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Section: Leadership & Policy
Students
Preserving a Native Language and Culture
With the Myaamia Project at Miami University, the Miami Tribe seeks to rediscover its language and culture.
March 10, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Conference: College Leaders Highlight Challenges, Role of Diversity During School Transformations
In Phoenix at the American Council on Education’s annual conference, university presidents spoke Monday about experiences with transforming their universities and the challenges that came with change.
March 8, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Alabama Two-year College Officials Plan for Disasters
The Alabama Community College System held the Introduction to Vulnerability exercise last Wednesday to identify and plug holes in disaster plans for the schools and their communities. The longtime goal tragically was made timely after last month’s deadly shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville
March 8, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Women Leaders Honored at ACE Meeting
The American Council on Education honored Dr. Blenda Wilson, former president of California State University, Northridge, with the Donna Shavlik award Saturday, at the Women’s Leadership Dinner during ACE’s 92nd Annual Meeting being held through Tuesday in Phoenix.
March 7, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Tavis Smiley, Chicago State University Preparing to Host Black Agenda Meeting
Two months after ending his annual State of the Black Union conference, Tavis Smiley is gathering African-American advocates to press the case for a “Black agenda.”
March 3, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Louisiana’s Historically Black University System Nearing Selection of New Leader
Aiming to choose a new leader by mid-April, the Southern University system presidential search committee co-chairmen said they plan to narrow a field of 13 candidates this week and begin interviews this month
March 1, 2010
Students
UC-San Diego Condemns Party Mocking Black History
The chancellor of the University of California, San Diego, is condemning a ghetto-themed party organized by fraternity students to mock Black History Month, but officials say no one is likely to be disciplined.
February 18, 2010
Students
Students Complained About Alabama Professor Charged in Deadly Rampage
After Amy Bishop’s arrest on charges of shooting to death three colleagues during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, student complaints add to the picture that has emerged of her as a talented but erratic figure.
February 17, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Alabama Professor in Slayings Shot Victims Methodically, Survivor Says
A professor who survived a deadly university shooting rampage said the colleague charged in the attack methodically shot her victims in the head until the gun apparently jammed and she was pushed out of the room.
February 16, 2010
Leadership & Policy
ACLU Accuses Calif. Instructor of Religion Lessons
An instructor at a public community college in Fresno has been presenting his religious views on homosexuality, abortion and global warming as fact to students in an introductory health science class, the American Civil Liberties Union alleged Monday.
February 9, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Diversity a Winner in NFL Head Coach Hires; Minorities Gaining Modest Ground in College Ranks
While progress in minority head coach hiring in the NFL is on display with the fourth African-American leading a Super Bowl team this weekend, the college ranks have seen their less-than-stellar record in top coaching hires improve in recent months.
February 4, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Massachusetts Approves Public Law School
The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education has voted unanimously to accept the Southern New England School of Law’s offer to donate its campus, valued at $23 million, to the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
February 3, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Miss. HBCU Merger Proposal Halted; JSU President Faces Scrutiny
Public discussion in Mississippi has now moved from merging the three HBCUs to how to adequately fund them and, more recently, what the future holds for Jackson State President Ronald Mason.
February 3, 2010
Leadership & Policy
JSU President Defends Black College ‘Unity’ Plan
Jackson State University (JSU) President Dr. Ronald Mason has received a sharp rebuke from Black lawmakers and supporters of historically Black colleges and universities over his proposal to unite JSU with the state’s other two historically Black universities.
January 31, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Cal State Unveils Plan to Increase Graduation Rates for Students of Color
An initiative aimed at increasing the graduation rates of under-represented students at the nation’s largest university system has critics concerned some provisions will dilute quality education and exacerbate existing gaps.
January 27, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Minority Male Plight Demands Broad U.S. Action, College Board Says
A College Board report highlighting the “overwhelming barriers” U.S. minority males confront in becoming educated and productive citizens.
January 26, 2010
Students
Health Care Debate Carries Implications for College Students
While pundits in Washington, D.C., assess the effect of the Massachusetts Senate outcome on the future of health care reform, college leaders also are focusing on another stumbling block to final action: how the government will treat health plans for 3 million college students.
January 24, 2010
Leadership & Policy
East Carolina Tabs McNeill as Holtz’s Replacement
East Carolina University has turned to former Texas Tech defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill to replace Skip Holtz, making the East Carolina alumnus the 16th minority to hold a head coaching job in the 120-team NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.
January 21, 2010
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