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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
Students
PWIs Need to Stop Preaching and Start Providing
Wheaton College maintains that they are committed to creating a diverse community, but how can they expect to achieve diversity if they remain unwilling to listen to differing voices?
February 16, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Malagon Embraces Her Role of Facilitating Brilliance in the Community
Dr. Maria C. Malagon, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, is focused on issues relating to immigration and education.
February 15, 2016
Students
Allen Doing His Part to Change Face of Science
Allen, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, credits Jackson State University with being a supportive environment but also challenging on his road to becoming a soldier and a scholar.
February 14, 2016
African-American
In Case You Missed It…
Voices for Our Fathers Keeping Memory of Horrific Study Alive Diverse Conversations: Are Colleges Doing Enough to Close the Achievement Gap? Georgetown University Revamps Diversity Initiatives Black Students Choosing Low-paying Majors
February 11, 2016
African-American
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Proposal: What’s in it for HBCUs?
The proposal for the Department of Education has a few new items that are relevant to Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs).
February 11, 2016
Students
Open-source Textbooks Gain in Push for College Affordability
STORRS, Conn. ― The standard textbook for Fundamentals of General Chemistry I at the University of Connecticut has a list price of $303. For students who use the version professor Edward Neth is preparing for the fall semester, the cost will be zero. An early adopter of open source textbooks, Neth said he turned to […]
February 11, 2016
HBCUs
EDGAR MARTINEZ
EDGAR MARTINEZ has been named director of the Saint Leo University Orlando Education Center. He was assistant director of distance learning and continuing education at the University of West Florida. Martinez earned an associate from Lorain County Community College, a bachelor’s from Kent State University and a master’s from Bowling Green State University.
February 11, 2016
HBCUs
SONJA A. BENNETT-BELLAMY
SONJA A. BENNETT-BELLAMY has been named associate vice president of advancement at Shaw University. She was vice president of institutional advancement and university relations at South Carolina State University. Bennett-Bellamy earned a bachelor’s from Indiana University Bloomington and an MBA from Strayer University.
February 11, 2016
African-American
Couple Donates Largest Individual Gift to Morgan State
A Las Vegas couple is expected to make the largest individual contribution to Morgan State University, a Historically Black College and University headquartered in Baltimore.
February 9, 2016
Students
The Relevance of HBCUs Tied to Healing
The relevance of HBCUs is tied to a legacy of compensating for a system of education that too often fails to provide students of color with the skills required to succeed in higher education.
February 7, 2016
Students
Chicago State Declares Financial Emergency, Eyes Job Cuts
CHICAGO ― Chicago State University trustees have declared a financial emergency at the troubled school that could make it easier to lay off employees. According to the Chicago Tribune, trustees at the predominantly Black university on Thursday declared a type of emergency that in the academic world means the school faces an imminent threat to […]
February 4, 2016
Students
NCCU to Become First HBCU in UNC System to Offer Women, Gender Studies
The College of Arts and Sciences at N.C. Central University will introduce a new minor, Women and Gender Studies, in Fall 2016. The move makes NCCU the first historically black college and university in the UNC system to offer a Women and Gender Studies minor subject area. This interdisciplinary program will prepare students to think […]
February 4, 2016
Students
Georgia Court: Immigrants Can’t Sue State Agency on Tuition
ATLANTA ― Georgia’s highest court on Monday ruled against a group of young people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children and wanted access to in-state tuition at the state’s colleges and universities. However, the court decision hinged not on their immigration status, but on whether they were legally allowed to sue the […]
February 1, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Former VP Suing West Virginia State University
INSTITUTE, W.Va. ― The former West Virginia State University vice president of business and finance has filed a lawsuit against the university over his firing. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports William H. Featherstone filed the lawsuit last week, saying that university president Brian Hemphill fired him after he questioned Hemphill’s judgment. Featherstone says Hemphill became aggravated […]
February 1, 2016
African-American
Meet Danny Glover, Bernie Sanders’ National HBCU Outreach Director
With the first presidential nominating contests looming in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sen. Bernie Sanders is turning his attention to key primary states that are more diverse, to secure minority voters who have been largely absent from his campaign events so far. The Vermont Independent is leading his main rival Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, […]
January 31, 2016
HBCUs
In Case You Missed It…
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January 28, 2016
HBCUs
MAKOLA ABDULLAH
MAKOLA ABDULLAH has been named president of Virginia State University, effective February 1. He was provost and senior vice president at Bethune-Cookman University. Abdullah earned a bachelor’s from Howard University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Northwestern University.
January 28, 2016
HBCUs
RAMON TORRECILHA
RAMON TORRECILHA has been named president of Westfield State University. He was a professor of sociology at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Torrecilha earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Portland State University, and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
January 28, 2016
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