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Section: Institutions
Students
Booker T. Washington Descendant: Fight for Quality Education Constant
Amanda Washington, Booker T. Washington’s great-great granddaughter, assesses the state of education 50 years after the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
July 1, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Southern University System Names McClinton as Interim Chancellor
The Southern University System Board of Supervisors selected Flandus McClinton Jr. to serve as acting chancellor for Southern University Baton Rouge.
June 30, 2014
HBCUs
Jurors to Get Case in Ex-South Carolina State University Trustee’s Trial
Jurors are expected to begin deliberating the fate of a former South Carolina State University trustee charged with corruption.
June 30, 2014
Students
Sexual Assaults on Campus? Administrators Should Heed Tips from Renowned Reporter
After his latest major story, higher ed officials should be reading and following Walt Bogdanich’s work in The New York Times and using it as a cautionary tale.
June 30, 2014
Students
Student Loan Interest Rates Increasing
Interest rates go up today for students taking out new federal loans. This hike is relatively minimal but could foreshadow more increases to come.
June 30, 2014
Students
Grimes, Warren Hit McConnell on Student Loan Debt
Brandon Davis has an undergraduate degree, a law degree and more than $200,000 in student loans ― which is why he is living with his future in-laws.
June 29, 2014
HBCUs
Millet Named Stillman College President; Warrick in as Grambling State Interim
Peter Millet is taking over permanently as president of Stillman College as the sixth president of the historically Black school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
June 29, 2014
African-American
Confrontation Between Campus Security, Professor Puts Arizona State in Spotlight
Physical encounter involving Dr. Ersula Ore reignites an age-old discussion among academics about how minorities — including minority faculty — are policed by campus officers who are charged with safeguarding the university and its surrounding areas.
June 29, 2014
HBCUs
Wilberforce University Faces Potential Loss of Accreditation
Documents released Tuesday reveal that Wilberforce University, the nation’s oldest private historically Black university, has been notified that its accreditation is in jeopardy.
June 26, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Winthrop University Fires President After Less Than a Year
Winthrop University fired its president after less than a year, saying she violated the Rock Hill college’s nepotism policy by hiring her husband, lied to trustees and was rude, hostile and demeaning to faculty, her own staff and school leaders.
June 26, 2014
Students
Study Finds Taking Class Online Does Not Necessarily Improve Outcomes
The authors found that there is no compelling evidence that online learning systems can deliver improved educational outcomes across the board, at scale, on campuses other than the one where the system was born and on a sustainable basis.
June 26, 2014
Students
Cornell University Alumni Endow First Africana Studies Center Lectureship
Cornell University alumni Reuben A. Munday and Cheryl Casselberry Munday have created an endowment that will allow the university’s Africana Studies and Research Center to bring in a leading scholar of African and African-American studies to the Ithaca campus for an annual lecture.
June 25, 2014
Community Colleges
Education Department Removes Tweet With Movie Scene
The Education Department on Wednesday apologized for a tweet that depicted a scene from the movie Bridesmaids with the words “Help me. I’m poor” imprinted on it as part of an effort to get students to apply for federal aid.
June 25, 2014
Community Colleges
Is a College Degree Still Worth It? Study Says Yes
Those with bachelor’s or associate degrees earn more money over their lifetime than those who skip college, even after factoring in the cost of higher education, according to a report released by The Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
June 24, 2014
HBCUs
U.S. Professors Troubled by Confucius Institutes
A report by the American Association of University Professors said universities “have sacrificed the integrity of the university and its academic staff” by allowing the Chinese government to supervise curriculum and staff at the institutes.
June 23, 2014
African-American
Experts Cite Strides, Struggles for Blacks in Higher Education Since Juneteenth
The program commemorated one of the oldest known celebrations for the end of slavery in the U.S. by highlighting the overarching HBCU significance since 1865 and the fight for equal education post-Brown v. Board of Education.
June 23, 2014
Community Colleges
Michelle Obama Challenges Students to Embrace Struggle
The first lady spoke at a recent graduation ceremony for the District of Columbia College Access Program, which provides counseling and scholarship aid to district students.
June 23, 2014
African-American
Winthrop University President Won’t Contest Dismissal
The president of Winthrop University won’t challenge a recent vote by trustees to fire her.
June 22, 2014
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