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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
$60 Million Grant Expected to Boost Bard College’s Civic Engagement Efforts
Bard College’s commitment to civic engagement received a huge boost with the announcement of a $60 million challenge grant from George Soros, chairman of the Open Society Foundation.
May 17, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Perspective: Community Colleges Should Be at the Front Line of Economic Recovery
The focus of community colleges has shifted over the past decade to include not only the education of young adults leaving high school, but also adults who are already in the workforce, a community college president writes.
May 16, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Tornado No Match for New Shaw University President
It’s been an unusual spring for Shaw University and new president Irma McClaurin as efforts have gotten underway to get the campus repaired from tornado damage.
May 12, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Perspective: Increase Diversity Among Division I College Football Coaches
Bringing the Rooney Rule to the collegiate level would help increase diversity among head football coaches, athletic directors and conference commissioners.
May 9, 2011
Leadership & Policy
James Llorens Named New Chancellor at Southern University at Baton Rouge
The Southern University System’s Board of Supervisors has chosen James L. Llorens as the next chancellor of its Baton Rouge Campus.
May 2, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Morris Brown, Feds Prepping Debt Deal
Morris Brown College is expected to settle nearly $10 million in debt for pennies on the dollar in an agreement pending with the U.S. Education Department, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
April 26, 2011
Leadership & Policy
High Point University Giving Has Aim To Build Elite School
The recent announcement of $40 million in gifts to High Point University feeds into the school’s 10-year plan to raise and spend $2.1 billion and to define itself as an up-and-coming Southeastern private university.
April 25, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Aspen Institute Launches Community College Competition
Top Obama Administration officials joined philanthropic leaders to announce a $1 million prize for community colleges that do an outstanding job of moving students from campus to careers.
April 25, 2011
Leadership & Policy
State Rep. Hank Huckaby Named Finalist for Ga. Universities Post
By state law, the board must wait 14 days after naming finalists to officially vote on an appointment. Board of Regents Chairman Willis Potts said Huckaby is the right man for the moment.
April 24, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Tornado-damaged Shaw University Closes Doors for the School Year
Officials at Shaw University decided to end the semester early after a storm damaged buildings and displaced students.
April 20, 2011
Leadership & Policy
University of the West Indies Team Triumphs at HBCU Business Plan Competition
More than 300 students from 21 historically or predominantly Black colleges competed, presenting business proposals that ranged from construction and land surveying improvements to the mass production of Jamaican ginger.
April 17, 2011
Students
Arkansas Near Bottom in U.S. College Degrees Earned
A report by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education indicates fewer than 38 percent of those who entered the state’s public universities in 2004 had earned a degree within six years.
April 11, 2011
Students
Northwestern University Says It Was Misled By Renowned Journalism Professor
Northwestern University has taken public its dispute with a journalism professor whose students are credited with helping free wrongfully convicted prison inmates, accusing him of misleading officials about his handling of a wrongful conviction investigation.
April 7, 2011
Students
FAMU Board Approves President’s Restructuring Plan
A total of 89 jobs will be lost directly related to the plan, while another 109 employees will be laid off on June 30 because they were funded by the federal stimulus program.
April 7, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Theology Professor’s Discrimination Lawsuit Raises Thorny First Amendment Issues
Dr. Jimmy Kirby, a former tenured professor at the Lexington Theological Seminary, is appealing a lower court’s ruling that dismissed his lawsuit against the seminary last year for breach of contract and racial discrimination.
April 6, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Debate Over Relevance of HBCUs Opens 37th NAFEO Conference
The president of Morgan State University uses NAFEO luncheon discussion to announce the school has won a contract to help manage research at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, signaling how one historically Black university competes at the highest levels in science.
April 5, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Washburn University Pushing to Attract Students From India
Students from India are the latest target in Washburn University President Jerry Farley’s efforts to attract more international students to the school’s campus in Topeka.
April 4, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Are ‘Charter Universities’ the Future of State-funded Higher Education?
In states such as Oregon, Louisiana and Wisconsin, flagship universities are inching away from their traditional patrons in the statehouse, accepting lower levels of state funding in exchange for freedom from state regulations.
March 31, 2011
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