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Section: Institutions
Faculty & Staff
New Report: Black Colleges Crucial to Grooming New Scientists
Historically Black colleges and universities play a vital role in producing future scientists and engineers, according to a recent report released by the National Science Foundation.
September 7, 2008
HBCUs
HBCUs Seek Normalcy After Gustav
Officials of New Orleans’ historically Black colleges are anxiously planning their returns to campuses in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, but they remain cautiously optimistic their schools have avoided catastrophic damage.
September 3, 2008
African-American
Getting to Know Dr. Kofi Lomotey
While Dr. Kofi Lomotey has held appointments at predominately White institutions, he understands the critically important roles that historically Black colleges and universities play in educating Black students.
September 3, 2008
Community Colleges
Music to Their Ears
Last month, the College of Music at the University of North Texas held its first-ever mariachi summer camp for Hispanic students in sixth through 12th grades.
September 3, 2008
MSIs
An Inside Look at a Law’s Renewal
Newly signed law includes more than 60 initiatives, including those for single parent students, active duty military and disabled students.
September 3, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Professional Appointments
Dr. Guy Bailey has been appointed president of Texas Tech University. Previously, he served as chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Bailey earned a bachelor’s and master’s from the University of Alabama and a doctorate from the University of Tennessee. DR. DAVID KROLL has been named the first chairperson of the pharmaceutical sciences department […]
September 3, 2008
Students
Grants & Gifts
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD, has received a $1 MILLION donation from long-time Bakersfield residents, Tom and Barbara Hardt, to help build the university’s baseball training and playing facility. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE’s Cinema and Television Arts Department has received $66,000 from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY (Ohio) has received $599,500 in scholarships […]
September 3, 2008
HBCUs
Morehouse Seeks to Build a ‘World House’ With King Collection
Morehouse College is teaming up with Atlanta’s leaders to develop the $125 million center that will exhibit the Morehouse King Collection and highlight the role of historically black colleges and universities in social justice struggles.
September 2, 2008
Latinx
An Inside Look at a Law’s Renewal
Newly signed law includes more than 60 initiatives, including those for single parent students, active duty military and disabled students.
August 28, 2008
Students
The Tom Joyner Foundation Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
Over the last 10 years, radio personality Tom Joyner and his foundation have raised more than $55 million dollars, and all of the proceeds have been dedicated to helping students start and finish their educations at historically Black colleges and universities.
August 27, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Colleges Confront Shootings With Survival Training
Hundreds of colleges across the nation have purchased a training program that teaches professors and students not to take campus threats lying down but to fight back with any “improvised weapon,” from a backpack to a laptop computer.
August 26, 2008
Students
When It Comes To Funding, Community Colleges Have to Emulate Four-Year Schools
California’s community colleges, the largest higher education system in the nation, have launched a three-year campaign to create a $100 million endowment for scholarships.
August 25, 2008
Native Americans
Partnership Receives Gates and Lumina Grants
The Partnership for Native American College Access and Success received $292,000 from the Gates Foundation and $195,000 from the Lumina Foundation to strengthen postsecondary curriculum for Native students and create a clear pathway to a bachelor’s degree for Native Americans in Muckleshoot and Tulalip communities, Evergreen State College announced.
August 24, 2008
Students
Weak Economy Spurs Growth for Community Colleges
Two-year community colleges are seeing record enrollment as families squeezed by tough economic times steer high school graduates away from more expensive four-year universities.
August 21, 2008
Community Colleges
Community College Students at a Glance
One-third of community college students who enrolled directly from high school in 2004 had no intention of going beyond earning an associate degree, but within two years 47 percent of this group raised their expectation to pursue a bachelor’s degree.
August 20, 2008
HBCUs
On DiverseEducation.com – The Academy Speaks Blog
Because most of the faces in historically Black college classrooms are of a darker hue, we typically ignore the need for multicultural affairs and intercultural conflict resolution in our midst.
August 20, 2008
Latinx
Approved HEA Bill Offers More Aid for Low-income Students
Reauthorized Higher Education Act includes new funding for graduate programs at minority-serving institutions.
August 20, 2008
HBCUs
Taking Full Advantage Of Funding Opportunities
Many Black colleges have secured dollars for a variety of important initiatives, but one of the hurdles is just knowing which funding streams to tap.
August 20, 2008
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