increased visibility boost two-year institutions’ appealBy Lydia LumPublic perception of community colleges has improved so much in the past two decades that they are no longer regarded as higher education’s last resort. Many two-year schools have increased the number and visibility of honors programs. They have signed deals with […]

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Doing More With Less

Doing More With LessDespite having fewer resources, HBCUs have outpaced majority institutions in producing Black professionals, but experts say strong leadership will be the key to their long-term survivalBy B. Denise HawkinsSince their founding in segregation, the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities have been studies in resourcefulness, contrasts, resoluteness, possibilities and miracles. But have […]

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Long Overdue

Long Overdue20th Anniversary Edition“After researching, analyzing and listening to the ‘pros’ from all sectors of higher education, it became obvious that this publication was long overdue,” wrote Frank L. Matthews and William E. Cox in their “Publisher’s Viewpoint” in March 1984. Black Issues In Higher Education was “this” publication. The magazine, which started out as […]

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Student Honored for Defense of Computer Network

Student Honored for Defense of Computer NetworkBOULDER, Colo.A University of Colorado at Boulder student named Student Employee of the Year was cited for special praise last month by university Chancellor Richard Bynny for his role in preventing the university’s network from being compromised by the invasive “Blaster” worm last fall. It took Davis Chen 36 […]

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Bethune-Cookman Names New President — Again

Bethune-Cookman Names New President — AgainDAYTONA BEACH, Fla.Bethune-Cookman College (B-CC) has tapped the sitting president of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Ark., as its new president. Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed is expected to begin her duties July 1, according to Dr. J. Stanley Marshall, chairman of the B-CC board of trustees. The board voted […]

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NAFEO Board Cites Need to Move in ‘Another Direction’

NAFEO Board Cites Need to Move in ‘Another Direction’Humphries out; Washington-based attorney to serve as interim presidentBy Cassie ChewWASHINGTONCiting the need to “move into another direction with its leadership,” the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), at an April 26 board meeting, requested that its top officer, Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, step […]

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False Transcripts Add to Southern University Grade-Changing Scandal

False Transcripts Add to Southern University Grade-Changing ScandalBATON ROUGE, La.A Southern University assistant registrar who sold grade changes for cash also allegedly manufactured entire academic transcripts for people who never enrolled on the Baton Rouge campus, according to an internal investigative report obtained by Black Issues In Higher Education. In an internal report, campus auditors […]

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Desmond Tutu Featured at CU-Boulder AIDS Symposium

Desmond Tutu Featured at CU-Boulder AIDS Symposium BOULDER, Colo.Nobel Peace Prize-winner Desmond Tutu kicked off a six-day “Stop the Silence” AIDS Symposium last month at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The former archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, was the keynote speaker of the symposium that included advocates and scholars from CU-Boulder and Harvard […]

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