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Section: Institutions
Community Colleges
Pearl River Community College President to Retire in June
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River Community College President William Lewis is set to retire this summer. News outlets report that school officials in a news release that Lewis notified the college’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday that he will retire June 30. He has been president of PRCC since 2000. Adam Breerwood, vice president for […]
January 11, 2017
Champions Award
Kay McClenney Named as 2017 Diverse Champions Award Winner
Dr. Kay McClenney, a veteran leader in education and a community college advocate, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Diverse Champions Award.
January 10, 2017
Students
Trial Over Fix for Segregation at Maryland Colleges Begins
BALTIMORE — A trial to determine the best way to cure inequality among Maryland’s colleges and universities is underway in federal court in Baltimore. The decade-old case being heard Monday involves a coalition representing the state’s four historically Black colleges that says the state has underfunded the institutions while developing programs at traditionally White schools […]
January 9, 2017
Students
ASPiRE Premieres ‘Bama State Style’ Tonight
“Bama State Style,” the reality TV show featuring Alabama State University’s Mighty Marching Hornets Band, has been acquired by the nationally syndicated ASPiRE Television Network and premieres tonight.
January 9, 2017
Students
Guillermo: To Talladega Band, What Kind of March Would MLK Attend?
Call the inaugural what it is. It is the celebration of an incoming administration that threatens everything a college founded by slaves stands for.
January 8, 2017
Students
Talladega College Forging Ahead to Perform at Trump Inauguration
Following several days of controversy, Talladega College President Billy Hawkins announced on Thursday morning that the college’s marching band will perform in President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inaugural parade.
January 5, 2017
Students
Diverse Conversations: How Trump Presidency Will Affect HBCUs, HSIs
Looking at his proposed ideas and policies, here are some ways that these institutions could be affected once President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
January 4, 2017
Leadership & Policy
HBCU Advocates Discuss Remedial Phase of Maryland Higher Ed Desegregation Case
The plaintiffs prevailed in 2013 in a suit against the state of Maryland over duplication of HBCU programs at majority institutions that produced “segregative effects.” The remedial phase of the trial begins Monday.
January 4, 2017
Students
New York Gov. Cuomo Proposes Free Tuition for Lower Income Students
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan to offer free tuition to low and middle income college students attending public colleges and universities in the state.
January 3, 2017
Students
Talladega College Might Be on Right Side of History
More than a century ago, Booker T. Washington—the most prominent product of an HBCU at that point—accepted an invitation to The White House that was just as controversial.
January 3, 2017
Students
Talladega College: We’ve not Committed to Trump Inauguration
As of Tuesday afternoon, Talladega College officials said there has not been a decision from its president on whether its marching band will perform at the Trump inauguration.
January 3, 2017
Students
Talladega College Under Fire for Accepting Role in Trump Inauguration
As the only HBCU to accept an invitation so far, Talladega College’s decision to participate in the parade has elicited a particularly strong reaction on social media.
January 2, 2017
Students
Faculty Engaging More in New Era of Activism
Staff and faculty are attempting to understand and even participate in student activism.
January 2, 2017
Students
Leaders Anticipate Need to Convey Higher Ed’s ROI to Trump Administration
Leaders across the nation remain hopeful that the Trump administration will usher in a new era for the state of higher education.
December 29, 2016
Students
Education Partnership Providing Pipeline for Success in Los Angeles
GO East LA, a cradle-to-college project in East Los Angeles, is showing early success in eliminating education gaps between underserved students and their better-resourced peers.
December 28, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Entering New Job, Tennessee Head of Colleges Draws Praise
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The new Tennessee Board of Regents chancellor has officially gotten the job, drawing praise from Gov. Bill Haslam and higher education officials. The Tennessean reports Flora Tydings was confirmed as college system chancellor Tuesday. She starts Feb. 1. Haslam praised the Chattanooga State Community College president for fostering relationships with businesses, community […]
December 28, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Bill Pink Raising the Bar at Every Level
At Grand Rapids Community College, Dr. Bill Pink will not only be memorialized as a college president, but as the first African-American to hold the position at the 100-year-old institution.
December 27, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Hampton U. President Harvey Sharing His Principles for Leadership
Dr. William Harvey, 75-year-old higher education icon, has pulled together the core of his leadership strategy in his first book, set for release early next year.
December 22, 2016
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