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On New Ground – DR. Elson S. Floyd
DR. Elson S. FloydPresident, University of Missouri systemEducation: Ph.D., Higher and Adult Education, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Master of Education, Adult Education, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Speech, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill In early October, Black Issues caught up with Dr. Elson S. Floyd in Kansas City, […]
Leadership & Policy
On New Ground
On New GroundVeteran higher education leaders bring expertise and vision to two large public universities in the MidwestBy Ronald RoachThe 2003 Careers edition of Black Issues In Higher Education shines the spotlight on two of American higher education’s newest chief executives of multicampus universities in the Midwest. Breaking new ground as the first African American […]
Leadership & Policy
Another Untimely Departure
Another Untimely Departure Fisk University president’s abrupt resignation springs yet another leadership crisis for the HBCU  By David Hefner  NASHVILLE, Tenn.It’s déjà vu all over again at Fisk University with the untimely departure of another president who is leaving behind a financially depressed school with no stability at the helm and no assurances in sight.Last […]
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Opening the Doors of the Academy a Little Wider
Opening the Doors of the Academy a Little WiderIn our cover story in this year’s special report on careers in higher education, senior writer Ronald Roach conducts interviews with newly appointed presidents Dr. Adam Herbert and Dr. Elson Floyd of Indiana University and the University of Missouri system respectively. These are both significant appointments — […]
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Cheyney, Fisk University Presidents Step Down
Cheyney, Fisk University Presidents Step DownHARRISBURG, Pa.Presidents of two historically Black colleges and universities announced plans to leave their respective institutions last month. After seven years as president of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Dr. W. Clinton Pettus is stepping down to pursue other interests. His retirement is effective Dec. 31.Pettus began work at Cheyney as […]
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Bennett College Inaugurates President After 15 Months in Office
Bennett College Inaugurates President After 15 Months in OfficeGREENSBORO, N.C.Dr. Johnnetta Cole, credited with rescuing Bennett College from a possible closure, was inaugurated as president of the college last month.Cole arrived at Bennett in July 2002. But she postponed her inauguration until the college could clear up Bennett’s standing with the Southern Association of Colleges […]
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Mission Possible: Three disparate institutions raise the bar nationwide for recruiting and retaining an ethnically diverse faculty
Mission PossibleThree disparate institutions raise the bar nationwide for recruiting and retaining an ethnically diverse facultyBy Kendra HamiltonIncreases in faculty diversity tend to come slowly and incrementally — a few percentage points here, a few percentage points there. But aggressive moves by three quite disparate institutions are raising eyebrows — and raising the bar for […]
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UNCF Leader to Step Down After 12 Years at the Helm
UNCF Leader to Step Down After 12 Years at the HelmATLANTAAfter more than two decades as president and CEO of the United Negro College Fund, Dr. William H. Gray will retire in March, at the end of the organization’s fiscal year.Gray, 62, made his announcement earlier this month at the fall meeting of UNCF’s 39 […]
Faculty & Staff
Duke Still Struggles With Providing Equitable Environment, Study Finds
Duke Still Struggles With Providing Equitable Environment, Study FindsDURHAM, N.C.A yearlong study of the status of women at Duke University has found that students, faculty, staff and graduates continue to face lingering stereotypes and prejudicial expectations about what they can accomplish.The Women’s Initiative Steering Committee report, released last month, offers an in-depth, and sometimes troubling, […]
Leadership & Policy
Changing Frequency
Changing Frequency Newly formatted Black college radio stations work to jazz up their image, while serving campus and community NASHVILLE, Tenn.Before Fisk University’s radio station recently began using the tagline “Smooth Side Up” to refer to its new smooth jazz format, the station’s broadcasting image was upside down. At best, it played a hodgepodge of […]
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AAUP Issues Statement on Use Of Contingent Faculty Appointments
AAUP Issues Statement on Use Of Contingent Faculty Appointments WASHINGTONThe American Association of University Professors (AAUP) issued a draft policy statement last month on the overuse and abuse of part-time and non-tenure track faculty — practices that threaten the quality and stability of higher education today.The proportion of faculty appointed to tenure-line positions is declining […]
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Lincoln University, Barnes Foundation Settle Differences
Lincoln University, Barnes Foundation Settle DifferencesCompromise would allow relocation of art collection; governor promises Lincoln millionsBy Kendra Hamilton and wire reports PHILADELPHIA“We’re all on our knees with our hands clasped in prayer,” said Kimberly Camp, executive director of the Barnes Foundation, on the eve of a historic vote by the Lincoln University board of trustees […]
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