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Section: Institutions
Community Colleges
Program Seeks To Steer More Students Toward College
A program to encourage high school seniors to consider higher education after graduation is being launched in three high schools this fall.
October 8, 2012
Students
UNCF Empower Me Tour Rolls On
UNFC’s Empower Me Tour begins its 10-city journey to help students navigate through college.
October 7, 2012
African-American
Black Male Incarceration Crisis: Transparency and Education Are Key in Effecting Change
Transparency and education are the best ways to start changing the effects of mass incarceration on voting rights in the United States, concurred a panel of experts at a session at the Seventh Annual Black Male Initiative Conference at the City University of New York’s College of Staten Island.
October 7, 2012
Students
New Study Finds Millennials Well Prepared for the ‘Real World’
The recession and its lingering effects are heavily influencing the academic choices of the Millennial generation, according to leaders of the study of more than 5,600 people between ages 17 and 23 who are either college students or college-bound high school juniors and seniors.
October 7, 2012
Community Colleges
California State University System Picks New Chancellor
The California State University system on Thursday selected Timothy P. White to lead the nation’s largest collection of four-year colleges as its new chancellor.
October 4, 2012
Community Colleges
George Washington University Students Come Out to Hear Presidential Debate
Republican and Democratic students gathered at George Washington University Wednesday to watch the first of the presidential debates.
October 4, 2012
Students
New Mexico State University president resigns
New Mexico State University President Barbara Couture stepped down Monday, effective immediately.
October 2, 2012
Community Colleges
Colleges Pledge to Graduate Additional 4 Million
Nearly 500 public colleges that account for three-quarters of all four-year college students pledged Tuesday to produce a combined 3.8 million additional graduates by 2025, an ambitious target that would help bring the United States closer to its goal of regaining its lost global lead in college attainment.
October 2, 2012
LGBTQ+
Another Big Supreme Court Term Gets Underway
The Supreme Court is starting a new term that is shaping up to be as important as the last one, with the prospect of major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights.
October 1, 2012
Students
In Defense of ‘Exploitation Games’
Savannah State President Cheryl Dozier defends her institution’s decision to allow its football team to play against big market Division I teams, despite much criticism from those in the HBCU and football communities.
September 30, 2012
Students
Professors Navigate Social Media Boundaries in Providing Effective Counsel to Students
Scholars discuss appropriate social media interaction with students they teach at a Howard University conference September 27-28.
September 30, 2012
African-American
Report: Black Graduate Student Enrollment Up
In a significant one-year change that scholars say deserves more scrutiny, first-time graduate school enrollment among African-Americans rose in 2011, according to a new survey released Thursday by the Council of Graduate Schools.
September 27, 2012
Community Colleges
UNC Students Shape Businesses To Fill Social Needs
A competition being held this week by North Carolina’s public university system pits 31 student-led teams that are presenting business plans for enterprises that would both generate profits and help the needy.
September 26, 2012
Students
Obama Encourages Ohio College Students To Vote
President Barack Obama’s latest trip to Ohio wasn’t just about getting his message across. He wanted to make sure college students and 20-somethings are going to vote in big numbers, just like four years ago when they backed him by a wide margin.
September 26, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Notre Dame’s Carol Owens Named President of Black Coaches and Administrators’ Board
University of Notre Dame assistant head women’s basketball coach Carol Owens has been named president of the Black Coaches and Administrators board.
September 26, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Peering Though the Kaleidoscope
Andy Herrera of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is known as a strong advocate for underrepresented students.
September 26, 2012
HBCUs
Commentary: Could End of Affirmative Action Be Boon for Black Colleges?
Students should choose HBCUs based not on attenuation of opportunities, but on tangible benefits these institutions confer, writes Taylor, an HBCU graduate.
September 26, 2012
Faculty & Staff
HBCU Week Conference: Black College Leaders Counseled on Federal Contracting, Grant Opportunities
Experts told HBCU leaders that to win federal grants and contracts means administrators must have a realistic sense of their school’s capabilities, hire faculty with a vision to conduct research, and be willing to remedy shortcomings in their proposals.
September 26, 2012
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