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Leadership & Policy
‘Visible’ Diversity and the University
Insistence on the symbolism of ‘visible’ diversity in a diversity officer hinders real advancement.
July 22, 2009
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Leadership & Policy
In Brief: Economy and Academe
Survey Says More Students Headed to Private Colleges Despite Economy Despite the tough economic recession, private universities and colleges across the nation are seeing an incresae in enrollment for the upcoming school year.  According to the Daily Texan online, responses from 284 private institutions throughout the nation projected a rise in average enrollment by 0.2 […]
July 21, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Report Shows Similar Educational Success by Federal Grant Recipients and Non-Recipients
Pell Grant recipients experience patterns of educational success similar to non-beneficiaries of the federal government’s grant aid program, according to a study released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on Tuesday.
July 21, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Perspectives: Thanks for Asking
We applaud White House and Education Department officials for visiting Hispanic-majority communities to better ascertain the challenges and key issues for Latino/a students. If the goodwill created by this initiative is matched by decisive action, the current administration can achieve educational improvements for Hispanic Americans.
July 21, 2009
Students
California Budget Crisis Threatens To Derail Students’ Dreams
San Jose State University senior Daniel Ruelas has been looking for a job since May 2009 without luck.
July 20, 2009
Leadership & Policy
While Aid Helps, Some Struggle With Private School Tuition
The nation’s economic recession is beginning to take a toll on some students at private colleges and universities, a new survey says.
July 19, 2009
Students
Some Undergrads Shave a Year Off College to Save
While educators debate the wisdom of three-year college degrees, some ambitious students are going ahead and finishing their coursework in three years anyhow as a way to save thousands of dollars in tuition.
July 14, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Saving Lives in the Academy and Operating Room
Dr. Francisco G. Cigarroa, the first Hispanic University of Texas System chancellor tackles financial problems and challenges to the state’s Top 10 admission rule, while still performing surgeries.
July 13, 2009
Students
In Brief: Stories From Around the Academy
UNLV chancellor demoted; President Bill Clinton named honorary Phi Beta Sigma; Hampton names new provost; University of South Carolina trustee charged with bank fraud.
July 12, 2009
Leadership & Policy
In Brief: Stories From Around the Academy
UNLV chancellor demoted; President Bill Clinton named honorary Phi Beta Sigma; Hampton names new provost; University of South Carolina trustee charged with bank fraud.
July 12, 2009
Leadership & Policy
California College Officials Charged With Misuse of Funds
The former chancellor at the City College of San Francisco has been charged with making illegal campaign contributions and steering public funds to a secret account used in part to buy liquor and pay parking tickets, prosecutors said Wednesday.
July 9, 2009
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
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