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Section: Institutions
Community Colleges
YVETTE BARKER
YVETTE BARKER has been named director of housing at Texas Southern University. She was general manager for American Campus Communities at Prairie View A&M University. Barker earned a bachelor’s from Talladega College and a master’s from Langston University.
April 20, 2016
Students
Enhancing Identity Development for Black Students at PWIs
“The end of education is to know God and the laws and purposes of His universe and to reconcile one’s life with these laws. The first aim of a good college is not to teach books, but the meaning and purpose of life. Hard study and the learning of books are only a means to […]
April 19, 2016
HBCUs
University Mistakenly Sends 5,000 Students Acceptance Emails
BUFFALO, N.Y. — More than 5,000 prospective students have mistakenly been notified by email that they’ve been accepted into an upstate New York university. University at Buffalo spokesman John DellaContrada says the mistaken email was sent Wednesday to students whose applications hadn’t been fully reviewed. He says the university sent a second email about three […]
April 18, 2016
Leadership & Policy
President Obama to Deliver Howard University Commencement Address
President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at Howard University in Washington next month, the university announced Thursday. The president, who will deliver the remarks May 7, will be speaking at commencement of a historically Black college or university for the third time during his administration. He also has been the featured speaker at […]
April 14, 2016
Sports
CTE Students in Arkansas Found to Have Edge
A study shows that students who took more career and technical education courses were slightly more likely to finish high school, attend a two-year college and earn more money.
April 14, 2016
Students
Penn State Survey Finds Sexual Misconduct is Common
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A survey of sexual misconduct at Penn State’s main campus found that more than three-quarters of undergraduate women have experienced offensive or harassing behavior from other students, university officials announced Wednesday. The Penn State Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey was completed in fall 2015 by nearly 3,000 of the campus’ approximately 40,000 […]
April 13, 2016
HBCUs
FAMU Ranked No. 1 HBCU in Essence/Money Magazine Report
Essence and Money magazines on Tuesday ranked Florida A&M University the top HBCU in the country and listed it No. 5 among all national universities and colleges in their list of “50 Best Colleges for African-Americans.” Through their collaboration, the magazines analyzed more than 1,500 colleges to select the ones offering the best value for […]
April 13, 2016
Students
Excelencia: Community Colleges Need to Embrace Latino Role
President Sarita Brown said she believes community colleges can play a critical role in assuring Latino students’ academic success.
April 12, 2016
African-American
Children Donate $250K to Tennessee State in Parents’ Honor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The children of a couple who met at Tennessee State University in the 1930s have donated $250,000 to the schools in their parents’ honor. University officials say it is among the five largest donations from a family in the university’s history. The university said Damon Lee III and Kimberly Lee-Lamb made the […]
April 12, 2016
Students
Need for Research that Centers on Female Experiences at HBCUs
Historical accounts of HBCUs often exclude the stories of Black women at these institutions and the history of women’s access to higher ed focuses mainly on experiences and struggles of White women.
April 11, 2016
Champions Award
50 Years of Leadership Lands O’Banion Diverse Champions Award
Saying he was “humbled and deeply honored,” Dr. Terry O’Banion accepted the 2016
Diverse
Champions Award before a packed ballroom.
April 10, 2016
Students
Diverse on the Go
Vice President Ralph Newell will be representing Diverse at the AACC 96th Annual Convention this weekend in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency. Please stop by the Diverse exhibit at booth #1320. Staff writer Jamaal Abdul-Alim is covering the 2016 AERA Annual Meeting today through Sunday in Washington, D.C.
April 7, 2016
Community Colleges
ACCJC Seeking to Patch Up Relationship with California Community Colleges
The ACCJC is saying that it will work with community college CEOs to improve the accreditation processes.
April 7, 2016
African-American
Hundreds Talk Networking and Community Building at SAAB Conference
Hundreds of Black men gathered this weekend at the annual SAAB conference to decompress and reunite with others who are committed to advancing the success of other young Black men.
April 4, 2016
African-American
Only Half of U.S. Students Taking ‘College-Ready’ Courses
Only about half of all U.S. high school students actually take the sequence of courses they need to be considered ready for college and careers, according to a new report being released today by the Education Trust.
April 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
MICHELLE A. WILLIAMS
MICHELLE A. WILLIAMS has been appointed dean of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University, effective July 1. She is the Stephen B. Kay Family Professor of Public Health and chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard. Williams earned a bachelor’s from Princeton University, a master’s from Tufts University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.
April 4, 2016
African-American
BONITA STANTON
BONITA STANTON has been named founding dean of the Seton Hall University and Hackensack University Health Network (HackensackUHN) medical school. She was vice dean for research at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Stanton earned a bachelor’s from Wellesley College and an M.D. from Yale University.
April 4, 2016
HBCUs
REGINALD SYKES
REGINALD SYKES has been named president of Bishop State Community College. He was president of Alabama Southern Community College. Sykes earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Jackson State University, and a doctorate from Mississippi State University.
April 4, 2016
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