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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
HBCUs
University of Chicago Cuts Ties With Confucius Institute
The University of Chicago cut ties with a Chinese language and research center following a Chinese media report that suggested the university had bowed to the authority of the institute’s leader in Beijing.
September 28, 2014
Sports
Students Protest Brigham Young University’s Beard Ban
A group of Brigham Young University students is protesting the Mormon Church-owned school’s ban on something its namesake once sported: a beard.
September 28, 2014
African-American
Proponents Push for Creative Methods to Cultivate Interest in STEM
Even though mastery of math and science is a critical part of the effort to achieve more proportionate Black representation in STEM fields, a bigger part of the equation is to spark student interest in STEM careers.
September 28, 2014
HBCUs
In Case You Missed It …
After Leaving UNCF, Labor Union Goes With Thurgood Marshall College Fund Marc Morial: Not Interested in Succeeding Francis at Xavier University HBCU Advocates Riding Wave of Wariness Over Proposed College Ratings System Federal Student Loan Default Rate Drops But Critics Question Data
September 25, 2014
Students
Experts: HBCUs Need to Start Prepping Potential College Students
HBCUs and Predominantly Black Institutions should drill deeper into the K-12 systems in order to better prepare students for the demands of a college education.
September 25, 2014
Students
Student Accused of Videotaping Females in Shower
VERMILLION, S.D. ― University of South Dakota officials are defending their notification procedures after a student was accused of using a cellphone to videotape women in a dormitory shower in late August and charged days later in an off-campus rape.
September 25, 2014
Leadership & Policy
HBCU Advocates Riding Wave of Wariness Over Proposed College Ratings System
In wake of Parent Plus loan “debacle,” Department of Education trying to quell anxiety as it moves toward the anticipated rollout of the system.
September 23, 2014
HBCUs
Diverse on the Go!
The Diverse staff will be out in full force at the White House Initiative on HBCUs national conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park today. Reporter Catherine Moss and Director of Advertising Virginia Hendrix will be among the staffers in attendance.
September 22, 2014
Students
After Leaving UNCF, Labor Union Goes With Thurgood Marshall College Fund
AFSCME, one of the largest labor unions in the country, severed its ties with the United Negro College Fund earlier this summer over its decision to accept money from the controversial Koch brothers.
September 21, 2014
Disabilties
In Case You Missed It …
Kurt Schmoke Looks to Raise University of Baltimore’s Profile Diverse Conversations: Three Ways HBCUs Can Avoid Dying Out NYU’s Initiative for Women With Disabilities Provides Holistic Wellness Services Wilberforce University Moving Closer to Naming President
September 18, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Venue Hearing Set in Ex-Penn State President Suit
A federal judge has scheduled a Nov. 14 hearing to determine whether former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s defamation suit against former FBI director Louis Freeh should be heard in federal court or in Centre County where it was filed.
September 18, 2014
Students
Oakwood University Professor Creates First HBCU-Developed MOOC
Colleagues hope Dr. Keith Augustus Burton’s creation will put HBCUs square in the mix of the growing educational trend.
September 18, 2014
HBCUs
Police Resume Search for Missing University of Virginia Student
Hannah Elizabeth Graham is the fourth young woman to go missing in the area in the past five years.
September 16, 2014
Students
Diverse Conversations: Three Ways HBCUs Can Avoid Dying Out
Despite grasping for a place at the table when it comes to American education, HBCUs are still an important component of U.S. college education.
September 15, 2014
Students
WWU President Won’t Be Offering Budget Cut Ideas
Every two years for at least a decade, the governor and the Legislature have asked public university and college presidents to project what kind.
September 14, 2014
Leadership & Policy
University of Illinois Trustees Vote Against Hiring Controversial Professor
University of Illinois trustees on Thursday voted not to hire a professor whose anti-Israel Twitter messages were deemed anti-Semitic by some, raising the likelihood of a lawsuit and further campus protests.
September 11, 2014
Students
Study: College Affordability Metrics Don’t Match HBCUs’ Mission
The conclusion is that HBCUs and other minority serving institutions with large numbers of underrepresented, first-generation, and/or low-income students will likely be disadvantaged.
September 10, 2014
Students
For HBCUs, Investing in Education Abroad a Key to Marketplace Success
HBCU students need a tactical “education abroad” approach, one that synthesizes global literacy, academic achievement and career development.
September 10, 2014
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