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Section: Institutions
African-American
Our Voices will be Heard When We Vote in November
America is the home of the brave and the land of the free. One of the greatest privileges that we have is our right to vote.
October 9, 2016
African-American
Infighting Persists Over Iconic Journal for African American History
An internal battle has been brewing within the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) over who should publish the association’s journal that was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
October 9, 2016
Community Colleges
Experts: Performance Funding for Higher Ed Yielding Mixed Results
Despite broad national support for such programs, state funding for higher education that is tied to performance metrics is having mixed results, Community College Research Center researchers say.
October 6, 2016
Students
Mississippi’s LGBT Community, Objectors Locked in Rights Struggle
Mississippi laws targeting the LGBT community in the name of religious liberty.
October 4, 2016
Students
Guillermo: Close Tax Loopholes to Finance Free College Tuition Plan
The revelation of Donald Trump’s loss of nearly a billion dollars in 1995, according to his tax records obtained by the New York Times, may bolster the visibility of the free-college tuition issue on the campaign trail. Trump’s declared losses of $916 million on his 1995 return would have allowed him not to pay any […]
October 3, 2016
Students
Colleges may get Help Fighting ‘Revenge Porn’
A proposed law that would punish people who publish “revenge porn” online will likely be put forth in the next Congress, but how effective ― if passed ― will the measure be in combating the practice on college campuses?
October 3, 2016
Students
Racial Incidents Hit Close to Home: On My Campus
Last week, a young White college student dressed as a gorilla taunted a group of Black Lives Matter protesters at East Tennessee State University.
October 2, 2016
Students
CIAA Keeps Basketball Tournaments in Charlotte
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, overwhelmingly comprised of historically Black colleges and universities, announced Friday that it will not move its basketball championship tournaments from Charlotte, North Carolina next February in the wake of a state law that restricts the rights of LGBT people. Stating that “relocation would not be in the best interest” of […]
October 2, 2016
Students
2 North Carolina A&T Students Dead after Shooting
GREENSBORO, N.C. ― Two students at North Carolina A&T State University are dead after being shot at a campus-area house party. Greensboro Police Department officers responded to a report of shots fired early Sunday and found two injured students at the scene. Both victims died Sunday morning. They were identified as Alisia Dieudonne, a sophomore […]
October 2, 2016
Students
Students Protest Conditions at Lincoln University
Several dozen Lincoln University students staged a sit-in this week to protest deteriorating conditions at the historically Black institution located about 45 miles outside of Philadelphia.
September 29, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Former Tuskegee University President Benjamin Payton Dies
Dr. Benjamin F. Payton, who served as Tuskegee University’s president for nearly 30 years, died Wednesday at Fort Myers, Fla., at age 83.
September 29, 2016
Students
Institutions Need to Better Serve American Indian/Alaskan Native Students
Institutions must make systemic changes to improve outreach efforts, accessibility, retention programs, and better serve American Indian/Alaskan Native students to eliminate educational achievement gaps.
September 28, 2016
Students
Colleges Lavishing More Financial Aid on Wealthy Students
STORRS, Conn. ― Spencer Mulligan knew his family could pay for his college education, even without loans or grants. So when the University of Connecticut offered a merit award of $20,000 over four years, he saw it as a bonus. As a discount on in-state tuition, it brought the cost well below half of what […]
September 27, 2016
Students
Algebra Project to Pave Way for Minority Students to Pursue STEM
The Algebra Project, a unique approach to teaching mathematics that was developed by civil rights activist Bob Moses, will make its entry into new school districts across the country
September 26, 2016
Students
Scholars Unsure Potential Young Latino Voters Engaged
Even though young Latino voters have much at stake in the 2016 presidential election — from immigration reform to free college — it remains unclear as to whether they will turn out to the polls in large numbers this November.
September 26, 2016
Leadership & Policy
‘Diddy’ Donates $1 Million to Howard University
WASHINGTON ― Sean “Diddy” Combs is donating $1 million to Howard University, where he once was a student. The rapper and music mogul made the announcement alongside Howard President Wayne Frederick at his Bad Boy Records reunion tour show last Thursday night in Washington, D.C., where the historically Black college is located. Howard says the […]
September 25, 2016
Sports
Tennessee State Legendary Track Coach Ed Temple Dies
Ed Temple guided women’s track athletes to 40 Olympic medals as he served for some four decades, making him a legend worldwide among coaches and athletes.
September 25, 2016
Students
Need for Latinos in Community College Leadership Emphasized
The National Community College Hispanic Council gathered to address institutional strategies that impact the success of Latinx students.
September 25, 2016
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