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Section: Institutions
Students
Amherst Extends Ban on Fraternities, Sororities
Amherst College has extended a 3-decade-old ban on fraternities and sororities to include off-campus “underground” organizations.
May 7, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Howard University Awarding School Record 105 Doctoral Degrees
Howard University has maintained it lead as the top producer of on-campus doctoral degrees awarded by Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
May 7, 2014
African-American
Report: Funding, Institutional Support Lacking for Historically Black Public Colleges
Historically Black public colleges in four states continue to lag behind predominantly White schools in funding and institutional support, the Center for Minority Serving Institutions finds in new report.
May 7, 2014
Community Colleges
Studying the Humanities Always Will Be Important
For the better part of the last two decades, we have heard from various quarters that studying liberal arts or the humanities in general was a waste of time.
May 6, 2014
Students
Johnson C. Smith Becomes First HBCU to Admit a Latino Fraternity
The young men, who are all pursuing degrees in STEM disciplines, say their common academic pursuits led them to the idea of creating a fraternity.
May 6, 2014
Native Americans
Ho-Chunk Tribe Hopes Change Sends More to College
The Ho-Chunk tribal legislature has proposed a policy it hopes will encourage members to better themselves after high school.
May 5, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Motherhood & Scholarship
Many women in academia juggle not only the time demands and responsibilities of this choice of career but must also face the reality that their fertile years are limited and will roughly coincide with the years they need to be publishing and working toward tenure.
May 5, 2014
LGBTQ+
When a Young Life Ends Tragically
Why San Francisco State University senior Stephen Guillermo won’t graduate this year.
May 5, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Condoleeza Rice Backs Out of Rutgers Commencement
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. ― Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has backed out of delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some faculty and students over her role in the Iraq War.
May 5, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Professor Makes Sure There’s No Disconnect in Her Online Program
Kari Frisch is maintaining 95 percent retention rates in her online courses at Central Lakes College through innovative methods.
May 5, 2014
Students
Business Leaders Unimpressed With College Grads’ Skills
Business leaders are increasingly pessimistic about whether college students are being adequately prepared for careers, according to an annual survey.
May 5, 2014
African-American
Pay Gap Persists at University of Iowa
On average, female professors at the University of Iowa make less money than their male counterparts.
May 1, 2014
Disabilties
Coalition Working to Bring Rural College Communities Up to Speed
A diverse coalition of colleges, corporations and other organizations is seeking to boost wireless broadband connectivity in small towns and rural areas.
May 1, 2014
HBCUs
Howard University: ‘P. Diddy’ Behind Podium to Provide Inspiration
As commencement nears, the university’s interim president stands behind the selection of the speaker, who dropped out of Howard.
May 1, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is an associate professor at Howard University and senior research analyst for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. In September, President Barack Obama named Toldson deputy director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Known as a “myth buster,” Toldson has challenged popular research reports and news sources […]
May 1, 2014
Students
Goodwin Liu
Goodwin Liu is an associate justice of the California Supreme Court. He has also been a member of the University of California- Berkeley Law faculty. Liu earned tenure in 2008 and was associate dean from 2008 to 2010. In 2009, Liu won the UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award. His primary areas of expertise are constitutional […]
May 1, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Juan Gilbert
Dr. Juan E. Gilbert is a professor and chair of the Human-Centered Computing Division in the School of Computing at Clemson University. He was named one of the 50 Most Important African- Americans in Technology by eAccess Corp. Gilbert wants to combat the notion that STEM careers are boring and not suited for African- Americans. […]
May 1, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Sean Decatur
Sean M. Decatur became president of Kenyon College in July 2013 after serving as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oberlin College. As an assistant professor of chemistry at Mount Holyoke College, he helped establish a top research program in biophysical chemistry. Decatur has been a visiting scientist at the Massachusetts Institute […]
May 1, 2014
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