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Section: Leadership & Policy
Students
Intrusive Attention Key for Black Males in Higher Ed
Black and Latino males need to graduate, and we’re failing at getting them to the stage.
March 23, 2014
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Leadership & Policy
Former Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel Applies to Lead Akron
Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel has applied to become president at the University of Akron.
March 23, 2014
Leadership & Policy
University System of Georgia Approves Tobacco Ban
The board governing Georgia’s public colleges and universities has approved a system-wide proposal to ban the use of all forms of tobacco products.
March 19, 2014
Faculty & Staff
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Names Tuajuanda Jordan President
St. Mary’s College of Maryland has named a dean and scientist from Lewis and Clark College as the school’s next president.
March 19, 2014
Students
Diverse Conversations: Reforming College Debt
Let’s first look at the inherent problems with the college payment and lending system, both private and public, as it stands today.
March 12, 2014
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Faculty & Staff
NAACP Opposes Gov. McConnell for President of Charleston College
S.C.—Civil rights leaders say they oppose Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell, a Civil War re-enactor, for president of the College of Charleston.
March 10, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Rutgers Stands by Invitation to Condoleezza Rice
Rutgers University officials are standing by their decision to invite Condoleezza Rice to speak at the school’s commencement in May.
March 9, 2014
Leadership & Policy
DA: No Charges for Crowder in University of North Carolina Fraud Case
Problems in the African and Afro-American Studies department included classes that didn’t meet and unauthorized grade changes.
March 5, 2014
Students
League Innovations Conference Hones In on Diversity Issues at Community Colleges
Administrators discussed the need for more work to be done in the form of recruiting faculty, staff and administrators representative of the students they serve.
March 4, 2014
Students
Southern University Board Member Quits, Changes Mind
BATON ROUGE, La. ― Southern University’s Board of Supervisors member Calvin Braxton has apparently flip-flopped. On Wednesday, Braxton sent the Southern Board a letter of resignation that read: “Accept my recognition from the Southern University Board of Supervisors.” Less than a day later, Braxton says he has reconsidered and intends to remain a board member. […]
March 2, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Regent Blasts University Head over Assault Remark
University of Iowa president Mason was chastised for her comment that ending sexual assault probably wasn’t realistic “just given human nature.”
March 2, 2014
Leadership & Policy
West Virginia University Committee Endorses Gee as Full-Time President
A West Virginia University search committee on Friday did an about-face and endorsed interim President E. Gordon Gee for the job permanently.
March 2, 2014
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Students
Rankins Board’s Choice to be President of Alcorn State University
A state higher education administrator is the board’s choice to be the next president of Alcorn State University.
February 27, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Southern University Board Member Quits
Southern University Board of Supervisors member Calvin Braxton has stepped down from the board effectively immediately.
February 27, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Investigations Find No Wrongdoing in Yale Professor’s Death
Police officers and jail guards committed no wrongdoing in the arrest and detention of a Yale University professor who died in a cell in November, according to internal investigations by the Connecticut Judicial Branch and New Haven police.
February 24, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Court Rules Against Notre Dame Over Birth Control
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the University of Notre Dame in a case over parts of the federal health care law that forces it to provide health insurance for students and employees that covers contraceptives.
February 23, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Time for ‘Jigsaw Puzzle’ Diversity Model
“Salad bowl” and “melting pot” diversity models have run their course.
February 18, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Psychiatrist to Lead New Texas Medical School
Dr. Francisco Fernandez, a professor and chairman of psychiatry and neurosciences at the University of South Florida College of Medicine will be the founding director.
February 16, 2014
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