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After First Rejecting Request, Catholic University Approves NAACP Chapter
After First Rejecting Request, Catholic University Approves NAACP Chapter WASHINGTONThe Catholic University of America’s Office of University Center, Student Programs and Events has approved a request to form a student chapter of the NAACP, after the students gave the university’s president assurances recently that they would not engage in any advocacy for abortion or other […]
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Are You Presidential Material?
With stiff competition, officials say finding the right mix of ‘passion and mission’ has made the presidential search process more complicated..
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Howard to Receive $70 Million Technology Gift
Howard to Receive $70 Million Technology Gift WASHINGTON The Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE) have selected Howard University to join its academic partnership and receive an in-kind contribution of software and other technology valued at $70.6 million. The in-kind contribution, the largest in the university’s history, includes computer-based product management, engineering, […]
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University of Michigan’s Admissions Policy
University of Michigan’s Admissions Policy Still an Issue for Regents’ ElectionGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. More than a year has passed since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the University of Michigan’s undergraduate admissions policy as too formulaic because it awarded points based on race. But the decision remains an important issue to several people running in […]
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University of Virginia Panel Recommends Diversity Officer
University of Virginia Panel Recommends Diversity Officer, Collaboration with HBCUs  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. A committee that was formed after racially tinged incidents at the University of Virginia recommended recently the creation of an officer for “diversity and equity” who would report to the president. The panel also recommended the development of an academic program on issues […]
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Presidential Searches: Taking Risks
Presidential Searches: Taking Risks And Reaping Rewards  Ask any executive search firm, chair of a presidential search committee or chair of a board of trustees to name the most important quality, attribute or skill needed for today’s college president and if honestly given, the answer will be “the ability to raise money.” They will give […]
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Ohio University Launches Urban Scholars Program
Ohio University Launches Urban Scholars ProgramATHENS, OHIOOhio University President Roderick J. McDavis recently announced the creation of the Urban Scholars Program —   designed to increase the university’s diversity by enhancing opportunities for Ohio’s urban high school students to enroll and succeed at Ohio University. The program will provide scholarship support for graduates of urban school […]
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Texas Southern Names Communications School
Texas Southern Names Communications School For Talk Show Host Tavis SmileyHOUSTONTexas Southern University unveiled a new building housing its school of communications in September, renaming the school for talk show host Tavis Smiley. University President Priscilla Slade said the center will house all communications, journalism, speech and telecommunications programs at the historically Black university. Slade […]
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Utah College Whistleblowers File Lawsuit
Utah College Whistleblowers File LawsuitSALT LAKE CITYTwo women who uncovered spending problems at Salt Lake Community College are now suing the school, claiming they were victims of retaliation.Christine Martin and Nancy Grissetti filed the civil lawsuit, seeking compensatory damages, including back pay and an injunction to end any further alleged retaliation.Martin claims to have been […]
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Minority Test Takers Make Significant Gains on SAT
Minority Test Takers Make Significant Gains on SATBut achievement gap between White, minority students persists By Cassie ChewWASHINGTONAmong the record 1.4 million college-bound students in the class of 2004 who took the SAT, another record number of these SAT takers, 37 percent, were minority students, the College Board said in its annual report of SAT […]
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An Insider Moves Front & Center
An Insider Moves Front & CenterBy Ronald RoachLezli Baskerville is no stranger to the ways of Washington. As the fifth president and the first woman to head the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), Baskerville brings more than two decades of Washington-based advocacy and legal experience to the task of representing the […]
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Breaking Down the Walls
Breaking Down the WallsN o one was surprised when Dr. Marcus Cox’s Ph.D. in history from Northwestern led to job offers from Ohio State and Illinois State universities. But it came as quite a surprise to his friends when Cox passed on those schools to go to The Citadel — a small Southern military college […]
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