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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
African-American
ED Data Verify Damage Done to HBCUs
The Department of Education recently acknowledged that the controversial 2011 changes to Parent Plus Loan qualification standards did, in fact, adversely affect historically Black colleges and universities.
April 23, 2015
Students
Emory Law School Gets Gift to Honor John Lewis
Emory University’s law school has received $1.5 million to fund a professorship named after civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis.
April 22, 2015
HBCUs
Prosecutor: All Involved in FAMU Hazing Case Were Willing
The prosecutor in the case of three former band members charged with manslaughter in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major told jurors Tuesday that all of those involved—even the victim—participated in a brutal act they knew was illegal.
April 21, 2015
African-American
Simmons College Added to Official HBCU Registry
Simmons College has officially received federal designation as a historically Black college, the Kentucky institution announced Monday.
April 21, 2015
Faculty & Staff
JOEL PEREZ
JOEL PÉREZ has been appointed vice president and dean of students at Whittier College. He was dean of students for community life at Seattle Pacific University. Pérez earned a bachelor’s from Biola University, a master’s from Azusa Pacific University and a doctorate from Claremont Graduate University.
April 20, 2015
HBCUs
BETH WALKER
BETH WALKER has been appointed dean of the Colorado State University College of Business, effective July 1. She was chair of the marketing department at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Walker earned a bachelor’s from Virginia Tech and received a master’s and a doctorate from The Pennsylvania State University.
April 20, 2015
HBCUs
DENISE BATTLES
DENISE BATTLES has been named president of the State University of New York College at Geneseo, effective July 1. She was provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, as well as a professor of geography and geology. Battles earned a bachelor’s from Colgate University and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.
April 20, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Norfolk State Warns of Budget Deficit, Possible Layoffs
Norfolk State University has warned its faculty of possible layoffs due to the likelihood of a budget deficit.
April 19, 2015
Students
CELENA MONDIE-MILNER
CELENA MONDIE-MILNER has been appointed director of new student services at The University of Texas at Austin, effective June 1. Mondie-Milner has served as director of orientation and new student programs at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia. She earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
April 18, 2015
Students
W. MARICHAL GENTRY
W. MARICHAL GENTRY has been named dean of students at the University of the South. He was associate vice president for student life and senior associate dean of Yale College. Gentry earned a bachelor’s from the University of the South and a master’s from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
April 18, 2015
African-American
Knoxville College Board Chairman Insists Closure Not Permanent
The Tennessee HBCU is suspending instruction for the fall 2015 semester and its board hopes it can restructure to better position itself to advance the viability of the college.
April 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
South African University Removes Statue of Colonialist
Hundreds of South African students cheered loudly Thursday as a crane lifted the decades-old statue of a British colonialist — celebrating the end of what they described as a symbol of White privilege.
April 9, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Students Charged in Graffiti Case No Longer at Ohio School
Two Miami University freshmen students charged in connection with offensive graffiti in a residential hall are no longer enrolled at the school, according to the university.
April 8, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Lawsuit: S. Carolina Discriminates Against Black University
As state lawmakers ponder firing the South Carolina State University trustees, South Carolina’s only Black congressman and a federal lawsuit contend the state can be blamed in part for the school’s financial woes.
April 6, 2015
Students
RHONDA TRACY
RHONDA TRACY has been named chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, effective April 16. She is currently the senior vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. She earned a bachelor’s from the University of South Carolina, a master’s from West Virginia University and a doctorate from Ohio University.
April 6, 2015
HBCUs
E. Ethelbert Miller Among Those Let Go at Howard
In an April 2 letter to the campus community, Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick announced the firing of 84 Howard staffers, effective immediately.
April 6, 2015
HBCUs
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April 2, 2015
African-American
Spelman College Appears to be Riding Wave of Momentum
Students, or Spelmanites, as they call themselves, have high hopes for what Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell will contribute to the college as its new president.
April 2, 2015
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