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Leadership & Policy
Fisk Loses in Court Battle Over Stieglitz Collection
Fisk University must make good on a promise to display and care for a priceless collection of art and photographs given it in 1949 by the late Georgia O’Keeffe or it may be forced to surrender the collection to O’Keeffe heirs who have been trying to capture parts of its for more than two years, a Tennessee judge declared Thursday.
March 6, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Alabama Officials Ban Community College Employee “Double Dipping”
After months of wrangling and discussion, the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education has implemented a ban on so-called “double dipping,” making it against the rules for employees to hold elected office.
March 5, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Status of Black Women and HBCUs Focus of Urban League Report
The National Urban League’s annual report on the state of Black America this year examines the community through the eyes and the lives of Black women.
March 5, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Fear of the Known — and Unknown
Just three days before the campus shootings at Northern Illinois University last month, I sat in the morning plenary session at the annual American Council on Education meeting titled “Campus Security, Response and Recovery.” Judging by the number of people that attended the session and the Q&A that followed, campus security post Virginia Tech—and now […]
March 4, 2008
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Leadership & Policy
Antioch Alumni Determined to Keep College Open
Alumni of Antioch College in Ohio want to keep the school open, even if it means holding classes off campus.
March 3, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Alabama House Panel OKs Contentious Community College Oversight Bill
A House committee approved a bill Wednesday that would give a legislative panel the right to review and approve policy changes in Alabama’s two-year college system.
February 27, 2008
Students
Three Campus Security Scares On Tuesday
Classes were canceled and a small private college went on lockdown Tuesday as police searched for a man who was seen with a gun on campus, officials said.
February 26, 2008
Leadership & Policy
New President Wants to End Texas Southern’s Open-Admissions Policy
Texas Southern University has an alarmingly low graduation rate, but the school’s new president hopes to change that by ending the long practice of admitting all applicants, regardless of their academic background.
February 25, 2008
Students
Perspectives: Tradition of Inclusion Left Out of William & Mary President’s Story
Controversy at the College of William & Mary and the clear schism between the college community and the board of visitors have recently become major stories in the media. With every article I read, however, the story appears half told.
February 25, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Antioch College Campus To Be Closed For 2008-2009 Academic Year
Antioch University’s trustees decided Friday that Antioch College in Ohio will suspend operations June 30 and remain closed for the 2008-2009 academic year.
February 24, 2008
Leadership & Policy
CU Chancellor, Student Editors Apologize for Column on Asians
BOULDER Colo. The chancellor of the University of Colorado’s Boulder campus has apologized for a student’s satirical column poking fun at Asians. Editors of the student newspaper apologized as well. The column said Asian students “hate us all” and should be rounded up and forced to play drinking games and endure other ordeals until they […]
February 21, 2008
Students
Yale Plans for Biggest Expansion in Decades
NEW HAVEN, Conn.  Yale University is moving forward with plans to build two residential colleges, an expansion that could create the largest increase in the student body since the Ivy League college began admitting women in 1969. Yale President Richard Levin sent a statement to faculty and students this week citing the benefits of the […]
February 20, 2008
Leadership & Policy
University of Connecticut Hopes to Start Offering Black Studies Major in Fall
Students at the state’s flagship university will be able to earn degrees in the study of Black history and culture starting this fall if a state board approves the school’s plans.
February 20, 2008
Leadership & Policy
University of Connecticut Hopes to Start Offering Black Studies Major in Fall
STORRS, Conn. Students at the state’s flagship university will be able to earn degrees in the study of Black history and culture starting this fall if a state board approves the school’s plans. The University of Connecticut is asking the state Board of Higher Education to approve an interdisciplinary major it will call African-American Studies. […]
February 19, 2008
Leadership & Policy
UC Berkeley Creates Multidisciplinary Chair For Equity and Inclusion
The University of California, Berkeley has created a new $5 million faculty chair to further extend the university’s campus-wide initiative for equity and inclusion.
February 19, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Tenuous Situation at Clark Atlanta University Led to President’s Decision to Retire
It became pretty clear that it was time for Clark Atlanta University President Walter Broadnax to leave the school.
February 18, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Clark Atlanta President to Retire in July
Clark Atlanta University President Walter Broadnax will retire in July.
February 17, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Northern Illinois Shooting Fourth At A School Within One Week
A man dressed in black opened fire with a shotgun and two handguns from the stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on Thursday, killing five students and injuring 16 others before committing suicide, authorities said.
February 14, 2008
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