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A Program with Potential
A Program with PotentialUniversity of Louisville program addresses the needs of the African American community, while simultaneously supporting the school’s academic missionThe University of Louisville in Kentucky believes it has found a way to tackle issues affecting African Americans in a way that benefits both the university and the community. The university announced earlier this […]
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Capital Campaigns
Capital CampaignsAs competition grows for philanthropic dollars, and federal and state funding decreases, colleges and universities are launching record-breaking capital campaigns. But do HBCUs face different fund-raising challenges than their White counterparts?By Eleanor Lee YatesHampton University recently set a record among historically Black colleges and universities by raising $200 million in a capital campaign that […]
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Ole Miss, MSU Could Help Jackson State in Fund-Raising Efforts
Ole Miss, MSU Could Help Jackson State in Fund-Raising Efforts JACKSON, Miss. A Jackson State University fund drive that the school hopes will be the largest ever may be receiving help from two of Mississippi’s majority White universities. Next year, Jackson State plans to announce what would be the school’s largest national capital campaign ever, […]
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It’s All About the Benjamins
It’s All About the BenjaminsColleges and universities, to their credit, are raising more money than ever. I must receive a few press releases a week from schools announcing either their record-breaking fund-raising results or that they are about to launch a capital campaign. For the average person, it is difficult to conceive that schools are […]
Leadership & Policy
Becoming Presidential Timber Is No Small Order
Becoming Presidential Timber Is No Small OrderOver 13 years ago, I was a member of the search committee to find a president for my institution. More than 100 candidates vied to become the anointed one. The pool of candidates was first reduced to 20, then to six for interview purposes. A comment that was made […]
Leadership & Policy
Professional Appointments
Professional AppointmentsDr. Earle V. Bryant, associate professor of English at the University of New Orleans, has been honored as a Seraphia D. Leyda University Teaching Fellow. The fellowship supports teaching and scholarly activities. Bryant earned a bachelor’s in English from Xavier University in New Orleans and a master’s and doctorate both in American Literature from […]
Leadership & Policy
Moving Toward A New Era
Moving Toward A New EraUniversity of Louisiana System’s incoming president seeks to get Grambling State back on track BY GARRY BOULARDGrambling, La.The incoming president of the University of Louisiana System, Dr. Sally Clausen, says getting historically Black Grambling State University back on track is at the top of her priority list.The university has long been […]
Faculty & Staff
Parting Words
Parting WordsOutgoing college presidents share thoughts about challenges facing HBCUs as well as the state of higher education.By Cheryl D. FieldsThe transition from spring to summer is one of higher education’s most exciting periods. It is a time when students who have toiled for years to achieve their academic goals finally get an opportunity to […]
Leadership & Policy
A Presidential Class Matriculates
A Presidential Class MatriculatesAs veteran leaders step down, Black leadership pipeline flows with emerging talentBy Ronald Roach and Linda Meggett BrownIt can be said that Blacks in the academic leadership pipeline are getting notable attention in 2001 in light of recent high-profile presidential appointments at both predominantly White colleges and universities and historically Black institutions. […]
Leadership & Policy
Edward Waters College to Reintroduce Football Program After 35-Year Absence
Edward Waters College to Reintroduce Football Program After 35-Year AbsenceJACKSONVILLE, Fla.Citing a need to increase enrollment, especially of Black men, Jacksonville’s Edward Waters College plans to reintroduce intercollegiate football this fall, if the college can raise $2 million dollars. The move comes after a 35-year absence of the game.In a recent communiqué, Edward Waters president […]
Leadership & Policy
Catholic Group Asks Seton Hall to Rescind
Catholic Group Asks Seton Hall to Rescind Morris Brown College President’s Honorary DegreeNEWARK, N.J.The president of Morris Brown College found herself in the middle of a controversy last month when a Roman Catholic group asked Seton Hall University to rescind the honorary degree the university had awarded her.CatholicVote.org, a project of Catholic Alliance, protested the […]
Leadership & Policy
Passing the Torch
Passing the TorchI can only assume that one of the goals and hopes of a college president is to leave their respective institution better off than they found it. For presidents of Black colleges, however, this is sometimes easier said than done. Often these presidents take the helm at institutions that are facing fiscal deficits […]
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