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Leadership & Policy
LASTWORD
From my childhood in Afghanistan to my current role as an American university president, I have been blessed with many opportunities to explore different cultures.
July 8, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Look to Diversity for America’s Re-emergence
The key to America’s success is to educate its increasingly diverse population.
July 8, 2009
Students
Non-Discrimination Policies and Support Groups Help Ease Campus Life for Gay and Lesbian Students at HBCUs
Earlier this year, a group of gay and lesbian students at Winston-Salem State University, a mid-sized historically Black institution in the conservative Piedmont region of North Carolina, petitioned the school’s administration to add sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy.
July 6, 2009
Leadership & Policy
New Commission on Graduate School Formed
The Council of Graduate Schools and the Educational Testing Service have announced the formation of a Commission on the Future of Graduate Education in the United States that is composed of industry and higher education leaders such as Jackson State University President Ronald Mason and TIAA-CREF President Roger Ferguson.
July 1, 2009
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Leadership & Policy
Kentucky State University May Open Boarding School for Black Males
Kentucky State University President Mary Sias says the school is trying to find funding to open a boarding school for Black males.
July 1, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Texas A&M President Quits, Regents Pick Temp Replacement
Texas A&M University System regents have accepted the resignation of president Elsa Murano and named the CEO of their Galveston campus as interim president of the flagship school.
June 15, 2009
Leadership & Policy
On the Rebound, Cheyney U. Forms All-star Advisory Panel
Cheyney University, the nation’s oldest historically Black college, has recently taken steps to revitalize the institution’s academic program and strengthen its financial stability, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported in its Sunday edition.
June 15, 2009
Students
The Second Look
Amid a foundering economy, many community colleges are experiencing enrollment increases that are “off the charts.”
June 10, 2009
Students
The Second Look
Amid a foundering economy, many community colleges are experiencing enrollment increases that are “off the charts.”
June 10, 2009
Leadership & Policy
In Memoriam
In our 25 years of publishing, we¡¯ve lost some friends along the way.
June 10, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Sounding Off About a Silver Celebration
William E. Cox and Frank Matthews discuss the vision they had when they started Black Issues/Diverse 25 years ago and the magazine’s contributions to the higher education community.
June 10, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Setting a New Standard
Despite the gains minorities have made in student enrollment and higher education leadership, the needle needs to move further and faster in the next 25 years to narrow the widening educational achievement equity gap.
June 10, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Chicago State Faculty Wish List for New President Includes Public Apology
In the second part of the series chronicling the controversial Chicago State University presidential search, the faculty are calling for the state’s governor to remove the school’s board of trustees.
June 8, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Chicago State Faculty Say Flawed Presidential Search Led to Flawed Outcome
In the first of two stories chronicling the controversial appointment of a new president to lead Chicago State University, faculty members, shut out of a ‘less than transparent’ selection process, call on the governor of Illinois to intervene.
June 7, 2009
Leadership & Policy
A&M President Scores Poorly in First Evaluation
Texas A&M University President Elsa Murano received low marks for leadership and management in a highly critical performance review released Thursday by the A&M system.
June 7, 2009
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Students
Report Highlights Growing Recognition of Nontraditional Students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Treating nontraditional students as an asset rather than as a liability has marked stellar leadership among presidents at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), according to “Leading in Changing America: Presidential Perspectives from Hispanic-Serving Institutions,” a report released this week by the advocacy group Excelencia in Education.
June 4, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Illinois Scandal Exposes Favoritism in Admissions
A Chicago Tribune investigative report this past week about how the University of Illinois gives extra consideration to well-connected applicants has set off a storm of protests, prompting the school to change its practices and sending politicians who made use of the rules running for cover.
June 4, 2009
Leadership & Policy
University of Kansas Names First Woman, First Black Chancellor
Dr. Bernadette Gray-Little, a top University of North Carolina official, will become the first female and first Black chancellor at the University of Kansas.
May 31, 2009
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