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Just the Stats: A Closer Look Into College Basketball

Basketball athletes at Division I universities are bringing in the ‘game,’ but are they making the ‘grade?’ Here, Diverse presents basketball student-athlete graduation rates for NCAA Division I schools and historically Black colleges and universities.

November 11, 2007

Louisville Sues Duke, Claiming Breach of Football Contract

LOUISVILLE Ky. The University of Louisville has filed a lawsuit against Duke University claiming breach of contract after the Blue Devils opted out of the final three games of a four-game football series.

November 8, 2007

University of Wisconsin, State Found in Violation of Clean Air Act

MADISON Wis. A 53-year-old coal power plant on the University of Wisconsin campus has been in violation of the federal Clean Air Act for five years, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

November 7, 2007

University of South Carolina Holds Memorial for Victims of Beach House Fire

COLUMBIA S.C. Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday at the University of South Carolina to remember seven college students who were killed last month when a beach house caught fire while they celebrated the end of the season’s warm weather.

November 7, 2007

UC Discussing Fine in Security Breach Case

LOS ALAMOS N.M. The University of California is protesting a $3 million fine over a security breach at Los Alamos National Laboratory in which classified documents were found in a drug raid at a trailer.

November 6, 2007

Arizona State University to Break Ground on Honors College

PHOENIX Arizona State University is one of the nation’s biggest. Now, school officials want to show it can be among the best.

November 5, 2007

African-American

Addressing Anxiety, Depression and Suicide Among HBCU Students

In the wake the massacre at Virginia Tech and the recent shooting at Delaware State University, student mental health is becoming increasingly important to colleges and universities nationwide.

November 4, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Grants and Gifts

Armstrong Atlantic State University (Ga.) has been awarded $483,760 by the National Science Foundation for scholarships to support students in computer science, information technology, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics fields. The Association of American Indian Physicians and its partners in the Healthier Indian Country Initiative have received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department […]

October 31, 2007

Stepping Up To Study Abroad

In response to the growing need for professionals with a global perspective, many universities are challenged to beef up study abroad programs.

October 31, 2007

Stepping Up To Study Abroad

In response to the growing need for professionals with a global perspective, many universities are challenged to beef up study abroad programs.

October 31, 2007

Wittenberg University Students Get Text Alert of Gunman on Campus

SPRINGFIELD Ohio Reports of a gunman entering a residence hall prompted Wittenberg University to text-message students with a security alert but it turned out to be a prank.

October 30, 2007

University of Nevada, Reno Prof Loses Flash Drive with Students’ Personal Information

RENO Nev. A University of Nevada, Reno professor has lost a flash drive that contains the names and Social Security numbers of 16,000 current and former students, according to school officials.

October 30, 2007

Division II Chowan moving to Historically Black CIAA

MURFREESBORO, N.C. When tiny Chowan University moved up to Division II a few years ago, it knew it needed the stability that comes with joining a conference.

October 25, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Sculptor Rebuilds Ga. University’s $1M Sculpture of Earth Following Collapse

KENNESAW Ga. It took Finnish-born sculptor Eino roughly four months to rebuild the world.

October 23, 2007

Leonard Haynes Named Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUs

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has named Dr. Leonard L. Haynes III executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs, replacing Charles M. Greene, who abruptly resigned earlier this month.

October 22, 2007

New Leader Gives Troubled Paul Quinn College a Makeover

DALLAS At beleaguered Paul Quinn College, the self-proclaimed oldest historically black school in Texas, Michael Sorrell should be the most unpopular man on campus.

October 21, 2007

Just the Stats: HBCU Football Student-Athlete Graduation Rates

Diverse continues its analysis of student-athlete graduation rates, this time focusing on Division I and II football programs at historically Black colleges and universities.

October 17, 2007

Diversity Efforts in the Works

First, I want to introduce a new section called “What Works!” in which we feature successful efforts on the part of colleges and universities to tackle anything from diversity recruitment to fund raising. The first column debuts on pg. 12. We invite all of our readers to submit a brief synopsis via e-mail outlining the […]

October 16, 2007

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