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HBCU News Nuggets
With more than 100 historically Black colleges and universities in the country, we could not cover them all. Here’s a glimpse at initiatives some of them are pursuing.
August 19, 2009
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HBCU Power Brokers on Capitol Hill
Meet some of the movers and shakers who make things happen in Washington, D.C.
August 19, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Building the Bridge to the Obama Administration
New White House Initiative leader Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr. seeks to forge relationships between HBCUs and Obama.
August 19, 2009
Students
Thinking Outside of the Fundraising Box
From black-tie events to direct deposit donations from alumni, private HBCUs are finding success in creative fundraising.
August 19, 2009
Leadership & Policy
ASSIGNMENTS GETTING TOUGHER FOR TRUSTEES
When Miami attorney Larry R. Handfi eld joined the board of trustees of Bethune-Cookman University, the oversight drill for trustees of the small, historically Black liberal arts institution in Florida was routine as it was for most schools around the country: ensure the president was not running amok with the school’s money or mission, help put out occasional “fires,” and secure or deliver a favor to and from the school on occasion.
August 19, 2009
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Faculty & Staff
Changing Course
University of the District of Columbia’s president has proposed some radical changes that some worry will send UDC in the wrong direction.
August 19, 2009
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Faculty & Staff
Pride and Peril: Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Diverse identifies five threats facing HBCUs and five opportunities that could define their futures.
August 19, 2009
Community Colleges
Number of UNC administrators increases
The number of administrators at the University of North Carolina system schools has grown 28 percent in the past five years a newspaper analysis reported.  The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Monday that the rate is faster than the growth of teaching positions or student enrollment.  According to The Charlotte Observer, the analysis shows […]
August 16, 2009
Community Colleges
Md. Community colleges riding new wave in higher education
Many students in the state of Maryland are deciding to head to community colleges this fall.  Community colleges are seen as an option for education and an avenue for jobs.  According to the Baltimore Sun, at the Community College of Baltimore County, fall enrollment is expected to be 20 percent higher than last year. At […]
August 16, 2009
HBCUs
Are Endowments Making a Rebound?
For more than a year, college endowments have been an investment train wreck, but things appear to be turning around.
August 13, 2009
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African-American
Black Male Enrollment at Mississippi Institutions Lags
A task force commissioned by the Mississippi College Board to recommend ways to improve Black male college enrollment has not made much progress despite having more than a year on the job.
August 10, 2009
Community Colleges
Many Dallas-Fort Worth graduates struggle in college
They passed their TAKS exit exams and collected their high school diplomas – yet a troubling number of Texas students struggle their first year in college. According to the Dallas Morning News, at some North Texas high schools, half or more of graduates who go to college earn less than a C average their first […]
August 9, 2009
HBCUs
Woman with no known relatives donates large sum to university
A homeless woman who lived out of a shopping cart in Manhattan had secretly amassed a small fortune and stunned a university when she left it $100,000 upon her death.  According to NBC New York, the 92-year-old Holocaust survivor — who appeared destitute and had no known relatives — bequeathed the large sum to Hebrew […]
August 9, 2009
Community Colleges
Undocumented Immigrants Spend Millions Extra on Tuition
More than two years after Arizona voters passed a law denying in-state college tuition and other state-funded benefits to undocumented immigrants, thousands of people are still applying for those services and being turned away.
August 9, 2009
HBCUs
Community colleges play critical role in American Graduation Initiative
Higher education, particularly community colleges, has a significant role to play in helping the Obama administration achieve its goal of creating a more educated work force to boost the struggling U.S. economy, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Friday.
August 9, 2009
Sports
Ferrum College volleyball team earns national academic honor
Ferrum College’s volleyball team is one of 77 NCAA Division III squads which has received a team academic award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for 2008-09. According to the Franklin News-Post, this marks the first time that Ferrum has earned the AVCA’s top team academic accolade. © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.com
August 6, 2009
HBCUs
Rising Tuition Rates, Recession Having Impact on Students, Schools
Many of the nation’s colleges and universities are raising tuition for students this school year, and the economic recession is having an effect on several Minority-Serving Institutions.
August 6, 2009
Students
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM: Sustaining Enrollment Growth in Difficult Financial Times
As more people head back to school in these recessionary times, many community colleges across the United States are struggling to handle the influx of new students.
August 5, 2009
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