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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
Umass-Amherst Revokes Honorary Degree To Zimbabwe Leader
The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees has revoked an honorary degree awarded two decades ago to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.
June 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Robotics Development Complex To Be Built at Alabama Community College
A robotics research and development complex will be built at Calhoun Community College in Decatur and is expected to train 450 people a year, Gov. Bob Riley announced Monday.
June 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Itâs All About Degrees Conferred
College rankings have always been a bit controversial, but over the last year debates over such lists, particularly U.S. Newsâ rankings, have really heated up.
June 11, 2008
Students
The Lawyer From Lafayette
Xavier University of Louisiana president, Dr. Norman Francis, celebrates 40 years at the helm of one of the nationâs top HBCUs.
June 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
A Tribal College With an âEdgeâ
Created out of the need to preserve the native language of the Cheyenne tribe, CATC opens its doors in Oklahoma.
June 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Eastern Mich. Agrees to Pay $350K in Fines in Killing Case
Eastern Michigan University has agreed to pay $350,000 in fines for covering up the rape and killing of a student in her dorm room by telling reporters and her parents there were no signs of foul play.
June 8, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Va. Court Upholds Womenâs College Move to Coed
A former all-womenâs college did not break a contract with female students when it decided to enroll men, a divided Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday.
June 8, 2008
Faculty & Staff
WVU President Calls Resignation âDifficultâ
West Virginia University President Mike Garrison said Friday he will resign in September to end the controversy surrounding the improper awarding of a masterâs degree to the governorâs daughter.
June 8, 2008
Students
HBCUs as Liberatory Agents
Black colleges maintained vital resources for sustaining the Black freedom struggle of the middle 20th century. Logistically, they were institutions with a pre-organized group of constituents, established leaders, networks and meeting space.
June 3, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Making the Leap
Sitting through a session at the annual American Council on Education meeting in February on âAdvancing Diversity in the College Presidency,â the presenters discussed recent findings from the ACE study âThe American College President.â
May 14, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Forming a Pipeline To the Presidency
Many efforts have helped increase the number of women and ethnic minorities in college presidencies, but Asian Americans have not kept pace.
May 14, 2008
Students
Perspectives: A2MEND Addressing Issues Facing Black Males in Higher Education
Since its founding in 2005, the African American Male Education Network and Development (A2MEND) organization has grown from an organization that identified the main component of their mission to âcreate an affirming academic and professional environment for African-Americans,â to an organization that is actively achieving this mission through providing workshops and presentations throughout California and the United States.
May 7, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Bowling Green State President Named Next Leader of Howard University
Bowling Green State University President Sidney A. Ribeau has been named president of Howard University, its Board of Trustees announced Wednesday.
May 7, 2008
Faculty & Staff
New Chancellor Named For UMass-Amherst
An administrator and German scholar who has made a career of working at public universities has been selected to be the next chancellor of the University of Massachusettsâ flagship Amherst campus.
April 30, 2008
Leadership & Policy
African-U.S. University Partnerships Among Collaborations Urged By Global Leaders
In this globalized society, the need for intellectual collaboration across continents, cultures, institutions and disciplines is imperative in solving the scientific and technological mysteries that lie ahead, said panelists during the opening session Wednesday of the Higher Education Summit for Global Development at the Department of State.
April 30, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Twenty-Nine Years of Being on the Front Lines Of Affirmative Action
Twenty-nine years ago when I started working in this field, I knew little and had no exposure to the underpinnings of this difficult compensatory process called affirmative action. I sought friends who were working in the field and began a process of acquiring all the knowledge I could about the laws and what they were intended to do.
April 30, 2008
Leadership & Policy
A Unique Approach to Funding Community College Operations
As community colleges continue to serve an increasingly diverse student body, enrollment continues to grow along with capacity challenges. Developing a facilities master plan is critical to serving students and ensuring their success. It takes more than a master plan, however, to actually design and construct buildings. Financing the facilities is job No. 1.
April 30, 2008
Students
Remedying the Black Male âCrisisâ
With high dropout, unemployment and incarceration rates, more than 50 organizations convene to develop action plans to address a disturbing trend.
April 30, 2008
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