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Section: Leadership & Policy
Students
Arizona State Forum: Fixing U.S. Education
Taking the uncommon step as a public flagship university to help stimulate the national conversation on education reform, Arizona State University convened a panel of education experts for a forum titled “Getting Back in the Race: Fixing American Education” this past Friday.
June 6, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Minority College Presidents Share Their Stories
Along with the former president of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Drs. Sidney Ribeau of Howard University and Tomas Morales of the College of Staten Island, CUNY, shared insights Thursday with National Conference of Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education attendees about how they positioned themselves to become college presidents.
June 3, 2010
Students
Community College Trends Examined at Conference
At a conference of community college faculty and staff members, attendees looked to veteran leaders for a glimpse at what the future holds for U.S. community colleges.
June 1, 2010
Students
Community College Conference Urges Focus on Student Success
The theme of improving student success in community colleges took center stage Monday at the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Thirty-Second Annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence.
May 31, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Experts: Texas Textbooks are Unlikely to Spread
As the second-largest purchaser of textbooks behind California, the Lone Star State has historically wielded enormous clout in deciding what material appears in classrooms across the country.
May 31, 2010
Leadership & Policy
College Board Merger Legislation Scrapped in Louisiana House
House Speaker Jim Tucker scrapped his push to merge the governing boards for four-year public colleges Wednesday after facing significant opposition from lawmakers and higher education leaders.
May 26, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Texas State Board of Education Approves Controversial Social Studies Curriculum Changes
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige was among those who implored board members to take more time to consider the new standards, which diminish civil rights and American slavery.
May 23, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Former Sheriff Named Interim President at Historically Black Florida-based College
Last week, Nat Glover, a former Duval County sheriff, became interim president of the African Methodist Episcopal-affiliated Edward Waters College and predicted the debt-ridden school would soon return to financial health under his leadership.
May 23, 2010
Leadership & Policy
N.C. County School Board Ends Diversity Policy
Law professor Danielle Holley-Walker, an expert on public school integration in the South, says North Carolina’s Wake County had been viewed as a national model because its diversity policy helped integrate schools using socio-economic factors instead of race.
May 19, 2010
Students
Needy Students Don’t Apply for Financial Aid, College Board Report Says
The financially neediest students are the least likely to apply for financial aid, according to a new study titled “The Financial Aid Challenge” by the College Board’s Advocacy and Policy Center.
May 19, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Thurgood Marshall Connection Invites Admiration, Criticism of Supreme Court Nominee
While conservatives have criticized Elena Kagan’s relationship with the late justice, for whom she clerked in 1987 to 1988, some liberals and African-Americans have praised Kagan for her connection to the pioneering jurist.
May 18, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Making Amends in California
Starting this week and continuing through June 7, six campuses of the California State University system are holding special commencement ceremonies for the more than 200 Cal State students who were forced to report to internment camps during World War II.
May 18, 2010
Faculty & Staff
JSU’s Mason Ready for Challenges at Southern
Anticipating new leadership, the Southern University System expects incoming president Ronald Mason to raise external funds and improve student outcomes.
May 16, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Latino and Civil Rights Groups Announce Arizona Boycott
The National Council de la Raza along with other national civil rights and labor organizations announced a boycott against Arizona.
May 6, 2010
Students
Mills College Celebrates 20-year Anniversary of Protests
Mills College is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their board’s recommitment to single-sex education, which protesting students sought to preserve.
May 5, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Va. Lacrosse Player’s Killing Shocks Classmates
Leonard Sandridge, executive vice president of the University of Virginia, told reporters the campus was saddened, and that the pain is magnified because the accused is “one of our own.”
May 4, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Mason Says Jackson State Improved During 10-year Presidency
Jackson State University President Ronald Mason said Monday he’s leaving JSU with a better campus, a larger research budget and a stronger relationship with the local business community as he prepares to take a new job heading the Southern University System in Louisiana.
May 3, 2010
Students
School Attorneys: FAMU Settlement With Porn Video Company Sets Precedent for Trademark Protection
Florida A&M University’s recent settlement with Internet porn company RK Netmedia Inc. sets a precedent for other universities to sue to protect their trademark, school attorneys say.
May 3, 2010
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