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Road to the Battle
Despite financial difficulties, the Virginia State University Trojan Explosion Marching Band cranks it up as they prepare for their trip to the ultimate HBCU showcase, the Honda Battle of the Bands. Take a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be the best musical ensemble in the countryâheart, dedication, and lots of practice.
March 1, 2010
HBCUs
Virginia State University Drumline Performs at the White House
Less than a month after they performed with fellow band members in the Honda Battle of the Bands showcase, an eight-person drumline from the Virginia State Universityâs Trojan Explosion marching band entertained guests at the Feb. 26 executive order signing for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Barack Obama.
March 1, 2010
African-American
Obama Signs Black College Executive Order
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order strengthening the long-standing White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
February 28, 2010
Community Colleges
Debaters Find Common Ground on Need for College Accountability
Veteran higher education leaders, sparring over whether the U.S. workforce will need to increase its production of college graduates to remain a âworld classâ economic power, found common ground at a Washington higher education policy forum in urging that universities be held more accountable for providing a high-quality education that prepares students for the labor market.
February 28, 2010
Students
Perspectives: Adapting to Achieve
Tailoring higher education to meet the needs of diverse learners will help the U.S. become globally competitive.
February 25, 2010
Students
Ex-Obama Adviser Will Become Princeton Fellow
President Barack Obamaâs former âgreen jobsâ adviser will teach at Princeton University.
February 25, 2010
Sports
Payton, Rice and Robinson Lead First Black College Football Hall Class
Historically Black institution icons Walter Payton, Jerry Rice, Deacon Jones and former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson were among the first set of honorees inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
February 22, 2010
Students
HBCU Case Study Documents How Schools Can Help Students Pay Back Loans
A new report released Tuesday called âLowering Student Loan Default Rates: What One Consortium of Historically Black Institutions Did to Succeed,â argues that institutions can work proactively to reduce default rates among former students.
February 22, 2010
Community Colleges
Wanting Access to College, Americans Report Feeling âSqueezedâ by Higher Education
An increasing number of Americans say college is important but is becoming less accessible for qualified students due to rising tuition, says a national report on public perceptions about higher education released on Tuesday.
February 16, 2010
Leadership & Policy
ACLU Accuses Calif. Instructor of Religion Lessons
An instructor at a public community college in Fresno has been presenting his religious views on homosexuality, abortion and global warming as fact to students in an introductory health science class, the American Civil Liberties Union alleged Monday.
February 9, 2010
MSIs
Obamaâs First Year: Many Ideas, Some Achievements
For many higher education leaders, President Barack Obamaâs first year presented a watershed moment to outline new goals and raise the visibility of postsecondary issues. Now, however, the task is to get more of these ideas out of the proposal stage and into law.
February 9, 2010
Students
La. College Commission Suggests Restructuring
The final list of recommendations from a higher education restructuring panel would shift the way dollars are divvied up among Louisianaâs public college campuses and reshuffle governance of the schools.
February 7, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Miss. HBCU Merger Proposal Halted; JSU President Faces Scrutiny
Public discussion in Mississippi has now moved from merging the three HBCUs to how to adequately fund them and, more recently, what the future holds for Jackson State President Ronald Mason.
February 3, 2010
HBCUs
Activists Mobilize, Students Organize Town To Preserve Mississippi HBCUs
Alumni And Students Organize Town Hall Meetings And A Protest Rally To Pressure Mississippi Lawmakers Into Nixing College-Merger Proposal.
February 3, 2010
Students
Noteworthy News â Standing Up for the Count
With federal dollars on the line, colleges are working to prevent an undercount of college students in the 2010 Census.
February 3, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Struggling Through the Cuts
California students and faculty grapple with the effects of draconian state cuts to postsecondary education that have topped more than $1 billion in the last year.
February 2, 2010
Latinx
Obama Budget Plans More for Education
Federal education programs would receive a 7-percent boost under the Obama administrationâs proposed budget for next year, with Pell Grants and minority-serving institutions among those receiving small to moderate increases.
February 1, 2010
Leadership & Policy
JSU President Defends Black College âUnityâ Plan
Jackson State University (JSU) President Dr. Ronald Mason has received a sharp rebuke from Black lawmakers and supporters of historically Black colleges and universities over his proposal to unite JSU with the stateâs other two historically Black universities.
January 31, 2010
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