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Students
U.S. Higher Ed Leaders See Endless Opportunities in Cuba
American and Cuban higher education leaders are exploring the possibilities of establishing ongoing relationships of all kinds to help teachers and students in both countries.
December 20, 2015
LGBTQ+
Dishonor Roll ― The Schools that Sought Exemptions To Legally Discriminate Against LGBT Students
The Human Rights Campaign, an activist group, urges the U.S. Department of Education to take action against schools that sought waiver.
December 20, 2015
African-American
Jackson State Raises Non-Black Enrollment, Gains Control of Endowment
JACKSON, Miss. ― Jackson State University will become the second of Mississippi’s three historically Black universities to gain control of an endowment set aside in a desegregation lawsuit. Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce announced the transfer of $24.3 million at a meeting of the College Board last week. “We will transfer the money to them […]
December 20, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Current HBCU Presidents Share Advice With Young Leaders
HBCU presidents give advice to the next generation of HBCU leaders and address “board dynamics.”
December 17, 2015
Students
Desegregation Not Same as Diversity and Inclusion
Do colleges and university senior administrators have a coherent definition of diversity that moves beyond demographics?
December 17, 2015
Students
Success Story
Bunker Hill Community College President Pam Eddinger seeks the best for the 14,000 students she serves.
December 16, 2015
Sports
HBCUs Break Through to Join College Football Bowl Lineup
Historically Black colleges are set to be back in the national spotlight this weekend when the ABC Television Network puts two HBCUs center-stage in this season’s first college football bowl game.
December 16, 2015
African-American
5 Suggestions for Faculty of Color Teaching Online
There has been a surge in the research literature in the last decade regarding faculty of color and college teaching.
December 16, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Community Colleges Becoming Prime Destination for Faculty
Long in the shadow of four-year institutions, community colleges are increasingly becoming viable career tracks for faculty.
December 16, 2015
Students
PHYLLIS WORTHY DAWKINS
PHYLLIS WORTHY DAWKINS has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at Bennett College. She was vice president for academic affairs at Cheyney University. Dawkins received a bachelor’s from Johnson C. Smith University, a master’s from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from The Ohio State University.
December 16, 2015
Students
IVAN L. HARRELL II
IVAN L. HARRELL II has been appointed executive vice president for academic and student affairs at Georgia Piedmont Technical College. He was vice president of student success at Lone Star College. Harrell earned a bachelor’s from Wittenberg University, a master’s from Vanderbilt University and a doctorate from Florida State University.
December 16, 2015
Students
JOYCE JACOBSEN
JOYCE JACOBSEN was appointed interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Wesleyan University. She is Andrews Professor of Economics at Wesleyan. Jacobsen earned a bachelor’s from Harvard University, a master’s from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a doctorate from Stanford University.
December 16, 2015
Leadership & Policy
WVSU President Brian Hemphill Named President of Radford
RADFORD, Va. ― West Virginia State University President Brian O. Hemphill has been named president of Radford University. Radford’s Board of Visitors announced Hemphill’s appointment on Wednesday in a news release. Hemphill will succeed Penelope Kyle, who is retiring. Hemphill’s appointment is effective July 1, 2016. He has served as West Virginia State’s president since […]
December 16, 2015
Students
The Silent Minority: Hmong Women in Higher Education
Despite a history lacking a value on education for women, today Hmong women are actively pursuing degrees in higher education.
December 15, 2015
African-American
Native American Self-Identification Conflicting With Census Data
Many Americans self-identify as part Native American, yet such claims are often challenged when authentication is needed.
December 15, 2015
Students
Social Media Will Broadcast the 2015 ‘Revolution’
In the 1970s Gil Scott-Herron decreed that the revolution will not be televised; however, students in 2015 have taken up a revolutionary insurgence vis-a-vis multiple forms of “social” media.
December 14, 2015
Asian American Pacific Islander
Exhibit Brings Awareness of Hmong Culture
“Hmongstory 40,” an exhibition taking place in Fresno, California, traces the history of the Hmong in Laos, their role in the Secret War and their flight to the United States.
December 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Jewish Man Says Christian School Didn’t Hire Him Over Faith
by Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. – A Portland man says a small private Christian college in Portland discriminated against him by refusing to hire him because he’s Jewish. In a lawsuit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Noel M. King says he applied for an adjunct professor of psychology position at Warner Pacific College in […]
December 14, 2015
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