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Section: Demographics
Students
Nation’s Oldest HBCU Focused on Sustainability
Alumni and experts weigh in on the future of 180-year-old Cheyney University as the nation’s oldest HBCU faces financial and leadership challenges.
August 23, 2017
Students
Princeton Review Does a Disservice to Prospective LGBTQ+ Students
The “LGBTQ Unfriendly” list does a great disservice to our prospective students by giving a grossly incomplete picture of institutional commitment to LGBTQ+ individuals.
August 23, 2017
Students
Baylor Settlements Could Signal Trend of More to Come
AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University’s recent settlement of a high-profile federal lawsuit suggests the nation’s largest Baptist school may be willing to reach more deals to help move past its sexual assault scandal. Federal lawsuits have piled up over the last year as the scandal mounted with allegations of a football program that acted above […]
August 23, 2017
African-American
Pennsylvania to Forgive $30M in Loans to Cheyney University
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s state-owned university system has agreed to forgive $30 million in loans to a financially struggling historically black college if the school can maintain a balanced budget over the next four years. The chairwoman of the system’s board of governors says the plan approved Tuesday gives Cheyney University a “path forward” as […]
August 23, 2017
Students
Yale to Remove Carving with Gun Pointed at Native American
Yale University said it will remove a “problematic” doorway stone carving that depicts a Puritan settler aiming a musket at a Native American, a decision that follows criticism for initially covering up the musket with removable stonework.
August 22, 2017
Students
New Approach to Criminal Justice Education
The challenges that confront law enforcement these days are great and heading towards a crisis.
August 22, 2017
Students
Knoxville College Clings to Hope of ‘Rebirth’
After Knoxville College lost its accreditation in 1997, it has struggled financially, and enrollment began to decline to the point that only 11 students were enrolled at the time of the school’s closing in May 2015.
August 22, 2017
Students
Researchers Seek Key to Success of STEM Students at HBCUs
Research being conducted by The Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership (CASL) may show that “leading with soul” is directly connected to the success of STEM students at historically Black colleges and universities.
August 22, 2017
Students
New Lawsuit Alleges Baylor Failures Under New Rape Policies
WACO, Texas — A woman who reported that she’d been sexually assaulted filed a lawsuit Monday against Baylor University, alleging questions she faced from the university shifted blame away from her attacker toward her. The lawsuit filed in a Waco federal court on Monday alleges Baylor’s response to the attack violated federal Title IX laws […]
August 22, 2017
Leadership & Policy
William Paterson University President to Retire
WAYNE, N.J. — William Paterson University’s president is retiring. Kathleen Waldron announced on Tuesday she’ll step down in June, at the end of the 2017-18 academic year. She became the New Jersey school’s seventh president in 2010. Waldron says she’ll turn 70 in September 2018 and she hopes the advances she’s made will have a […]
August 22, 2017
Students
Lawmakers Press Justice Dept. on Intentions Regarding Higher Ed Inclusion
Several Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration for clarity on the question of whether the Department of Justice plans to “launch an attack on racial diversity and inclusion in higher education.”
August 21, 2017
Students
Stakeholders Call for Postponement of White House Initiative on HBCUs Conference
The White House Initiative on HBCUs annual conference is scheduled for September 17-19. However, stakeholders within the historically Black colleges and universities community, have requested that the conference be postponed.
August 21, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
‘China Quarterly’ Editor Says Cambridge University Press to Restore Articles
LONDON — The editor of “The China Quarterly” says Cambridge University Press has agreed to restore more than 300 politically sensitive articles that had been removed from the publisher’s website in China at the behest of authorities. Quarterly editor Tim Pringle told The Associated Press on Monday that the publisher agreed to repost the articles […]
August 21, 2017
Students
After Hearing, UNC Awaits NCAA Ruling in Academic Case
The University of North Carolina has wrapped up a two-day hearing with an NCAA infractions committee panel that will decide whether the school faces penalties tied to its multi-year academic scandal.
August 17, 2017
Leadership & Policy
New Fisk President Brings Optimism Aboard
Fisk University is one of many historically Black schools that have felt the pain of financial issues over the years. However, under the leadership of new president, Dr. Kevin Rome, these issues may soon diminish.
August 17, 2017
Students
St. Philip’s College Embraces Dual Identity
Artemisia Bowden St. Philip’s College has the distinction of being both a historically Black college and a Hispanic serving institution.
August 17, 2017
Students
Unaccredited and Undeterred: Morris Brown Seeks Turnaround
Morris Brown College, a historically Black institution in Atlanta, Georgia, lost its accreditation in April of 2003 but has kept its doors and classrooms open in spite of a significant loss in funding and enrollment.
August 16, 2017
Students
Finances a Troublesome Subject at Many HBCUs
When college leaders across the nation begin rolling out their welcome mats for the coming school year, few are likely to be more anxious about the days ahead than those operating historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
August 14, 2017
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