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Section: Leadership & Policy
Students
Texas University Breaking Ties With Community College
University of Texas at Brownsville to part ways with Texas Southmost College, ending unusual 20-year partnership.
October 10, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Houston Community College Trustee’s Ethics Reform Quest Bears Fruit
Mary Ann Perez has made an undeniable impact as a member of Houston Community College’s Board of Trustees.
October 9, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Record Number of Foreign Students Enroll at Oregon Schools
Oregon’s seven universities expect the largest number of international students ever when classes begin this week.
September 26, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Proven Leader Takes the Helm at Emerson College
Harvard-educated scholar of English and poetry, Dr. M. Lee Pelton puts a prominent face on changes that are under way at Boston’s Emerson College.
September 21, 2011
Students
Brooklyn College Faculty Condemn NYC Police Spying
Reports say the CIA helped the NYPD set up a unit to monitor mosques, cafes and restaurants frequented by Muslims and placed undercover officers in student groups to listen to discussions.
September 20, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Embattled Vice Chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay To Step Down
The search for Tom Maki’s replacement will be launched within the next two weeks, UWGB Chancellor Tom Harden said.
September 19, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Brown University President Ruth Simmons Stepping Down
After leaving her position in 2012, Simmons plans to return to Brown to continue teaching as a professor of comparative literature and Africana studies.
September 15, 2011
Leadership & Policy
U.S. Education Department’s Community College Leader Makes ‘Acceleration Strategies’ Part of Ambitious Agenda
After more than a year at the Education Department, Dr. Frank Chong describes his job as a “whirlwind” that has included legislative battles in Washington, D.C., and listening tours to 25 states.
September 15, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Bias Alleged in Lawsuit Against University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi has denied the claims of a Hispanic woman that she was discriminated against in her pursuit of a master’s degree.
September 7, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Alumnus Henry Ponder Named Acting President at Langston University
Outgoing Langston University President JoAnn Haysbert plans to take a position as executive vice president at Hampton University in Virginia in the spring.
September 5, 2011
Leadership & Policy
University of Central Arkansas President Resigns over Food Service Contract Flap
Allen Meadors is the second university president in past four years to leave Central Arkansas under pressure.
September 5, 2011
Leadership & Policy
A Conversation with Kentucky State University President Mary Sias
As chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities organization, Sias is charged with being one of the chief advocates for not only Kentucky State and the 17 other “1890s” land-grant HBCUs, but public land-grant institutions across the U.S.
September 1, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Louisiana Regents Question Southern University Financial Emergency
Members of the state’s top higher education board questioned whether Southern University needed to declare a financial emergency for its main campus and complained that school leaders hadn’t consulted them about the plans.
August 25, 2011
Leadership & Policy
University President Shalala Says 15 Miami Athletes Being Investigated
If Miami uses any player later deemed ineligible by the NCAA, then the Hurricanes run the risk of having to retroactively vacate games.
August 23, 2011
Leadership & Policy
New York’s Columbia College Dean Resigns
The first Black female dean of Columbia College in New York cited administrative changes that would diminish or limit her authority as the reason for her departure.
August 23, 2011
Leadership & Policy
University President Shalala Says 15 Miami Athletes Being Investigated
If Miami uses any player later deemed ineligible by the NCAA, then the Hurricanes run the risk of having to retroactively vacate games.
August 22, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Black Scientists Lag Whites in Government Funding
Just 1.5 percent of NIH applicants were Black; the study shows when applications were rejected, Black researchers were less likely than Whites to revise their work and try again, suggesting a lack of mentoring.
August 21, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Shaw University’s First Female President Quits Just Days After Tornado-damaged School Reopens to Students
The South’s oldest historically Black college, which suffered damage to 27 buildings when a tornado touched down in April, will be seeking a new leader and new donors.
August 9, 2011
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