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About the Survey
About the SurveyIn 2002, the Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis at the University of Southern California conducted a national survey that analyzed perceptions of shared governance as well as functions and structure. The survey was undertaken as part of a three-year project titled “Challenges for Shared Governance: Improving Decision-Making Structure and Accountability in Higher […]
Leadership & Policy
Of Shared Governance & Trust
Of Shared Governance & Trust Survey reveals differences in institutional values between HBCUs, TWIs, but not all scholars agree                             By KENDRA HAMILTONA new survey appears to reveal sharply different perceptions of shared governance between historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and traditionally White institutions (TWIs). The study’s author, Dr. James T. Minor, a research associate […]
Leadership & Policy
MIT President to Step Down After 13 Years
MIT President to Step Down After 13 YearsCAMBRIDGE, Mass.Dr. Charles M. Vest, the 15th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced plans to step down from his post last month at a quarterly meeting of MIT’s board of trustees.Vest, 62, who has led one of the most intense periods of change at MIT since […]
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Leadership & Policy
University of South Carolina Appoints
University of South Carolina Appoints First Black Law School DeanCOLUMBIA, S.C.The first Black dean has been appointed at the University of South Carolina’s School of Law. Burnele Venable Powell was introduced to the law school faculty, students and staff last month by university President Andrew Sorensen.“Burnele Powell has the right combination of administrative, teaching and […]
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Students
Education Department Takes Steps to Curb Identity Theft Among Students
Education Department Takes Steps to Curb Identity Theft Among StudentsU.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige urged college students to be aware of the growing problem of identity theft, and announced recently several action steps the Department of Education is taking to help combat this problem. Paige made the announcement at a December press conference held […]
Leadership & Policy
The Business of Academia
The Business of AcademiaHappy New Year! We are starting off 2004 with an edition about shared governance in academia. Are administration and faculty on the same page when it comes to shared governance and trust? What about historically Black colleges and universities versus traditionally White institutions?Assistant editor Kendra Hamilton takes a look at Dr. […]
Leadership & Policy
A Year in Review: Gone But Not Forgotten
Gone But Not Forgotten                  Dr. John Ogbu, professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, and a path-breaking scholar in the fields of minority education and identity, died in August. Ogbu is known for his work that attempted to understand how race and ethnic differences played out in educational and economic achievement. His most […]
Leadership & Policy
A Year in Review: Saving Morris Brown
Saving Morris BrownThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) stripped Atlanta’s Morris Brown College of its accreditation last winter, citing the school’s mounting debt, institutional ineffectiveness, poor record keeping and difficulties with processing financial aid. When the school’s bid to appeal the SACS decision failed in April, most of the 1,500 enrolled students transferred […]
Leadership & Policy
A Year in Review: Black Issues looks back over a year of educational highlights
A Year in  ReviewBlack Issues looks back over a year of educational highlightsTen years since the death of scholar athlete Arthur Ashe, 100 years since the publication of W.E.B. Du Bois’ timeless The Souls of Black Folk — 2003 has been another memorable year.  But what probably most set the tone for the year ahead in higher […]
Leadership & Policy
New Name for Mary Washington College Sparks Controversy
New Name for Mary Washington College Sparks ControversyFREDERICKSBURG, Va.Mary Washington College’s board of visitors voted last month to recommend the new moniker “University of Mary Washington” — after students, faculty and alumni balked at more drastic name changes. Earlier a committee voted 10-9 to make “Washington & Monroe University” its first choice for a name […]
Leadership & Policy
FAMU Law School Officials Break Ground for New Campus
FAMU Law School Officials Break Ground for New CampusORLANDO, Fla.Florida A&M University broke ground for its new law school campus last month, giving the historically Black school a permanent home to educate future lawyers for the first time since 1968. “It’s a great feeling to know that the legacy of this institution springs anew,” said […]
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Leadership & Policy
Singer Ray Charles Donates $1 Million To Dillard University
Singer Ray Charles Donates $1 Million To Dillard UniversityNEW ORLEANSSinger Ray Charles donated $1 million to Dillard University last month to create an endowed chair and program in African American material culture.The program will be designed to study music, food and other African American traditions. It will involve preserving recipes, music and folklore handed down […]
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