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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
Opinion: Assessing the Broad Picture of Asian-American Achievement
Although Asian-Americans boast the highest college graduation rates among ethnic groups in the U.S., large sectors of their population suffer from low educational attainment.
September 6, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Case of Missing $1 Million at Ala. A&M Unsolved After Two Years
The mystery of what happened to more than $1 million at Alabama A&M University hasn’t been solved two years after state examiners reported financial problems at the school.
September 2, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Analysis: Louisiana Higher Education Commissioner’s Job a Tough Sell
The next commissioner, whom Louisiana Regents hope to have in place by January, will step into the position as the state’s public colleges brace for the loss of at least $290 million in federal stimulus money.
August 30, 2010
Students
Against Steep Odds, HBCU Leaders Rebuild Trust in Their Institutions
At struggling schools, a number of HBCU presidents have surmounted the stigma of accreditation woes by communicating their vision to parents and prospective students.
August 26, 2010
Students
Rookie HBCU Presidents Undergoing Rigorous Leadership Testing
Amid heavy turnover in historically Black college and university (HBCU) administration ranks, a corps of untested but eager first-time presidents are leading HBCUs in turbulent times.
August 23, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Saint Augustine’s Dianne Suber Urges News Media Confidence by Black Colleges
The Saint Augustine’s College president says public relations is as important to a college as any other campus initiative, and her school has positive national television exposure to prove it.
August 19, 2010
Leadership & Policy
University of Maryland Names First Asian American To Assume School’s Presidency
Dr. Wallace D. Loh, the provost of the University of Iowa, has been named president of the University of Maryland’s flagship campus in College Park, officials announced this week.
August 18, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Purdue’s Córdova Leads University Into Firm Embrace of Diversity
Purdue University president France Córdova’s initiatives have boosted minority and female representation among administration and students, but the institution has a long way to go.
August 18, 2010
Students
Influential Lumina Foundation Drives Higher Education Change, Innovation
The Lumina Foundation has a larger impact on the national debate about how to improve higher education, particularly community colleges, than its financial size suggests it should.
August 17, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Perspective: Huntington University Directs Diversity Movement at Campus, Hometown
Huntington University president realized he couldn’t improve diversity on campus without addressing racial hostility off campus.
August 16, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Indiana Launches Western Governors University Program
Partnership between Western Governors University and Indiana likely to improve college-degree attainment among the state’s minority students.
August 8, 2010
Leadership & Policy
UT Regents Strip Klansman’s Name from Dorm
University of Texas regents agreed Thursday to strip the name of a former law school professor and early organizer of the Ku Klux Klan from a campus dormitory.
July 15, 2010
Leadership & Policy
University of Texas to Consider Taking Klansman’s Name Off Dorm
The president of the University of Texas will ask the school’s regents to remove the name of a former professor and Ku Klux Klan member from a campus dormitory.
July 14, 2010
Students
Amid Criticism, Tennessee HBCU President Announces Retirement
Citing family and personal reasons, Dr. Melvin N. Johnson announced that he would be stepping down as president of Tennessee State University at the end of the year.
July 13, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Veteran Educator To Lead National Community College Association
Dr. Walter Bumphus will take the helm of the American Association of Community Colleges in 2011 amid unprecedented growth and economic challenges for the nation’s more than 1,200 two-year colleges.
June 21, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Knight Commission Blasts Runaway Spending in College Sports
With spending on big-time college sports continuing to escalate, a group of university presidents and campus leaders says it’s past time for more of that money to wind up in the classroom.
June 17, 2010
Leadership & Policy
S.C. State University to Get $80 Million Transportation Research Center
Amid questions about how some of the initial grant money was spent, South Carolina State University officials hope to begin construction soon on the first phase of a transportation research center announced 12 years ago.
June 14, 2010
Students
Harvard Student Says He Faces Deportation From U.S.
An undocumented Harvard University student is facing deportation to Mexico after being detained by immigration authorities at a Texas airport, the student said last week.
June 14, 2010
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