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Section: Institutions
African-American
Diverse Calendar
March 12-16 The National Black Graduate Student Association 20th Annual Conference “Brilliance in Black”Four Points Sheraton at O’Hare HotelChicagoWeb: www.nbgsa.org March 13- 15Eleventh Annual Regional HBCUSummit on Retention“Improving Retention at HBCUs:Retention is a Shared Enterprise”Clarion Resort HotelOcean City, Md.Contact: Dr. Anne L. Gaskins-NeddPhone: (301) 860-3687e-mail: anedd@bowiestate.edu March 14-15Faculty Resource Network at New York University“The Molecules […]
February 19, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Students to Study University of Maryland’s Ties To Slavery
The University of Maryland, College Park is the latest institution of higher education to announce plans to examine its ties to slavery, this time doing so with the help of students in a research course.
February 19, 2008
Community Colleges
Philadelphia Creates College Access Center To Boost Number of Degrees in City
Just 21 percent of Philadelphia residents have a bachelor’s degree; that’s below the national average and low considering the region has more than 80 colleges and universities. A new college access center aims to help the estimated 70,000 residents who started college but never finished go back to school.
February 17, 2008
Community Colleges
Wis. College to Give Bikes to Freshmen
RIPON Wis. A tiny liberal arts college here hopes it has found an answer to a nagging shortage of campus parking: a bicycle giveaway. If incoming freshmen promise not to bring a car to campus for a full year, Ripon College will give them a Trek 820 mountain bike, a helmet and a lock a […]
February 13, 2008
Students
Celebrating Black History Month
Numerous two-year and four-year colleges are hosting Black History Month events across the nation.
February 13, 2008
Students
Dual-Enrolled High School Students Get Head Start At N.C. Community Colleges
Led by two of its classmates, a freshman literature class plotted to break out of a concentration camp.
February 13, 2008
Community Colleges
Students, Educators Respond to Ohio Governor’s Early College Initiative
Educators, students and parents applauded and raised questions Thursday about Gov.
February 13, 2008
HBCUs
Audit: NC Central Administrator Stole Thousands in Grant Money
RALEIGH, N.C. A high-ranking administrator at North Carolina Central University stole thousands of dollars in federal research grant money, possibly to pay off personal items bought with his university credit card, according to a state audit released Tuesday. State Auditor Les Merritt said the assistant provost, who was not identified in the audit, also hid […]
February 12, 2008
Students
Higher Ed Institutions Contribute to Country’s Widening Social Divide, Educators Say
It is difficult to find a college or university that does not have diversifying its student body on the top of its long list of goals and objectives, but one educator at the American Council on Education’s annual meeting said that many higher ed institutions are largely to blame for society’s widening social, racial and economic divide as many colleges’ own admissions policies keep out the very the populations they say they’re trying to admit.
February 12, 2008
African-American
Perspectives: The Future of Public HBCUs Depends On Exceptional Leadership
HBCUs make up 3 percent of colleges, but 23 percent of Black graduates. Surely, Black institutions add value to American higher education. The question is how can they contribute more?
February 10, 2008
Latinx
HEA Bill Passes, Despite White House Objection Over MSI Funding
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a Higher Education Act bill even as the White House criticized some of its provisions, including two to boost support for minority-serving institutions.
February 7, 2008
Leadership & Policy
ACE: Significant Efforts Needed to Improve Diversity in College Presidency Ranks
An uneasy environment exists today for presidents of public HBCUs, leading to a revolving door of higher education executives.
February 7, 2008
HBCUs
Letters
HBCUS — STILL USEFUL AND VIABLE www.diverseeducation.com, “Perspectives: HBCUs and theComing Era of Growth and Service,” Jan. 17, 2008 I agree wholeheartedly with you, Mr. Larry Rivers. As a proud graduate of Fisk University, I remain dedicated to the philosophies of many of our HBCUs. Amid budget shortfalls and other educational crises, these institutions still […]
February 6, 2008
Community Colleges
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Here’s a look at how some colleges and universities around the country are celebrating Black History Month.
February 6, 2008
HBCUs
It’s Crunch Time for Fisk
Nashville HBCU heads back to court over art dispute, while also trying to meet a fundraising challenge.
February 6, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Political Pitfalls for Presidents
The South Carolina State University Board of Trustees wasn’t in a very festive mood when they met this past December.
February 6, 2008
Students
The Need to Equip, Prepare Community College Faculty Has Never Been Greater
Welcome to the NISOD column.
February 6, 2008
HBCUs
Promoting HBCUs
Black colleges provide a superior education; they just need to toot their horns a little louder.
February 6, 2008
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