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Talbert O. Shaw Retires After 15 Years at Shaw University

Talbert O. Shaw Retires After 15 Years at Shaw UniversityBy Eleanor Lee Yates RALEIGH, N.C.At a time when some historically Black colleges are making headlines for financial mismanagement and woes, Shaw University’s outgoing president is being remembered for daring to take the reins of a financially troubled institution and turn those troubles into opportunities.“Those were […]

Leadership & Policy

Clarence G. Newsome Named 13th President of Shaw University

Clarence G. Newsome Named 13th President of Shaw University RALEIGH, N.C.Dr. Clarence G. Newsome, longtime dean of Howard University’s School of Divinity, becomes Shaw University’s 13th president on April 1. Newsome’s appointment was officially announced in mid-February at a news conference for trustees, alumni, students as well as the media. Newsome, 52, says within 10 […]

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Freedom of Inquiry Requires Diversity

Freedom of Inquiry Requires DiversityBy Dr. Mac A. Stewart One of the last political stories of 2002 was the fall of Mississippian Trent Lott from his role as majority leader of the U.S. Senate, a result of ill-chosen comments at Strom Thurmond’s 100th birthday celebration. Many lessons can be drawn from this incident, but one […]

Educators Explore Best Practices In Black Student Achievement

Educators Explore Best Practices In Black Student Achievement CLEMSON, S.C.As academicians anxiously await the outcome of the University of Michigan case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court and what will be a precedent setting decision for higher education admissions procedures, more than 200 academic professionals, admissions officers and diversity advocates from around the nation gathered […]

Educators Explore Best Practices In Black Student Achievement

Educators Explore Best Practices In Black Student Achievement CLEMSON, S.C.As academicians anxiously await the outcome of the University of Michigan case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court and what will be a precedent setting decision for higher education admissions procedures, more than 200 academic professionals, admissions officers and diversity advocates from around the nation gathered […]

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Colleges’ Success in International Education Draws National Recognition

Colleges’ Success in International Education Draws National Recognition NEW YORKColleges and universities that have been successful in encouraging international study and increasing participation in the international elements of teaching and learning were recognized last month by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York City. In presenting the second annual Andrew Heiskell Awards for […]

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Publisher Gives $4 Million to Howard; Communications School to Get New Name

Publisher Gives $4 Million to Howard; Communications School to Get New Name WASHINGTONHoward University’s School of Communications soon will have a new name thanks to a $4 million contribution from John H. Johnson, publisher and chairman of Johnson Publishing Company, the publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines. In recognition of Johnson’s gift, the communications school […]

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Universities, Students Show Support for Morris Brown College

Universities, Students Show Support for Morris Brown CollegeATLANTAThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has received approximately 60 letters asking its board members to give Morris Brown College more time to fix its problems, says the association’s executive director, Dr. James T. Rogers. SACS revoked Morris Brown’s accreditation two months ago because of financial problems, […]

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Dillard University and All That Jazz

Dillard University and All That Jazz New Orleans-based HBCU seeks to set itself apart with creation of new jazz institute, orchestra By Kendra Hamilton The notion simply didn’t compute: New Orleans — the birthplace of jazz; producer of jazz greats from Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong to the Marsalis clan; perhaps the only city in […]

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Oral History Project Preserves Stories Of Black History Makers

Oral History Project Preserves Stories Of Black History MakersVideotaped interviews ultimately to be made available in digital archivesBy Ronald Roach and Wire Reports One hundred years from now when a scholar researches the Black community of the early 21st century, he or she should have access to the HistoryMakers digital archive, a collection of videotaped […]

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Morris Brown Shortens Spring Semester

Morris Brown Shortens Spring Semester ATLANTATroubled Morris Brown College announced it would abridge its 15-week spring semester into seven weeks so students can complete classes before an accreditation appeal hearing. Last month, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools revoked accreditation at the private, historically Black college (see Black Issues, Jan. 2). Earlier this month, […]

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UGA Fails to Make Recruiting Minorities a Priority, Consultants Say

UGA Fails to Make Recruiting Minorities a Priority, Consultants Say ATHENS, Ga.The University of Georgia is failing in its goal to make recruiting minority students a priority, according to consultants who visited the campus and talked with faculty, staff, administrators and students. “It is seen as an important issue but not among the first five […]

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