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Section: Institutions
Sports
White House Praises Gay Football Player for Coming Out
WASHINGTON ― The White House is applauding a college football player’s decision to announce he is gay, with President Barack Obama’s spokesman, first lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden all portraying him as courageous and inspirational.
February 11, 2014
African-American
University of Utah Study Seeks Faith’s Effects on Brain
University of Utah researchers studying religion’s effects on the brain are gearing up to study the minds of Mormons who have come back from recent missions.
February 9, 2014
Students
Lawyer: Hazing Charges at University of Georgia Unfounded
An attorney representing at least one of 11 University of Georgia students accused of hazing says allegations that pledges were beaten are false.
February 9, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Is ‘Saturday Night Live’ the Answer to Our Diversity Ills?
Lorne Michaels in an interview in the latest New York Magazine acknowledges his program has a diversity problem.
February 9, 2014
African-American
Hearings Planned on Connecticut College Sexual Assault Bill
The proposed legislation attempts to strengthen sexual assault policies on Connecticut college campuses and the way schools report sex assaults.
February 9, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Chancellor’s Contract Terminated at Southern University-Baton Rouge
Southern University System’s board of supervisors voted not to renew Baton Rouge chancellor James Llorens’ contract when it expires June 30.
February 9, 2014
Students
Tenn. Governor Proposes Free Community College Program
A popular Tennessee governor running for re-election wants to create a free community college program. Sound familiar?
February 6, 2014
Faculty & Staff
The Next Generation
February is a good time to look ahead, especially to the next generation of Black leadership.
February 6, 2014
HBCUs
Florida Memorial Selects First Female President
Roslyn Clark Artis is an attorney and former provost at Mountain State University in West Virginia.
February 5, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Hampton University President Harvey Giving $1M-Plus to Talladega College
Dr. William R. Harvey and his wife, Norma, have given the money to help establish a museum that will be home to the renowned Hale Woodruff Amistad Murals.
February 5, 2014
Sports
Temple Offers $4,000 If Students Limit Job Hours
The annual grants are available for incoming students who agree to not work more than 10 hours a week in off-campus jobs, in an attempt for students to graduate in four years.
February 4, 2014
Community Colleges
St. Paul’s College Officially for Sale
The financially strapped school in Lawrenceville, Va., that shut down last year is now listed with Motley’s Auction and Realty Group for a sealed bid auction of its buildings and acreage. Bids will be accepted through March.
February 4, 2014
Community Colleges
Diana RamÃrez-Jasso Designing Her Own Course of Action
This 2014 Diverse Emerging Scholar has created the first liberal studies program for Boston Architectural College, capitalizing on her interest in history, Mexican background and time at Harvard.
February 4, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Elizabeth City State Looking at More Layoffs
Chancellor Charles Becton says eliminating up to 65 positions would save $3.7 million a year.
February 3, 2014
African-American
Community College News Now Aggregate List 1/29/201
Community College News Now Aggregate List 1/29/2014 State of the Union: Obama asks Congress to reverse economic inequality http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-state-of-the-union-obama-2014-20140128,0,2195484.story#ixzz2rntqPptb Low-key state of the union for education – Is the Pell shortfall back? – Connecticut backs off value-added teacher evals http://www.politico.com/morningeducation/0114/morningeducation12853.html How Cody Anderson went from a community college outfielder to one of the Indians’ top […]
January 31, 2014
HBCUs
Felicia McInnis Nave Defies Boundaries for Women in STEM
This 2014 Emerging Scholar is not only a chemical engineering professor and university administrator, but she is also a vocal supporter of women and African-Americans in STEM.
January 30, 2014
Leadership & Policy
UIC to Pursue Obama Library Alone
Despite Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s suggestion the city make a unified bid for President Barack Obama’s presidential library, the University of Illinois at Chicago says it will work on its own bid.
January 29, 2014
Community Colleges
Anna Dina Joaquin Utilizes Linguistic Skills to Help Others Succeed
There was no indication in Dr. Anna Dina Joaquin’s high school report card that she would one day become a university professor, but the Filipino American’s family’s strong immigrant values — hard work and education — along with encouragement from a key mentor, eventually propelled her to go from nearly the bottom of her […]
January 28, 2014
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