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Leadership & Policy
AAUP Censure Could Hinder Philander Smith’s Search for President
AAUP Censure Could Hinder Philander Smith’s Search for PresidentLITTLE ROCK, Ark.Philander Smith College will have the handicap of censure by a nationwide faculty group as it seeks a new president.   Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed, 56, is leaving Philander Smith after six years as its president to take the same job at Bethune-Cookman College in […]
Leadership & Policy
Hefner to Retire From Tennessee State University
Hefner to Retire From Tennessee State UniversityNASHVILLE, Tenn.Dr. James A. Hefner, president of Tennessee State University, plans to retire as the sixth president of the university effective May 31, 2005. J. Stanley Rogers, vice chair of the Tennessee Board of Regents, praised Hefner’s “steadfast commitment to opening the doors of education to all. Jim Hefner […]
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Louisiana School Board Member First To Be Implicated in Grade-Changing Scandal
Louisiana School Board Member First To Be Implicated in Grade-Changing Scandal By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.A criminal probe of Southern University’s grade-buying scandal has already prompted a plea bargain from one St. Landry Parish school board member, and could implicate two other members of the same board.St. Landry school board member Quincy Richard Sr., whose […]
Leadership & Policy
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 […]
Leadership & Policy
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 […]
Leadership & Policy
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 […]
Students
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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Leadership & Policy
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 […]
Leadership & Policy
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 […]
Leadership & Policy
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 […]
Leadership & Policy
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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