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Section: Institutions
Tribal Colleges
Obama Administration Jobs Plan Has Higher Education Funds
Community and tribal colleges would receive $5 billion for construction projects under President Obama’s new jobs plan, which also could shore up state education budgets and provide post-secondary job training opportunities.
September 11, 2011
Sports
Morehouse, Howard Football Teams Launching AT&T Nation’s Football Classic
Activities tied to the inaugural AT&T Nation’s Football Classic – including debates, symposiums and receptions – suggest that pressing social issues, along with athletics, will be at the forefront this weekend in Washington, D.C.
September 8, 2011
HBCUs
Commentary: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Are Vital to a Diverse U.S. Workforce
U.S. higher education does not have to operate as a zero-sum game where one type of institution wins and another loses, a UNCF senior vice-president writes.
September 6, 2011
HBCUs
Battle of the Bands highlights
Selected visuals from the 2010 Honda Battle of the Bands in Atlanta, featuring the top HBCU marching bands in the country including Florida A&M University and Southern University.
September 3, 2011
African-American
Virginia State University Drumline Performs at the White House
Less than a month after they performed with fellow band members in the Honda Battle of the Bands showcase, an eight-person drumline from the Virginia State University’s Trojan Explosion marching band entertained guests at the Feb. 26 executive order signing for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Barack Obama.
September 3, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Talking ‘Microaggressions’ With Dr. Derald Wing Sue
Columbia University psychology professor Derald Wing Sue recently spoke to Diverse about his latest book, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. The book insightfully describes the existence of subtle, often unintentional biases and their considerable impact on members of traditionally disadvantaged groups.
September 3, 2011
HBCUs
For Public HBCUs, A New Type of Advocacy
Dr. Lorenzo Esters of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, rallies higher education stakeholders behind effort to boost funding for public historically Black college and universities.
August 30, 2011
Sports
SWAC Coping with Academic Woes, Postseason Bans
Three Southwestern Athletic Conference schools, Jackson State, Southern and Grambling, have received postseason bans in either football or men’s basketball for failing to meet the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate standards.
August 29, 2011
Students
Thurgood Marshall College Fund President Johnny Taylor Seeks New Partnerships, Support for Public HBCUs
With just more than a year of leading the organization, Johnny Taylor has implemented changes at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund that have essentially overhauled the fund.
August 29, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Louisiana Regents Question Southern University Financial Emergency
Members of the state’s top higher education board questioned whether Southern University needed to declare a financial emergency for its main campus and complained that school leaders hadn’t consulted them about the plans.
August 25, 2011
Community Colleges
Morris Brown College Pays Off Debt to U.S. Government
Morris Brown College has settled a nearly $10 million debt for pennies on the dollar with the U.S. Education Department.
August 24, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Lincoln University Aims to Strengthen STEM Programs Through Teaching, Research
When Dr. Ivory Nelson became president of Lincoln University in 1999, the trained chemist declared that he would make scientific research and education one of his greatest priorities.
August 24, 2011
Community Colleges
Report: Lack of College Completion Could Cost States Billions
A report released today from the American Institutes for Research suggests that students who do not complete college may cost states billions in lost revenue.
August 21, 2011
Community Colleges
For-profit College Targets Attorney General Conway in Election
Leaders at Sullivan University, which has its main campus in Louisville, asked employees during an Aug. 3 training session to contribute $25 each to attorney general candidate Todd P’Pool, according to The Courier-Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader.
August 11, 2011
Community Colleges
Mississippi Community College Degree Program Allows Academic Credit Earned from Military Training, Experience
A Mississippi community college is offering a new associate degree program that it says will enable veteran and active-duty members of the armed services to combine their military training with academic credits.
August 10, 2011
Community Colleges
U.S. Justice Dept. Accuses For-profit College of Breaking Law
The Obama administration and four states are accusing a private, for-profit college of illegally paying recruiters to enroll students in an $11 billion fraud, the latest action in a long-running examination of the industry’s recruitment techniques.
August 9, 2011
Students
For-profit Colleges Respond to Increased Scrutiny
Now, the industry will see if it can still make healthy profits from its challenging demographic — low-income workers, older students and those with spotty academic backgrounds — while being much more accountable for its results.
August 8, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Sticker Shock
State funding cuts lead to sharp tuition hikes at Florida colleges. “All capital outlay funding was vetoed by the governor,” notes Dr. Rolando Montoya, the provost of Miami Dade College. “The college continues doing more with less,” says Montoya, adding that the school is trying to keep the budget cuts “out of the classroom, as best as possible.”
August 4, 2011
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