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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Accreditation Reaffirmed for Fisk University, Three Other HBCUs
Four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), including financially troubled Fisk University, had their accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) reaffirmed for another 10 years.
December 8, 2009
African-American
Principal Certification May Boost Learning, Colleges of Education
A gathering of the nation’s leading educators met in Washington Tuesday to unveil plans for a first-of-its-kind national certification process for school principals, a move that may bring changes to colleges of education as well as K-12 schools.
December 8, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Alcorn President to Resign to Take Michigan Post
Alcorn State University President George E. Ross is leaving the historically Black Mississippi campus early next year to take the helm at Central Michigan University.
December 6, 2009
Students
Reviving A Neglected National Treasure
Cheyney University appoints advisory panel to revitalize academics and operations at the struggling historically Black institution.
December 6, 2009
Students
Fattah Not Resting on GEAR UP’s Laurels
After nearly 15 years on Capitol Hill, Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., still has lofty goals for U.S. education policy in the years ahead.
December 3, 2009
African-American
Documentarian Develops Curricula to Dispel HIV/AIDS Myths in Black Community
When Claudia Pryor’s cousin was diagnosed with AIDS in the 1980s, she was the only family member willing to visit him. As a gay Black man, his family ostracized him.
December 2, 2009
African-American
Independent Scholar Examines Cotton Trade and Race in Book
After decades of working in international finance and lecturing occasionally at universities, Gene Dattel has written Cotton and Race in the Making of America: The Human Costs of Economic Power, a history of the U.S. cotton trade in the 19th and 20th centuries.
November 30, 2009
African-American
HBCUs Step Up to the HIV Challenge
Impact of HIV on Blacks compels historically Black colleges and universities to develop initiatives to confront the spread of the disease.
November 30, 2009
Faculty & Staff
NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Answering the Call
Impact of HIV on Blacks compels HBCUs to develop initiatives to confront the spread of the disease.
November 25, 2009
African-American
DIVERSE BOOKSHELF: Further Along the River
A new study sheds light on the effects of student life on college success.
November 25, 2009
Faculty & Staff
National Faculty Group Convened at Atlanta HBCUs Urged to Help Determine U.S. Education Priorities
Faculty members from more than 50 U.S. colleges and universities gathered in Atlanta for the Faculty Resource Network’s annual national symposium, which was held this year at three neighboring historically Black campuses.
November 24, 2009
African-American
Despite Pact, Few Blacks at Coast Guard School
Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to collaborate to boost the number of African-Americans at its service academy, the annual enrollment and graduation figures for Blacks remain in single digits.
November 24, 2009
African-American
Despite Pact, Few Blacks at Coast Guard School
Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to collaborate to boost the number of African-Americans at its service academy, the annual enrollment and graduation figures for Blacks remain in single digits.
November 24, 2009
Students
HBCUs Get On Board With Direct Lending
Direct Loan-only system won’t pose expensive administrative burdens for private and small public historically Black schools, HBCU association leaders say.
November 23, 2009
African-American
Lincoln U. Students Upset over Targeted Fitness Requirement
Students at Lincoln University, a historically Black institution in Pennsylvania, say fitness class requirement should apply to all students rather than to only those considered overweight.
November 22, 2009
Faculty & Staff
LASTWORD: Tending to Diversity at an HBCU
Diversity acquires a new meaning and perspective at historically Black colleges and universities, where African- Americans are the majority and others are in the minority.
November 11, 2009
Students
Grambling President Makes Abrupt Departure
Citing family member’s illness, Dr. Horace Judson leaves top post at cash-strapped historically Black Louisiana university.
November 8, 2009
African-American
Confinement Too Costly For Middle-class Black Women
When Dr. Lisa B. Thompson names modern women who fit the iconic “Black lady” mold – Coretta Scott King, Anita Hill, Condoleezza Rice and Michelle Obama – you know exactly whom she is trying to liberate. Chances are your mother played this role. You probably do, too, if you are a Black woman involved in higher education.
November 4, 2009
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