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New FAMU President James H. Ammons Keeps Focus on Black Males

Jubilation spread across Florida A&M University when officials announced that Dr. James H. Ammons would return to lead his alma mater’s turnaround effort.

October 16, 2007

Study: Companies Don’t Spend Enough Time Recruiting at HBCUs

The strategies Fortune 400 companies and government agencies use when looking to recruit new employees from historically Black colleges and universities differ from those they use for predominantly White institutions.

October 15, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Report: IRS Notified Oral Roberts University of Problems with Political Programs

TULSA Okla. Oral Roberts University officials received notification from the Internal Revenue Service last year of deficiencies in the way the nonprofit school had handled political programs, a spokesman has confirmed.

October 15, 2007

South Carolina HBCU Raises Salaries for Some Professors

COLUMBIA, S.C. Benedict College trustees have approved a small pay increase for some professors, but salaries remain lower than they were before the school cut pay across the board two years ago during a financial crisis.

October 14, 2007

President of Murray State College Killed in Accident

ARPELAR, Okla. Services are pending for the president of Murray State College, who died when his vehicle collided with another vehicle, authorities said.

October 14, 2007

Michigan State’s Ivy-covered Halls to Extend to Dubai University

EAST LANSING Mich. The next time Michigan State University expands its operations, it will be going a bit farther afield than Grand Rapids.

October 14, 2007

Jury Deliberates Fate of Texas Southern University’s Former President

HOUSTON The first full day of jury deliberations in the trial of Texas Southern University’s former president, who is accused of spending more than $500,000 of school money to lavishly furnish and decorate her homes, ended Tuesday without a verdict.

October 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

New HBCU Rankings Get Mixed Reviews

U.S. News & World Report has launched a new ranking series, “America’s Best Black Colleges,” which ranks historically Black colleges and universities separately but by using the same methodology as its annual “America’s Best Colleges” rankings.

October 2, 2007

What Is the Context of Our Emotions Related to the “Jena 6”?

Why has the Jena 6 situation garnered so much attention and outrage? Many of us, as people of color, feel responsible and compelled to stand up for our brethren in small town America who are resigned to the persistent unjust treatment of African- Americans.

October 2, 2007

White House HBCU Initiative Chief Quits During Contentious Board Meeting

On the job for slightly over a year, White House Initiative on HBCUs Executive Director Charles Greene has called it quits. This came at a meeting of the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs last week, in which several members expressed frustration with Greene for failing to deliver on time a completed 2004-05 report on federal agencies’ grant activity with HBCUs.

October 2, 2007

Video Football Gaming

A video game soon to hit stores will offer what has yet to be seen: the Black college footballwatching experience.

October 2, 2007

Oklahoma University student volunteers for Iraq duty

NORMAN Okla. University of Oklahoma student Jeff Gray knew he had a choice to make when he heard last month that his National Guard brigade had been called up for duty in Iraq.

October 1, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Officials at North Carolina A&T, NCCU mull future of series after brawl

GREENSBORO N.C. Officials at North Carolina A&T and North Carolina Central are considering the future of their football series after the latest meeting ended in a post-game brawl that police broke up with pepper spray.

September 24, 2007

Chowan to join CIAA football conference in 2008

MURFREESBORO N.C. Chowan will join the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association as a football-only member beginning next season, school and league officials said Monday.

September 24, 2007

K-12 Improvement Center of UNCF Summit

While a college education is vital to achieve great lengths in the workplace and in life, the quality of time spent in the classroom years before determines whether a person will excel in higher education.

September 23, 2007

N.C. Central, A&T players involved in post-game fight

GREENSBORO N.C. Moments after North Carolina Central claimed victory over rival North Carolina A&T, the Eagle players decided on a celebration that would lead to a bench-clearing, helmet-swinging brawl.

September 22, 2007

Missouri State University objects to restrictions on Ashcroft speech

SPRINGFIELD Mo. The only authorized taped copy of a speech given by former Attorney General John Ashcroft has been returned after Missouri State University officials objected to restrictions placed on who could listen to it.

September 22, 2007

Marshall University cracks down on illegal downloads

CHARLESTON W.Va. Illegal music downloading will no longer be tolerated at Marshall University after the recording industry sued two students.

September 22, 2007