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Section: Leadership & Policy
Students
Sweet Briar Preparing for Fresh Start
Sweet Briar College, an all-women’s school located in the Virginia foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is poised to begin yet another chapter of its existence for the 2018-19 academic year.
September 6, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Former Winthrop President Drops Lawsuit Against School
ROCK HILL, S.C. — A former university president in South Carolina has dropped her lawsuit against the school where she was fired after less than a year on the job. The Herald of Rock Hill reported the Winthrop University Board of Trustees issued a statement Monday saying former President Jamie Comstock Williamson dropped her lawsuit. […]
September 5, 2017
Students
Baylor Settles Suit That Alleged Rape ‘Culture of Violence’
AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University has settled a federal lawsuit filed by a former student who said she was gang raped by two football players and alleged the program at the nation’s largest Baptist school fostered a “culture of violence.” The settlement is one of several in recent weeks as Baylor moves to close out […]
September 5, 2017
Leadership & Policy
White House Initiative on HBCUs Conference Postponed Amid Key Groups’ Concerns
The Department of Education announced on Friday that the annual national conference of historically Black colleges and universities scheduled for September 17-19 will be postponed.
September 4, 2017
Students
Planning Helped Texas Southern Get a Handle on Harvey
Dr. Austin Lane, Texas Southern University president, and his crisis management team discussed plans for providing food, back-up power, and communication ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Harvey.
September 1, 2017
Leadership & Policy
New Mexico State Regents Vote to Replace Chancellor
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The New Mexico State University Board of Regents voted to move forward with the search to replace Chancellor Garrey Carruthers despite widespread support from university faculty, staff, students and state lawmakers. The board voted Wednesday to replace Carruthers after his contract ends in mid-2018. Public pressure had built for the regents […]
August 31, 2017
Students
New Jersey’s Stockton University Removes Bust of Namesake
GALLOWAY, N.J. — Stockton University has temporarily removed a bust of its namesake, who signed the Declaration of Independence and owned slaves. The bust of Richard Stockton was removed from the New Jersey school’s library on Wednesday. University President Harvey Kesselman told The Press of Atlantic City the discussion about the school’s namesake has been […]
August 27, 2017
Students
University of Texas Sued for Removing Confederate Statues
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas is being sued for removing four Confederate statues from the main area of campus in Austin. The Sons of Confederate Veterans filed the lawsuit Wednesday, three days after the statues were quickly taken down following a late-night order from University President Greg Fenves. Three of the statues are […]
August 27, 2017
Students
Nation’s Oldest HBCU Focused on Sustainability
Alumni and experts weigh in on the future of 180-year-old Cheyney University as the nation’s oldest HBCU faces financial and leadership challenges.
August 23, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Howard University Appoints Comey to Endowed Chair
In a move seen as a win for HBCUs and a potential boon for diversity in America’s intelligence community, Howard University on Wednesday announced that recently ousted FBI director James Comey has been appointed to an endowed chair on public policy.
August 23, 2017
Students
Yale to Remove Carving with Gun Pointed at Native American
Yale University said it will remove a “problematic” doorway stone carving that depicts a Puritan settler aiming a musket at a Native American, a decision that follows criticism for initially covering up the musket with removable stonework.
August 22, 2017
Students
Knoxville College Clings to Hope of ‘Rebirth’
After Knoxville College lost its accreditation in 1997, it has struggled financially, and enrollment began to decline to the point that only 11 students were enrolled at the time of the school’s closing in May 2015.
August 22, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Pennsylvania Professors Want to Revoke Trump Honorary Degree
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Professors at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania have come out in support of a petition urging the school to revoke the honorary degree of President Donald Trump after he said both sides were to blame for the deadly White nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Kelly McCoy, a recent graduate of the private university […]
August 22, 2017
Leadership & Policy
William Paterson University President to Retire
WAYNE, N.J. — William Paterson University’s president is retiring. Kathleen Waldron announced on Tuesday she’ll step down in June, at the end of the 2017-18 academic year. She became the New Jersey school’s seventh president in 2010. Waldron says she’ll turn 70 in September 2018 and she hopes the advances she’s made will have a […]
August 22, 2017
Students
Stakeholders Call for Postponement of White House Initiative on HBCUs Conference
The White House Initiative on HBCUs annual conference is scheduled for September 17-19. However, stakeholders within the historically Black colleges and universities community, have requested that the conference be postponed.
August 21, 2017
Students
Dartmouth Considers Boosting Undergraduate Enrollment
CONCORD, N.H. — Dartmouth College is considering increasing the number of undergraduate students by as much as 25 percent in a bid to expand the institution’s reach. The college has formed a task force that will soon begin examining the issue and look at several scenarios for increasing enrollment by 10 to 25 percent. President […]
August 21, 2017
Students
Liberty University Grads Returning Diplomas to Protest Falwell
LYNCHBURG, Va. — A small group of Liberty University graduates are planning to return their diplomas to the evangelical Virginia school as a rebuke of President Jerry Falwell Jr.’s latest show of unwavering support for Donald Trump. The Liberty alumni organized the “Return your diploma to LU group” on Facebook after Falwell, in tweets and […]
August 21, 2017
Leadership & Policy
New Fisk President Brings Optimism Aboard
Fisk University is one of many historically Black schools that have felt the pain of financial issues over the years. However, under the leadership of new president, Dr. Kevin Rome, these issues may soon diminish.
August 17, 2017
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