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Leadership & Policy

Secrets of the Presidential Turn-Around: An Alum to the Rescue

An Alum to the RescueDr. Henry Nehemiah Tisdale Claflin UniversityWhen Dr. Henry Nehemiah Tisdale assumed the presidency of Claflin University in 1994, the small historically Black institution had an unremarkable reputation. Founded in 1869 with the help of Methodist missionaries, Claflin is the oldest HBCU in the state of South Carolina. During its first century, it […]

Leadership & Policy

Secrets of the Presidential Turn-Around

Secrets of the Presidential Turn-AroundVision, leadership and old-fashioned hard work help troubled schools reboundBy Cheryl D. FieldsIn today’s competitive higher education market, where institutions are struggling to balance the demands of tightening budgets, expanding technology needs, burgeoning enrollments and salary crunches, presidents who have a knack for turning water into wine are a sought-after lot. […]

Faculty & Staff

Wait Until This Year

Wait Until This YearThe enduring quality of higher education is that each year about this time, as we kick off the academic season, we all get a chance to start over again. Whether it be the freshman who got into college by the skin of his or her teeth, the seasoned faculty sage or the […]

Black, Hispanic Leaders Stress Need for More Financial Aid

Black, Hispanic Leaders Stress Need for More Financial AidMany high-achieving students still unable to afford a college educationLow-income, high-achieving students face tremendous barriers to success in college, largely due to limited financial aid funds, representatives of Black and Hispanic colleges told Congress last month.“Let me be very clear — adequate student financial assistance is fundamentally […]

Leadership & Policy

Harvard Announces Participation in ‘Scholars at Risk Network’

Harvard Announces Participation in ‘Scholars at Risk Network’CAMBRIDGE, Mass.Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers announced recently that Harvard University is participating in the “Scholars at Risk Network” and has selected its first two visiting fellows, Dr. Mehrangiz Kar and Dr. Wolde Mesfin, for the academic year 2002-03. “In the 1930s, certain institutions stepped forward and […]

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Leadership & Policy

The Living Legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The Living Legacy of Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesI recently had the honor of speaking to this year’s graduates of Hampton University at the school’s 134th commencement exercises. As a 1970 Hampton alumnus and president for the past 10 years of a predominantly White university, I have gained valuable perspective on what leaders of universities […]

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Former Congressman Named Interim President at Wilberforce

Former Congressman Named Interim President at WilberforceWILBERFORCE, OhioA former congressman has agreed to serve as president of Wilberforce University for one year while school officials search for a permanent successor to retiring president John Henderson. The interim appointment of the Rev. Floyd Flake, 56, of New York City, was announced late last month. Flake, a […]

Leadership & Policy

FAMU Trustees Approve Financial Package for New President, Raise Tuition

FAMU Trustees Approve Financial Package for New President, Raise TuitionTALLAHASSEE, Fla.Florida A&M University’s trustees approved a financial package last month that totals more than $350,000 annually for new president Dr. Fred Gainous.The trustees also decided to increase tuition for the upcoming school year, raising it 5 percent for in-state students and 10 percent for out-of-state […]

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State Leaders Convene to Address College Alcohol Problems

State Leaders Convene to Address College Alcohol ProblemsDENVERRepresentatives from 39 states gathered in Denver last month for the fourth annual Statewide Initiatives Leadership Institute, a four-day event sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention to address how comprehensive regional efforts can curb college student underage and […]

Leadership & Policy

Women College Presidents Share Perspectives on Leadership

Women College Presidents Share Perspectives on Leadership WASHINGTONWomen college and university presidents and chancellors came together to discuss leadership and ways that women leaders can affect higher education at the American Council on Education’s Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE) Fourth Women Presidents’ Summit last month in Washington. “The Summit enables women presidents and […]

Changes to SAT I Sparks Disparity Debate

Changes to SAT I Sparks Disparity DebateFirst revision in eight years reintroduces the question of biasBy Gabrielle FinleyThe new changes to the SAT I test may create an even larger disparity in test scores among minority and majority students, says an advocacy organization for fair testing.However, Gaston Caperton, president of the College Board, which administers […]

Filling the Budget GAP

Filling the Budget GAPUniversity administrators face tough choices as states cut deep into higher education budgetsBy Page Boinest Melton Norfolk State University President Marie McDemmond hoped this year to tackle the university’s student space shortage. Troubled that financial aid students spill out the doors of the administration building, and that admissions officers interview prospective students […]

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