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Section: Institutions
Students
Obamaâs Call of College for All; Could It Be Done?
In his address to a joint session of Congress last Tuesday, President Barack Obama called for every American to pursue some form of education beyond high school. Itâs an ambitious goal â some might say impossible.
March 1, 2009
Students
Education Secretary Duncan: HBCUs as Relevant Today as Ever
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made his first official visit to Howard University Thursday to discuss the role historically Black colleges and universities must continue to play in preparing teachers to educate the nationâs increasingly diverse student body.
February 26, 2009
Sports
CIAA Tournament Provides Much More Than Basketball
Over five weeks last year this city hosted three basketball tournaments, including the Atlantic Coast Conference men and the NCAA East Regional.
February 25, 2009
Leadership & Policy
N.C. A&T State Chancellor Resigns From Post
In a sudden and strange turn of events, North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor Stanley Battle has announced that June 30th will be his last day on the job.
February 25, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Fisk Discloses Major New Problems
Fisk University, beset with financial troubles before the nationâs economy began a free fall last year, has joined a growing list of prominent historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) signaling tougher times at hand.
February 24, 2009
Latinx
Budget Bill Seeks Immediate Education Increases
Last fall, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate decided not to fight with the Bush White House over education spending for fiscal 2009, which began last Oct. 1.
February 24, 2009
HBCUs
HBCUs share the spotlight with award-nominated and winning actresses whose talents they helped shape and mold.
When Taraji P. Henson was nominated for an Academy Award this year for best supporting actress in âThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button,â the celebration rippled beyond Hollywood and into the halls of two historically Black universities.
February 22, 2009
Students
Community Colleges May Soon Start Turning Students Away
Nicole Rodriguez has been waiting a year to get into Pima Community Collegeâs nursing program. But sheâs running out of patience.
February 18, 2009
Community Colleges
Boston Public High School Graduates Struggle To Finish College
Report prompts concerns about whether Boston public high school graduates are college-ready and if colleges are doing enough to help students graduate.
February 18, 2009
Community Colleges
Roxbury Community College Experiencing Renaissance
RCC has transformed itself from scandal-plagued to a college of choice.
February 18, 2009
Community Colleges
Itâs a Womanâs World (at least at these colleges)
The six womenâs colleges in Massachusetts continue to innovate academically and financially to appeal to college-bound women.
February 18, 2009
Leadership & Policy
The Presidential Search âPlateauâ
Once a pioneer, Massachusetts is experiencing a slowdown in the promotion of minorities to the university president ranks, particularly at elite private institutions.
February 18, 2009
Asian American Pacific Islander
Diverse Calendar
March 5-7AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HISPANICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION 4th Annual National Conference âAchieving Hispanic Successâ Hyatt Regency Riverwalk San Antonio Web: www.aahhe.org March 11-15 THE NATIONAL BLACK GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION 21st Annual Conference âEngaged. Empowered. Expect It.â Doubletree Downtown Houston Contact: Dorothy E. Hines E-mail: vpconference@nbgsa.org Web: www.nbgsa.org March 12-14 TWELFTH ANNUAL REGIONAL HBCU SUMMIT [âŚ]
February 18, 2009
HBCUs
At-risk high school students benefit from partnership with HBCU
Disadvantaged students at a Texas public high school are achieving at a higher level as a result of a recent partnership between Prairie View A&M University, according to results announced yesterday by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Redesign Network. The partnership between Prairie View and the high school is part of TMCFâs college preparedness program [âŚ]
February 16, 2009
Leadership & Policy
UDC launches community college, first in D.C. since 1977
Two-year school should not be run by UDC, some say.
February 16, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Minorities in Massachusetts find path to university presidential ranks difficult to tread
Once a pioneer, Massachusetts is experiencing a slowdown in the promotion of minorities to the university president ranks, particularly at elite private institutions.
February 16, 2009
Students
Man sues LA college over anti-gay-marriage speech
A community college student has filed a lawsuit claiming a public speaking professor berated him and refused to let him finish a speech opposing same-sex marriage.
February 16, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Economic Woes Test Historically Black Colleges
Historically Black colleges and universities, which for decades have been educating students who canât afford to go â or canât imagine going â elsewhere, have been particularly challenged by the nationâs economic meltdown.
February 15, 2009
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