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Section: Institutions
HBCUs
History Matters
History Matters Dr. James Minor puts forth a flawed premise about the value of historically Black colleges and universities in the April 5 “Last Word” (see “Success of HBCUs Means Looking Forward, Not Backwards”). He seems to question the rationale of having higher education institutions focus on a specific segment of our society. Absent from […]
June 27, 2007
HBCUs
Fund-raising Support for Black Colleges
Fund-raising Support for Black Colleges It is indeed difficult to raise funds at historically Black colleges and universities (see “Bettering the Black College Paradigm,” May 3). It is difficult because of the lack of unrestricted funds to support fund-raising efforts. I surmise that that was one of the driving forces behind creating the UNCF’s Institute […]
June 27, 2007
HBCUs
More Compelling Explanations for HBCU-TWI Salary Disparities
More Compelling Explanations for HBCU-TWI Salary Disparities According to the article, “Study: HBCU Graduates Earn Less Than Black Graduates of Traditionally White Institutions” (see Diverse, May 17), the economic gains of Blacks who attended historically Black institutions as opposed to Blacks who attended traditionally White institutions declined dramatically from the 1970s to the 1990s, according […]
June 27, 2007
Students
Getting to Know:Yolanda Cash Jackson
Lobbyist for Florida’s HBCUs Works the Capitol on Behalf of Minority Students
June 27, 2007
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Students
Bill May Build Consensus on Aid To Predominantly Black Colleges
A series of changes on Capitol Hill is providing new momentum for efforts to create a federal aid program for predominantly Black colleges — institutions that enroll a large number of African-Americans but are not recognized as historically Black schools.
June 27, 2007
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HBCUs
Are U.S. News’ Rankings Inherently Biased Against Black Colleges?
The U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings have long had their share of critics, and Dr. Walter Kimbrough, president of historically Black Philander Smith College, is trying to enlist his HBCU counterparts in boycotting the rankings.
June 27, 2007
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Community Colleges
Establishing a Real-World Credential
Community College of the Air Force to award 300,000th associate degree.
June 27, 2007
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Tribal Colleges
Connecting the Disconnected
The Internet to the Hogan project will provide Web access to residents of a Navajo reservation.
June 27, 2007
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HBCUs
Recognizing the Importance of ‘Keeping It Real’ Language for Today’s Students
Attending convocation at a historically Black college or university, you’re likely to experience eloquent prayers, well-trained singers and rousing speeches imbued with cultural pride — all trademark performances of the HBCU tradition.
June 27, 2007
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Leadership & Policy
Board approves tuition hike at community colleges
FAIRFIELD Maine Tuition at the state’s seven community colleges will go up by 2.5 percent next year under a plan approved Wednesday by the Maine Community College System board of trustees.
June 26, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Sporting a new look – Historically Black colleges and universities promote sports
There is a new dimension to athletics that is taking shape at some of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
June 26, 2007
Leadership & Policy
University of the District of Columbia: truncated, but still alive – huge cuts proposed to save the university
In order to survive, the University of the District of Columbia — which has already had furloughs and delays in opening — faces the loss of more than one hundred faculty members and serious cuts in its programs.
June 26, 2007
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Leadership & Policy
Central State University: what happened? – financial crisis in Central State University, Ohio
WILBERFORCE, OHIO Dr. Herman B. Smith Jr. stepped onto Central State University’s campus in early 1995 with hope, ambition and a clear idea of the task he faced.
June 26, 2007
Students
Bill May Build Consensus on Aid To Predominantly Black Colleges
A series of changes on Capitol Hill is providing new momentum for efforts to create a federal aid program for predominantly Black colleges — institutions that enroll a large number of African-Americans but are not recognized as historically Black schools.
June 26, 2007
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Community Colleges
Tuition hike at community colleges eyed
FAIRFIELD Maine Trustees of the Maine Community College System are expected to consider a tuition rate increase of about 2.5 percent when they meet Wednesday.
June 25, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Faculty hears explanation on probation
TALLAHASSEE Fla. The interim head of Florida A&M University told hundreds of faculty and staff Monday that he was stunned to learn in a telephone call last week that the school was being put on probation, largely for chronic financial mismanagement.
June 24, 2007
Community Colleges
Many with degrees returning to community colleges
GREENSBORO N.C. Many North Carolinians with degrees are returning to community colleges to further their education, largely the result of majoring in a subject that doesn’t bode well in today’s job market, officials said.
June 24, 2007
Community Colleges
2 Ark. schools want to switch bonds to cover nursing school costs
LITTLE ROCK Two Arkansas universities want to shift money set aside by a statewide bond issue to help fund improvements to their nursing programs, as enrollment and interest climbs in the field.
June 24, 2007
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