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Section: Institutions

Community Colleges

Terrel H. Bell: ‘The Thirteenth Man,’ 1921-1996 – educator – Obituary

During the early months of Ronald Reagan’s first term As President of the United States, the African American men and women engaged in teaching and administering community colleges throughout the nation met in Atlanta, Georgia. The group, known as the National Council on Black American Affairs (NCBAA), had assembled to determine what steps we might take as a national Black organization to stave off Reagan’s declared promise to destroy the U.S. Department of Education (ED).

June 19, 2007

Spending bill would freeze funds for HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universities

Historically Black colleges and universities would receive the same amount of federal funding in 1997 that they received this year under legislation proposed by Republicans in the House of Representatives.

June 19, 2007

Cash-for-grades Scam Highlights Dilemma For College Admissions

BERKELEY, Calif. News that dozens of community college students in the San Francisco Bay Area may have been hitting their checkbooks rather than textbooks in a cash-for-grades scam highlighted an academic dilemma: What to do about cheaters?

June 19, 2007

Supreme Court ruling on VMI not a legal burden to HBCUs – Virginia Military Institute, historically Black colleges and universities

Historically Black colleges and universities probably won’t face another legal barrage now that the Supreme Court has eradicated single-gender education at Virginia Military Institute, discrimination law experts say.

June 18, 2007

Community Colleges

Tuition-free community colleges better than tax credit

Cap in hand and gown flowing, President William Jefferson Clinton made his bid to be the “education President” when he spoke recently at Princeton University. He offered a $1500 refundable tuition tax credit for students and their parents, and predicted that such a credit would make community college attendance essentially free.

June 18, 2007

Community Colleges

System Allows Credits to Transfer Between Ivy Tech, Universities

INDIANAPOLIS A system that allows community-college students to transfer credits to the state’s seven public universities is nearly complete – a milestone in the decades-long effort to create transfer agreements that benefit students and their checkbooks.

June 18, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Alabama College President’s Indictment Leads to Internal Investigation of Two-Year System

MONTGOMERY Ala. Two-year colleges chancellor Bradley Byrne said n internal investigation has begun following the indictment of former Alabama Fire College President William Langston and will focus on the hiring of the director’s children.

June 18, 2007

Settlement Ends Dispute Over N.J. College Newspaper Adviser’s Ouster

TRENTON, N.J. Trustees at a southern New Jersey community college have agreed to permanently reinstate a student newspaper faculty adviser whose removal had sparked protests from journalism groups and even criticism from a federal judge.

June 18, 2007

Staying competitive – marketing campaigns of historically Black colleges and universities

Nashville, Tn — After a decade of watching enrollment swell at almost twice ,the rate of predominantly white institutions, some historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are beefing up marketing efforts to remain competitive.

June 18, 2007

African-American

Educational gains by minority students threatened – affirmative action programs

Washington — The nation’s students of color made significant gains in college enrollment and the number of degrees they earned in recent years, but the gap between them and their white counterparts on all educational levels is glaring, says a report released this month by the American Council on Education (ACE).

June 18, 2007

Fore! NCAA division I: golf taps its first historically Black college – National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I golf tournament raises doubts on commitment to nurturing black golfers

Jackson State University made history this spring by becoming the first historically Black institution to have its golf team invited to the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I golf tournament. Division 110 the NCAA’s top competitive division.

June 18, 2007

USOC pushes for diversity behind the scenes – US Olympic Committee

The U.S. has produced more than its share of women and minority athletes who have made their marks and claimed Olympic glory. But behind the scenes is a different story.

June 18, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Rainy day blues at UDC: furloughs, pay cuts and tuition hikes at the University of the District of Columbia – University of the District of Columbia

Washington For most colleges and universities, May is the month for bestowing “rights and privileges” to deserving scholars.

June 18, 2007

Winston-State University Teams up with NASCAR for a Degree Program

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Winston-Salem State University has teamed up with NASCAR to launch the nation’s first motorsport management bachelor’s degree program at a historically Black college or university. The program is one of the initiatives NASCAR has undertaken to introduce minorities to some of the behind-the-scenes opportunities in auto racing.

June 18, 2007

One, two, three…red light – conservative backlash derails progress in equal opportunity

The game, “One, Two, Three … Red Light,” played by elementary school children is an excellent metaphor for the state of Black progress in higher education.

June 17, 2007

Community Colleges

New community college affirmative action policies announced; California keeps some elements of old hiring programs – Special Report Top 100 Degree Producers

California Community Colleges officials have changed the system’s affirmative action hiring policies to make sure that they don’t include any “illegal preferences” for minorities.

June 17, 2007

African-American

Five-year trends in minority degree production – Special Report Top 100 Degree Producers

For the past five years, I have prepared listings of the colleges and universities across the United States that confer the most degrees to students of color for Black Issues In Higher Education.

June 17, 2007

African-American

To do list – steps affirmative action proponents can take – Special Report Top 100 Degree Producers

Affirmative action has helped ensure access to higher education for students and faculty who might not have had that chance otherwise. Now that affirmative action programs are battling for their very existence, the editors and writers of Black Issues In Higher Education present the following pointers and reminders that have been gleaned from interviews, research and discussions in preparation for this special report.

June 17, 2007