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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
University of Illinois Rally Supports Right to Campus Politicking
Claiming their rights to support political candidates are under assault, some University of Illinois faculty and students held a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama on campus to make their stand clear.
October 5, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Zooming in on the Tar Heel State
In previous editions, we examined the state of higher education in Georgia, then New York, California, Texas and Illinois.
October 1, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Meeting New Challenges
While leaders at North Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities express optimism over the potential they envision for their individual campuses, they are mindful of the challenges they face.
October 1, 2008
Leadership & Policy
LEARNING WHILE UNDOCUMENTED
North Carolina community college students are caught in the cross hairs of illegal immigration opponents.
October 1, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Morgan State University President Set to Retire
After a challenging year riddled with accusations of questionable contracts at Morgan State University, President Earl S. Richardson has announced his retirement from the historically Black institution at the end of next year.
September 30, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Report: Kentucky Schools Need to Help Minorities
The state has made strides in increasing access to higher education for minorities, but major work still needs to be done, according to a report commissioned by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.
September 29, 2008
Leadership & Policy
SD College to Harness Wind for Power
Sisseton Wahpeton Community College plans to erect two wind turbines to generate power, a move that will make the campus more environmentally friendly and cut electrical costs.
September 29, 2008
Leadership & Policy
New Study: Men’s Football, Basketball Programs Limit Other Men’s Sports, Not Title IX
Another men’s college wrestling program is discontinued and familiar accusations fly: it’s the fault of Title IX and money being spent on women’s sports. Time and again critics point to Title IX as the reason for cuts in men’s sports.
September 25, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Iowa College Apologizes for Offensive Typo
The president of an Iowa college says he’s sorry about an unfortunate and offensive typo in a school handbook.
September 25, 2008
Students
Obama Effigy Found Hanging From Ore. Campus Tree
Officials of a small Christian university say a life-size cardboard reproduction of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was hung from a tree on the campus, an act that outraged students and school leaders alike.
September 25, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Getting to Know Dr. Ricardo Romo
When Dr. Ricardo Romo scouted photos that might pair well with his writings on urban Los Angeles, his search took him to an art gallery.
September 17, 2008
Leadership & Policy
On DiverseEducation.com
A diverse group of professors are blogging on issues affecting people of color in the academy. Here are some excerpts; visit www.DiverseEducation.com to read more.
September 17, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Professional Appointments
Dr. Cecilia Y. M. Cervantes has been named president of Hennepin Technical College (Minn.). Previously, she served as president of the College of Alameda in California. Cervantes earned a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from the University of Texas at El Paso. DR. PATRICIA ALEXANDER has been named the new Jean Mullan Professor of Literacy at […]
September 17, 2008
Leadership & Policy
‘On Fire’ for Bennett: A Conversation With President Julianne Malveaux
Dr. Julianne Malveaux, president of Bennett College, recently spoke to Diverse at the end of her first year as president of one of the nation’s only two historically Black colleges for women.
September 15, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Michigan State Revokes Mugabe’s Honorary Degree
Michigan State University trustees Friday stripped Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe of an honorary law degree it gave him in 1990, citing a pattern of human rights abuses and political repression.
September 15, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Texas Colleges Clean Up After Hurricane Ike
While emergency crews in southeast Texas continued rescuing victims and trying to restore normalcy in the wake of Hurricane Ike, the resumption of college classes in the region was uncertain late Sunday.
September 14, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Professional Appointments
Dr. Guy Bailey has been appointed president of Texas Tech University. Previously, he served as chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Bailey earned a bachelor’s and master’s from the University of Alabama and a doctorate from the University of Tennessee. DR. DAVID KROLL has been named the first chairperson of the pharmaceutical sciences department […]
September 3, 2008
Students
Virginia Tech to Increase Investment in Diversity
Virginia Tech plans to invest nearly $1 million over the next five years to increase ethnic diversity on campus.
September 1, 2008
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