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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
HBCUs
As College Students Walk, Speakers Walk Away
Forget about their students not making it to graduation. Now colleges have to wonder whether their speakers will.
May 15, 2014
African-American
Former Baltimore Mayor Schmoke to Head University of Baltimore
The University System of Maryland Board of Regents named former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke president of the University of Baltimore on Wednesday.
May 14, 2014
Sports
Wealth Gap Show in Latest NCAA Academic Numbers
Of the 17 football and men’s basketball teams banned from the 2014-15 postseason because of sub-par scores on the newest Academic Progress Rate, eight are from HBCUs.
May 14, 2014
HBCUs
IMF’s Lagarde Out, Ruth Simmons In as Smith College Speaker
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund has withdrawn as Smith College’s commencement speaker after faculty and student protests.
May 12, 2014
African-American
Can Stephen Guillermo Graduate Posthumously?
The family’s primary goal is to gain justice in the aftermath of his slaying but to have Stephen be given a degree from San Francisco State would be a very close second.
May 12, 2014
Sports
NCAA Golf Pioneer Catana Starks’ Story Finally Gets Top Billing
Movie chronicles her journey of building — from scratch — the men’s golf program at Tennessee State University and becoming the first African-American woman to coach an NCAA Division I men’s golf team.
May 12, 2014
HBCUs
CU Pays Student $32,500 to Settle Sexual-Assault Complaint
The victim said her assailant’s punishment included only an eight-month suspension and $75 fine.
May 11, 2014
HBCUs
Universities Rethink Fight Songs to Ban Lyrics
The University of Utah is seeking input on updating its fight song, “I’m a Utah Man.”
May 7, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Howard University Awarding School Record 105 Doctoral Degrees
Howard University has maintained it lead as the top producer of on-campus doctoral degrees awarded by Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
May 7, 2014
African-American
Report: Funding, Institutional Support Lacking for Historically Black Public Colleges
Historically Black public colleges in four states continue to lag behind predominantly White schools in funding and institutional support, the Center for Minority Serving Institutions finds in new report.
May 7, 2014
Students
Johnson C. Smith Becomes First HBCU to Admit a Latino Fraternity
The young men, who are all pursuing degrees in STEM disciplines, say their common academic pursuits led them to the idea of creating a fraternity.
May 6, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Condoleeza Rice Backs Out of Rutgers Commencement
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. ― Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has backed out of delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some faculty and students over her role in the Iraq War.
May 5, 2014
Disabilties
Coalition Working to Bring Rural College Communities Up to Speed
A diverse coalition of colleges, corporations and other organizations is seeking to boost wireless broadband connectivity in small towns and rural areas.
May 1, 2014
HBCUs
Howard University: ‘P. Diddy’ Behind Podium to Provide Inspiration
As commencement nears, the university’s interim president stands behind the selection of the speaker, who dropped out of Howard.
May 1, 2014
Students
Goodwin Liu
Goodwin Liu is an associate justice of the California Supreme Court. He has also been a member of the University of California- Berkeley Law faculty. Liu earned tenure in 2008 and was associate dean from 2008 to 2010. In 2009, Liu won the UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award. His primary areas of expertise are constitutional […]
May 1, 2014
HBCUs
Tuskegee University Names Brian Johnson New President
A new president has been selected to lead Tuskegee University.
April 29, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Deborah Tannen – University Professor, Georgetown University
Author of more than 20 books, Tannen is a university professor and professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. She has been a McGraw Distinguished Lecturer at Princeton University and a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, following a term in residence at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J. […]
April 28, 2014
Students
Dr. Donna Shalala – President, University of Miami
Shalala became professor of political science and president of the University of Miami in June 2001 after eight years as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Shalala has more than 30 years of experience as a scholar, teacher and administrator. In 2011, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca […]
April 28, 2014
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