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Leadership & Policy
Oprah Winfrey Makes Second $5 Million Donation to Morehouse
Oprah Winfrey Makes Second $5 Million Donation to Morehouse ATLANTAOprah Winfrey surprised Morehouse students and officials in February with a $5 million donation during the college’s 137th Founder’s Week celebration. Winfrey was awarded the first ever Candle for Lifetime Achievement in Humanitarian Service Award at a gala during the celebration and announced her donation during […]
Faculty & Staff
Faculty Science Positions Continue to Elude Women of Color
Faculty Science Positions Continue to Elude Women of ColorOklahoma professor’s study finds hiring, tenure remain stumbling blocksWomen and underrepresented minorities are receiving the doctorate in record numbers these days. For example, women got 45 percent and minorities 19 percent of the 39,955 doctoral degrees awarded in 2000, and both figures were all-time highs.So it comes […]
Faculty & Staff
On the Right Path
On the Right PathMillersville president’s personal commitment to minority student recruitment, retention brings her to historic post.By Erv Dyer At 150 years old, Millersville University is still making history. One of its defining moments came just one year ago when Dr. Francine McNairy was appointed as the first Black and first female president of the […]
Leadership & Policy
Brown University Committee Examines Historical Ties to Slavery
Brown University Committee Examines Historical Ties to SlaveryPROVIDENCE, R.I.Brown University President Ruth Simmons has established a committee to examine the Ivy League school’s historical ties to slavery and debate whether the university should make amends. An article in Brown’s alumni magazine last summer reported that Simmons created the presidential committee last spring. She appointed about […]
Leadership & Policy
NAFEO Honors Tennessee State President With Leadership Award
NAFEO Honors Tennessee State President With Leadership AwardNASHVILLE, Tenn.Tennessee State University president Dr. James A. Hefner has been selected to receive the Presidential Leadership Award from the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), the Silver Spring, Md.-based organization announced last month. The Presidential Leadership Award is the highest-ranking award presented by the […]
Leadership & Policy
Bennett President Receives Human Rights Award
Bennett President Receives Human Rights AwardGREENSBORO, N.C. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) presented Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole with its Joseph Prize for Human Rights during their National Executive Committee Meeting last month. The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 to combat anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry. The ADL established the Joseph Prize for Human Rights […]
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Leadership & Policy
Ramapo College President to Step Down
Ramapo College President to Step DownMAWAH, N.J. Dr. Rodney D. Smith recently announced that he will step down as president of Ramapo College of New Jersey, effective June 30, for personal and professional reasons. He went on to say he will focus on completing the semester and working closely with the new provost and senior […]
Leadership & Policy
No Child Left Behind Has Potential For Teacher Improvement
No Child Left Behind Has Potential For Teacher ImprovementWHITEWATER, Wis. No Child Left Behind, the federal education reform act implemented two years ago, warrants broader support among universities for its push to strengthen teacher quality, according to a position paper by The Renaissance Group. The Renaissance Group (TRG), located at Emporia State University in Kansas, […]
Students
Placing Diversity at the Core Of Institutional Excellence
Placing Diversity at the Core Of Institutional ExcellenceIn its Oct. 23, 2003, publication, Black Issues In Higher Education identified the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as one of a group of universities that have made progress in recruiting and retaining ethnically diverse faculty. As gratifying as that recognition is, it speaks to only part of […]
Leadership & Policy
New Guide Aims to Help Colleges Keep Diversity Efforts Within the Law
New Guide Aims to Help Colleges Keep Diversity Efforts Within the LawWASHINGTONThe College Board recently released an important new resource to help colleges and universities who are grappling with the issues of recruiting and admitting a diverse student body in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the University of Michigan cases. Specifically, […]
Leadership & Policy
Dillard President Michael Lomax to Head UNCF
Dillard President Michael Lomax to Head UNCFWASHINGTONThe United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has announced that Dr. Michael L. Lomax will succeed William H. Gray III as president and CEO of the organization. Lomax, who currently serves as president of Dillard University in New Orleans, will officially join UNCF on June 1, 2004.“Dr. Lomax brings a […]
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Leadership & Policy
State Department, Howard University Launch Program to Produce Diplomats
State Department, Howard University Launch Program to Produce DiplomatsWASHINGTONUnder a unique agreement between Howard University and the Department of State, members of underrepresented groups and students with financial needs selected as Charles B. Rangel Fellows will qualify for the U.S. diplomatic service upon completion of a master’s degree in international relations or related fields. Candidates […]
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