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Section: Leadership & Policy

Leadership & Policy

Clark Atlanta Faculty, Students Call for President Broadnax’s Ouster

ATLANTA A group of Clark Atlanta University faculty, students and alums said Tuesday the school’s financial and morale problems have reached a crisis point and it’s time for university president Walter Broadnax to step down or be fired.

May 21, 2007

Following in the Footsteps of Legends

Stepping down after 12 years at the helm of Morehouse College, Dr. Walter Massey has carved out his own legacy at an institution known for producing Black leaders.

May 16, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Learning, Diversity and the Road Ahead

Community college leaders anticipate wrestling with the increasing challenges of students enrolling at their institutions at different ages, with different backgrounds and beliefs and with vastly different levels of preparation.

May 16, 2007

Following in the Footsteps of Legends

Stepping down after 12 years at the helm of Morehouse College, Dr. Walter Massey has carved out his own legacy at an institution known for producing Black leaders.

May 16, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Race Cited as a Factor for Condemnation of Ohio U President

Its been an eventful month for Ohio University President Roderick McDavis, whose tenure has drawn competing letters of condemnation and support, spawned rival student protests and rallies, and generated open forums, administrative changes and a show of unwavering support from the board of trustees.

May 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Learning, Diversity and the Road Ahead

Community college leaders anticipate wrestling with the increasing challenges of students enrolling at their institutions at different ages, with different backgrounds and beliefs and with vastly different levels of preparation. But there are many other issues of concern as well, such as keeping up with technology and recruiting and retaining diverse faculty.

May 14, 2007

New Prince George’s Community College President Formally Introduced

Largo, Md. Incoming Prince George’s Community College President Dr. Charlene M. Dukes was formally introduced to the public yesterday at a community forum, though she is no stranger to the college.

May 10, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Bettering the Black College Paradigm

As president of Huston-Tillotson University, Dr. Larry L. Earvin knows that a successful capital campaign will do wonders for his small, historically Black private school in Austin, Texas.

May 9, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Supply and Demand Diversity

Minority-owned businesses are fighting for a place at the table in the lucrative higher education service industry.

May 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Going Green Equals Good Business

College presidents making eco-friendly changes on campus say it’s not only the right thing to do, but also the most financially savvy.

May 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Bettering the Black College Paradigm

The UNCF’s new Institute for Capacity Building aims to help its member schools improve their operations and stability.

May 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Supply and Demand Diversity

Minority-owned businesses are fighting for a place at the table in the lucrative higher education service industry.

May 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Chairwoman of Texas Southern Board of Regents Resigns

AUSTIN, Texas The chairwoman of Texas Southern University’s Board of Regents formally resigned on Tuesday as the state Senate considered Gov. Rick Perry’s request to remove her from the panel.

May 1, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Howard University’s President Swygert To Retire

Howard University President H. Patrick Swygert announced on Friday his plans to retire effective June 30, 2008, the announcement coming just weeks after faculty members demanded he step down.

April 29, 2007

Leadership & Policy

BET’s “College Hill” Criticized For Representation of Black Students, Universities

The reality series “College Hill” caused an uproar at its previous locations, but the Black Entertainment Television show provoked its greatest controversy to date at its most recent setting, the University of the Virgin Islands.

April 26, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Howard University Partners to Form New Science and Technology Institution in Botswana

Howard University leaders are partnering with the Republic of Botswana to create the southern African country’s second institution of higher learning, which will focus on science and technology.

April 23, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Lawmakers Work to Avoid State Takeover of Texas Southern

Black statehouse legislators are rushing to create legislation that would avoid a governor-appointed conservator from taking the helms of the financially troubled Texas Southern University in Houston.

April 22, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Real-Life Heros

Tuskegee Airman Robert Lawrence, of Santa Fe, N.M., waits for a group photo with fellow Tuskegee Airmen in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington prior to the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the airmen late last month.

April 18, 2007