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Students
NCAA to Restore Penn State Football Scholarships Following Sandusky
Penn State will gradually get back football scholarships taken away over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, the NCAA announced Tuesday, crediting the university for making significant improvements to its athletic programs.
September 24, 2013
Sports
HBCU Football Teams Suffer Losses for Greater Gain
The athletic departments of Historically Black Colleges and Universities have once again benefitted financially but their football teams certainly paid the price in this season’s matchups against big-time opponents.
September 23, 2013
Students
N.C. County School Board Removes ‘Invisible Man’ From Library Shelves
The Randolph County School Board has voted to take Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man from its library shelves after a parent complained.
September 19, 2013
Sports
Give Them the Chance to be Young, Gifted and Black
I have often said that if you are Black and male, when you leave the house, you may never see it again. Why? The chances of us being shot or killed are pretty high.
September 19, 2013
Sports
College Football Obsession: Sending the Wrong Academic Message?
This glorification of a sport, particularly in the case of college athletes, puts priorities in the wrong spot.
September 19, 2013
Students
Millennials the Victims of Circumstances
I would argue that circumstances have treated Millennials poorly as they have reached young adulthood and their post college years.
September 18, 2013
Sports
Football Effect? Texas A&M Raises Record $740M
Johnny Football isn’t just helping Texas A&M University on the football field.
September 16, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Former Ole Miss Chancellor Recalls Journey in New Memoir
Robert Khayat, University of Mississippi’s chancellor from 1995 through 2009, writes about the university’s challenges in his new book, The Education of a Lifetime.
September 15, 2013
Sports
UNC Considers Recruiting More Out-of-Staters at Minority Schools
North Carolina’s university system is debating whether to counter falling enrollment at six campuses that primarily serve Black and American Indian students by recruiting more out-of-state students.
September 12, 2013
Sports
Grambling Fires Head Football Coach
Grambling State fired head football coach Doug Williams on Wednesday after the Tigers lost the first two games of the season.
September 11, 2013
Sports
Analysis: 2012 Higher Education Enrollment Rate of Latino High School Graduates Surpassed That of Whites
For the first time, the college enrollment rate of Latino high school graduates surpassed that of White high school graduates in 2012, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project.
September 10, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Panel Says There Should Be No Question About HBCUs’ Relevancy
HBCU presidents who participated in a forum at Howard University were united in expressing concerns about the growing debate about the relevance of their institutions.
September 5, 2013
Students
Stephen Ross to Give $200M to University of Michigan
New York real estate magnate and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross plans to give $200 million to the University of Michigan for its business school and athletics programs, the largest single donation in the school’s history, officials announced Wednesday.
September 4, 2013
Sports
FAMU Band Back on the Field After Suspension
Florida A&M University’s famed band made its first appearance in a football stadium in nearly 22 months on Sunday after the 2011 hazing death of a drum major.
September 1, 2013
Sports
11-Year-Old Enrolls as a Freshman at Texas University
Like most college freshmen, Carson Huey-You is hoping to get good grades, make new friends and not get lost on campus. But unlike most freshmen, Carson is just 11 years old.
August 28, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Writing and Teaching Specialist
Delgado Community College is seeking an exceptional trailblazer with impeccable business acumen and leadership skills to direct its Business and Administrative Affairs unit. This individual must be a proven leader with a broad vision for the role of finance and administration and in achieving institutional excellence.
August 27, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student
Fort Valley State University, a state and land-grant institution of the University System of Georgia, seeks an experienced financial administrator to serve as Vice President for Business and Finance. Reporting to the President, the Vice President for Business and Finance is the University’s chief fiscal officer and provides strategic and tactical leadership.
August 27, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Former Seminary Professor’s Case Reaches Supreme Court
The case of Dr.Jimmy Kirby, who was fired from Lexington Theological Seminary due to faculty cutbacks, was heard recently by the Kentucky Supreme Court.
August 26, 2013
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