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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
Surgeon General: More Minority Doctors Needed
Speaking at a health disparities conference in Atlanta, Dr. Regina Benjamin, the U.S. Surgeon General, called for stepped-up efforts in increasing the number of minority physicians.
December 6, 2009
Students
Reviving A Neglected National Treasure
Cheyney University appoints advisory panel to revitalize academics and operations at the struggling historically Black institution.
December 6, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Kanter Gets Candid About Accelerating American Achievement
U.S. Education Department under secretary is driving the Obama administration’s higher education agenda and all roads go through community colleges.
December 1, 2009
Faculty & Staff
AWASH IN WISDOM
Tribal colleges employ elders to impart a higher level of learning that cannot be found in traditional classrooms and textbooks.
November 25, 2009
Faculty & Staff
National Faculty Group Convened at Atlanta HBCUs Urged to Help Determine U.S. Education Priorities
Faculty members from more than 50 U.S. colleges and universities gathered in Atlanta for the Faculty Resource Network’s annual national symposium, which was held this year at three neighboring historically Black campuses.
November 24, 2009
Faculty & Staff
National Faculty Group Convened at Atlanta HBCUs Urged to Help Determine U.S. Education Priorities
Faculty members from more than 50 U.S. colleges and universities gathered in Atlanta for the Faculty Resource Network’s annual national symposium, which was held this year at three neighboring historically Black campuses.
November 24, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Some Lawmakers Send Few Minorities to U.S. Academies
An Associated Press review of U.S. military academy nominations say congressional representatives from districts populated heavily by minorities nominated the fewest number of students to attend the nation’s military schools.
November 22, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Black Coaches Group Seeks Increased College President Input on Football Hires
The Black Coaches and Administrators organization has called for more involvement by college presidents in hiring football coaches, a move believed would lead to more minority coaches on the sidelines.
November 18, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Mississippi Plan to Consolidate Black Colleges Facing Opposition
Opposition to Gov. Haley Barbour’s plan to merge Mississippi’s three historically Black schools, includes Jackson State University President Ronald Mason and Black Mississippi legislators.
November 17, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Getting Community Relations Down to a Science
Dr. Rose Tseng, chancellor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, ensures the local community shares in the university’s advancement and success.
November 16, 2009
Leadership & Policy
SPECTRUM: Community Relations Down to a Science
For Dr. Rose Tseng, bringing scientific advancement to the University of Hawaii at Hilo is a delicate balancing act.
November 11, 2009
Leadership & Policy
INTERIM EXPERTISE
By keeping an institution moving forward, retired executives can assist colleges and universities until a permanent replacement is hired.
November 11, 2009
Students
Grambling President Makes Abrupt Departure
Citing family member’s illness, Dr. Horace Judson leaves top post at cash-strapped historically Black Louisiana university.
November 8, 2009
Students
Obama Community College Proposal May Not Be Enough
President Barack Obama wants to invest some $12 billion in community colleges with the aim of seeing an additional 5 million students graduate by 2020.
November 1, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Haskell Indian Nation U. President Faces Backlash on Tuition
Haskell Indian Nation University President Linda Sue Warner’s ambitious plans for the campus, and the proposed fee hike to finance them, have been met with strong opposition.
October 26, 2009
Leadership & Policy
U of Ill. Chancellor Quits Amid Admissions Scandal
University of Illinois Chancellor Dr. Richard Herman resigned Tuesday following months of pressure after reports that the school admitted politically connected applicants over more qualified ones at its Urbana-Champaign campus.
October 20, 2009
Students
UW Bothell Chancellor Champions For Diversity Among College Leadership
The under-representation of minorities, particularly Asian-Americans, in U.S. college presidencies can be due to the fact that many potential minority leaders in the faculty ranks are “ignored” and “overlooked,” said University of Washington Bothell Chancellor Dr. Kenyon S. Chan, who encourages chancellors to think hard about how they develop leadership on their campuses.
October 20, 2009
Students
LASTWORD: PREPPING FOR THE PROFESSORIATE
Professional development mentoring, for the professoriate, is a postsecondary tool that can be used by graduate faculty to complement graduate students’ formal doctoral level course work.
October 14, 2009
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