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Section: Institutions
Leadership & Policy
Soccer Players Suspended for a Match after Blackface Incident
Five members of the women’s soccer team at a private Christian university in Washington state were suspended for one match Wednesday after a social media post surfaced showing them dressed in blackface and afro wigs.
September 3, 2015
Leadership & Policy
University of Illinois Names Interim Provost
The University of Illinois has named an interim provost to take over after the resignation of the No. 2 official on the Urbana-Champaign campus.
September 3, 2015
Students
Students Ask Education Department to Discharge College Debt
Almost 12,000 students are asking the federal government to discharge their college loan debt, asserting that their school either closed or lied to them about job prospects, according to government data released Thursday.
September 3, 2015
Community Colleges
Michigan State Engineering Tops 1,000 Female Students
The Michigan State University College of Engineering has more than 1,000 female undergraduate students for the first time as administrators try to recruit more women to the field.
September 2, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Rejuvenated ASALH Gearing Up for Centennial Commemoration
More than 1,500 participants will travel to Atlanta later this month to commemorate the Association for the Study of African American Life and History’s centennial during a four-day annual meeting and conference.
September 2, 2015
Students
Study: Pot More a Habit for College Students Than Cigarettes
More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, a study released Tuesday found.
September 1, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Facility Being Built at Rhode Island University Collapses
An athletic building under construction at a private university collapsed Tuesday, injuring six construction workers and leaving crumpled steel strewn across the site.
September 1, 2015
Students
Ohio University Student Sues Sorority for 2014 Injury
An Ohio University student is suing a sorority at the Athens school for an injury she suffered at the chapter house in 2014.
August 31, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Otis Readily Attests to HBCUs’ Roles as Career Launching Pads
Success didn’t come easy, but Otis doesn’t hesitate to give credit to getting the foundation he needed at Tennessee State University.
August 31, 2015
African-American
Morgan State Task Force to Address Policing, Poverty in Baltimore
The state of Maryland recently issued the nation’s first formal guidelines against racial profiling, an announcement that came four days after Morgan State University announced the launch of a new task force aimed at addressing some of the city’s most pressing issues, including public safety.
August 31, 2015
Faculty & Staff
3 HBCU Nursing Programs Ranked in Top 15 in Eastern Region
Three historically Black colleges and universities have had their nursing programs ranked among the top 15 in the Eastern region of the United States.
August 30, 2015
Students
Savannah State Regrouping After Shooting Death
Officials at Savannah State University have been trying to quell student concerns that their campus is not safe, following the shooting death of a 22-year-old junior during an altercation in the school’s Student Union building last Thursday.
August 30, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Special Guest
Diverse staff was pleased to welcome Orlando Taylor, vice president for strategic initiatives and research at Fielding Graduate University, for an office visit yesterday.
August 28, 2015
HBCUs
Judge Denies Attempt to Stop Removal of UT Davis Statue
A judge has denied efforts to prevent the University of Texas from removing a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from the main area of campus.
August 27, 2015
HBCUs
Mississippi State Shooter in Custody
A Mississippi State University freshman has been apprehended and taken into custody following threats to kill himself and others on campus Thursday.
August 27, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Former South Carolina State President to be Paid Lost Wages
Former South Carolina State University President Thomas Elzey will receive $312,000 from the university, according to a statement released by current board Chairman Charles S. Way Jr.
August 27, 2015
Community Colleges
AAC&U Announces Participants in New Diversity Initiative
The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced yesterday the selection of 12 institutions that will participate in a new “Committing to Equity and Inclusive Excellence: Campus-Based Strategies for Student Success” initiative funded by a $499,798 grant from USA Funds.
August 26, 2015
African-American
Study Outlines Benefits of Refinancing Student Loans
Recent college graduates should consider refinancing their student loans as one of the many options that might help them to save money in the long term.
August 26, 2015
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