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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
Catholic Educators Want More Latinos in Schools
A task force at the University of Notre Dame will look for strategies to get more Latino children into Catholic schools.
December 16, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Panel Sets College Completion Goals
A blue-ribbon panel of educators called Wednesday for a national effort to raise college completion rates among younger Americans, particularly students of color, to reverse a downward trend that is leaving the United States far behind other industrialized nations.
December 10, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Apology Long Overdue
Bob Jones University has apologized for racist policies, including a one-time ban on interracial dating that wasnât lifted until nine years ago and its unwillingness to admit Black students until 1971.
December 10, 2008
Students
âHighly Educated Paupersâ
For many young scholars, exorbitant student loan debt can mean a lifetime of hardship.
December 10, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Q&A: Lani Guinier and the Pimple on Adonisâ Nose
Lani Guinier, the Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, is among a panel of speakers participating in âThe Future of Diversity and Opportunity in Higher Education: A National Forum on Innovation and Collaboration,â conference here this week.
December 4, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Shannon: Seeing Black Coach Number Fall to 3 âSadâ
Of the 65 coaches leading programs affiliated with the Bowl Championship Series, Miamiâs Randy Shannon is about to stand alone.
December 4, 2008
Students
CHANGING ROLES IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Women are emerging from positions of authority in traditional tribal culture to more public roles.
November 26, 2008
Faculty & Staff
WSUâs Floyd Among Those Giving Back Amidst Salary Scrutiny
Washington State University president, Dr. Elson S. Floyd, stands out among a handful of academic leaders who recently announced they would either forgo raises or take voluntary pay cuts, not necessarily because theyâre in the holiday spirit.
November 25, 2008
Leadership & Policy
University Presidents Call for Lifting Educational Exchange Restrictions: AASCU Members Seek U.S. Policy Change to Cuba-Related Travel
Members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) have called for lifting all restrictions on educational exchanges with foreign countries, including exchanges with Cuba that are currently limited by the U.S. Department of Treasury. Members ratified this policy position today at the Associationâs Annual Meeting as they endorsed the Associationâs 2009 Public [âŚ]
November 24, 2008
Students
Howard Nursing Faculty, Students in Conflict
Twenty-four hours after Howard University nursing students took to the streets with picket signs and a list of demands, meetings are underway to address their issues.
November 23, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Some Students Take Jagged Path to Graduation
As the nation moves toward a common graduation rate formula based on the number of students who obtain a diploma in four years, students like Jefferson Lara will appear to have fallen by wayside.
November 18, 2008
Leadership & Policy
A New Solution to an Aging Problem
It is no longer a secret that community college leadership is experiencing an unprecedented level of turnover.
November 12, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Professional Appointments
DR. PETER GITAU is associate vice chancellor and dean of students at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Gitau formerly served as dean of student life at the University of Dubuque. He holds a bachelorâs from Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, a masterâs from Eastern Illinois University and a doctorate from the University of Kansas. JUDY HINRICHS has [âŚ]
November 12, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Academic Calling
Dr. Heather Tarleton wants to be a tenured teacher, administrator and researcher.
November 12, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Schoolâs Fundraising Pitch Leaves Donors With The Blahs
An attempt to reach younger donors with a breezily written letter that uses the word âblahâ 137 times has some Framingham State College (Mass.) alumni questioning the schoolâs professionalism, judgment and ⌠blah, blah, blah.
November 12, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Under New Management
More university governing boards are hiring presidents whose career achievements occurred outside of academia as the task of running universities becomes increasingly multifaceted, experts say.
November 12, 2008
Students
N.H. Catholic College Wants Twice the Diversity
St. Anselm College, a Roman Catholic college here, wants to double the enrollment of Hispanics, African-Americans and other minorities.
November 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Indiana University Panel Wonât Remove Segregationistâs Name
The chairman of an Indiana University committee says the panel will recommend adding a Black basketball playerâs name to a gymnasium named after a longtime trustee who advocated racial segregation in the 1940s.
November 11, 2008
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