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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
Northwestern State President Chosen to Lead University of Louisiana System
BATON ROUGE, La. ― The University of Louisiana System has a new president, chosen from the leadership within its own campus ranks. James Henderson, president of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, was tapped Thursday by the UL System Board of Supervisors to take over management of the entire system. His appointment was approved unanimously by […]
October 6, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Iowa State President: ‘Learned my Lesson’ on Use of Planes
AMES, Iowa ― Iowa State University President Steven Leath said he will be more cautious about mixing personal and official business after facing criticism over his use of university airplanes and a $1.1 million private land deal with his boss. Leath told the university’s student government Wednesday night that he misjudged how both issues would […]
October 6, 2016
Students
University of Michigan Rolling Out Diversity, Inclusion Plan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. ― A vice provost has been selected to serve as the University of Michigan’s first chief diversity officer as part of broader efforts to improve diversity on campus, the school’s president announced Wednesday. Robert Sellers’ appointment will go before the school’s Board of Regents on Oct. 20. The position is being created […]
October 5, 2016
Students
East Carolina University Now Prohibits Band’s National Anthem Protest
East Carolina University found itself continuing to deal with the ramifications Tuesday of a protest last Saturday during which 19 members of its marching band took a knee while the national anthem was played at a home football game. The action follows the lead of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is protesting racial injustice and […]
October 4, 2016
Students
Mississippi’s LGBT Community, Objectors Locked in Rights Struggle
Mississippi laws targeting the LGBT community in the name of religious liberty.
October 4, 2016
Students
Scholars: Take Global Approach to Black Male Crisis
Scholars say that the crisis that Black males face has to be viewed and confronted from a global and international perspective.
October 4, 2016
Students
Trump-inspired Mural Causes Controversy at University of Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. ― A Donald Trump-inspired mural on the University of Minnesota campus has created a controversy. The university’s College Republicans group painted “Build The Wall” on a campus bridge last week. Student groups paint signs and messages on the Washington Avenue pedestrian bridge every fall. But WCCO-TV reports the mural was soon defaced, […]
October 4, 2016
Students
South African Police Fight Students Demanding Free Education
JOHANNESBURG ― South African students protesting for free education disrupted lectures at one of the country’s leading universities on Tuesday, clashing with police who tried to disperse crowds with tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades. The violence at the University of the Witwatersrand, or Wits, in Johannesburg erupted despite an appeal from the vice-chancellor, […]
October 4, 2016
Students
Ga. Attorney General Sam Olens Seeking Kennesaw State Presidency
ATLANTA ― Attorney General Sam Olens will interview this week to become president of Kennesaw State University, according to Georgia’s top higher education official. University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby said in a letter sent Monday to students and faculty of Georgia’s third-largest university that a committee of the university system’s governing Board of […]
October 3, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Gallaudet University Inaugurates President Roberta Cordano
Gallaudet University inaugurated its first deaf female president on Friday afternoon.
October 2, 2016
Students
American University Turns to ‘Roadmap’ for Inclusion
After campus protests that followed an incident in which a banana was thrown at a Black female student, American University officials announced plans to take action this week to develop a “roadmap” that will “radically impact the campus climate.”
October 2, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Georgetown, Harvard Embrace Role in Slavery Atonement
Colleges and universities have a significant role to play in investigating and reconciling the nation’s legacy of slavery, the presidents of Georgetown University and Harvard University said Thursday.
September 29, 2016
Students
Students Protest Conditions at Lincoln University
Several dozen Lincoln University students staged a sit-in this week to protest deteriorating conditions at the historically Black institution located about 45 miles outside of Philadelphia.
September 29, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Former Tuskegee University President Benjamin Payton Dies
Dr. Benjamin F. Payton, who served as Tuskegee University’s president for nearly 30 years, died Wednesday at Fort Myers, Fla., at age 83.
September 29, 2016
Students
Missouri Fraternity Suspended Over Reports of Racial Slurs
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri temporarily suspended a fraternity on Wednesday over accusations of racial slurs directed toward black students, in the latest incident of racial tension that has roiled the campus for nearly a year. The university action followed the national organization of Delta Upsilon fraternity, which suspended the chapter earlier on […]
September 29, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Oakland University in Suburban Detroit Won’t Keep President
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. ― Oakland University in suburban Detroit is searching for a new president. The school’s governing board said Thursday it will not renew the contract of George Hynd next summer. He was hired in 2014. Board chairman Richard DeVore says Hynd brought stability to Oakland after a period of “fragmented leadership.” He described […]
September 29, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Delaware’s 1st Black Female University President Selected
NEW CASTLE, Del. ― Wilmington University Executive Vice President LaVerne Harmon has been named the school’s next president and will become the first Black woman to lead a university in Delaware. Local news organizations report that the university’s board of trustees unanimously approved Harmon’s selection last week. She is slated to take the reins in […]
September 28, 2016
Students
Student Protesters Halt Debate About Black Lives Matter at University of Michigan
YPSILANTI, Mich. ― Student protesters halted a debate at the University of Michigan about whether the Black Lives Matter movement is harmful to race relations. Protesters voiced their displeasure with the Michigan Political Union’s decision to host the debate Tuesday at the Michigan League, The Ann Arbor News reported. Lawrielle West, a University of Michigan […]
September 28, 2016
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