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Section: Institutions
Faculty & Staff
National Faculty Group Convened at Atlanta HBCUs Urged to Help Determine U.S. Education Priorities
Faculty members from more than 50 U.S. colleges and universities gathered in Atlanta for the Faculty Resource Networkâs annual national symposium, which was held this year at three neighboring historically Black campuses.
November 24, 2009
Students
HBCUs Get On Board With Direct Lending
Direct Loan-only system wonât pose expensive administrative burdens for private and small public historically Black schools, HBCU association leaders say.
November 23, 2009
Community Colleges
AU Professorâs Cross-country Study Reveals American Hospitality Toward Muslims
American University professor Ahmed Akbar traveled the country to gauge Americansâ attitudes toward Muslims after the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks. The results are documented in a film, âJourney into America.â
November 19, 2009
Students
Study Identifies Factors Behind Successful Community College Transfers
Researchers focused on six Texas community colleges with large proportions of socioeconomically disadvantaged students explain in newly released report why higher-than-predicted transfer rates were accomplished.
November 18, 2009
Community Colleges
Community Colleges Targeted by Goldman Sachs Small Business Initiative
Initiative by Goldman Sachs investment banking firm will funnel $200 million to higher education institutions, including community colleges, to assist small business owners with education and technical assistance.
November 18, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Mississippi Plan to Consolidate Black Colleges Facing Opposition
Opposition to Gov. Haley Barbourâs plan to merge Mississippiâs three historically Black schools, includes Jackson State University President Ronald Mason and Black Mississippi legislators.
November 17, 2009
Students
Study Abroad Participation Up, Except Among Minority Students
Despite targeted outreach and the availability of financial aid, minority-student study abroad participation declined for several groups, according to the new Open Doors report from the Institute of International Education.
November 15, 2009
MSIs
MSIs To Get New Help in Going âGreenâ
A new grant to the United Negro College Fund should help a cross-section of minority-serving institutions â including Hispanic-serving universities and tribal colleges â promote environmentally friendly building practices in the years ahead.
November 12, 2009
Sports
The Unfinished Business of HBCUs
Public historically Black colleges and universities have served the under-represented well in the years since Adams v. Richardson, but states can no longer continue to underfund HBCUs if these schools are to become âcomparable and competitiveâ with traditionally White institutions, a panel of former and current HBCU leaders concluded Thursday at a conference at Morgan State University.
November 12, 2009
Faculty & Staff
LASTWORD: Tending to Diversity at an HBCU
Diversity acquires a new meaning and perspective at historically Black colleges and universities, where African- Americans are the majority and others are in the minority.
November 11, 2009
Faculty & Staff
LEGENDS OF THE ACADEMY
For this special edition on ââŹËHigher Education Careers,ââŹâ˘ Diverse caught up with some legends whose careers have made an indelible impact on the academy. We found that even in retirement, or semi-retirement, these pioneers n
November 11, 2009
Asian American Pacific Islander
NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Obama Restores Asian American Initiative
Two years after the Bush administration let its authority lapse, President Barack Obama has reinstated the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
November 11, 2009
Community Colleges
Florida Higher Ed System Confronting Multiple Challenges
Newly appointed Florida higher education leader tackles difficult tasks, including conversion of community colleges into four-year colleges and helping defuse governance crisis on public university tuition rates.
November 8, 2009
Native Americans
Tribal Leaders: âWe Need to be Respectedâ
Before the largest gathering of tribal leaders in U.S. history Thursday, President Barack Obama pledged $50 million in funding for tribal colleges and vowed his administration would work to address problems facing Native Americans, from health disparities to economic development.
November 5, 2009
Students
Obama Community College Proposal May Not Be Enough
President Barack Obama wants to invest some $12 billion in community colleges with the aim of seeing an additional 5 million students graduate by 2020.
November 1, 2009
African-American
Census: âBrain Gainsâ for High-Tech Cities
Passing up industrial centers and former hotspots in the Southwest, college graduates are fueling population growth in urban, high-tech meccas, such as Charlotte, N.C. and Austin, Texas.
October 29, 2009
African-American
HBCUs once a haven for Jewish refugee scholars
Based on a book and film, the Museum of Jewish Heritage presents: âBeyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Collegesâ
October 28, 2009
Students
WASHINGTON UPDATE: Two-year Colleges Face Student Loan Default Challenge
Two-year Colleges Face Student Loan Default Challenge Rising rate causing some community colleges to opt out of student loan system.
October 28, 2009
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