Search | The EDU Ledger

Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.

Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

Section: Institutions > HBCUs

Noteworthy News – Standing Up for the Count

With federal dollars on the line, colleges are working to prevent an undercount of college students in the 2010 Census.

February 3, 2010

Obama Budget Plans More for Education

Federal education programs would receive a 7-percent boost under the Obama administration’s proposed budget for next year, with Pell Grants and minority-serving institutions among those receiving small to moderate increases.

February 1, 2010

President Barack Obama

Leadership & Policy

JSU President Defends Black College ‘Unity’ Plan

Jackson State University (JSU) President Dr. Ronald Mason has received a sharp rebuke from Black lawmakers and supporters of historically Black colleges and universities over his proposal to unite JSU with the state’s other two historically Black universities.

January 31, 2010

Academy Standing Up for the Count

With federal dollars on the line, colleges are working to prevent an undercount of college students in the 2010 Census.

January 28, 2010

Dr. Charlie Nelms, chancellor of North Carolina Central University

World Bank Seeks Diverse U.S. Employees

This past fall the World Bank launched a new chapter in its long-running diversity and inclusion efforts by inaugurating the US Minorities Working Group.

January 25, 2010

Health Care Debate Carries Implications for College Students

While pundits in Washington, D.C., assess the effect of the Massachusetts Senate outcome on the future of health care reform, college leaders also are focusing on another stumbling block to final action: how the government will treat health plans for 3 million college students.

January 24, 2010

Grants And Gifts

The Danforth Foundation has awarded WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (ST. LOUIS) $30 MILLION to establish the John C. Danforth Center on Religion & Politics. The center will convene public conferences and lectures to address local, state and national issues related to religion and politics. NASA has granted FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY $1 MILLION to establish the Minority Innovation […]

January 20, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Banking On Diversity

Boasting a racially and culturally diverse work force, the World Bank aims to spread awareness about its mission to increase employment of under-represented U.S. minorities.

January 20, 2010

Washington Update: Congress Clears Education Department Budget With Funding Increases

Minority-serving institutions will benefit from increases and earmarks.

January 20, 2010

African-American

Haiti’s History Created Bond With Many U.S. Blacks

While a terrible earthquake anywhere in the Caribbean would hit a sympathetic nerve in most Americans, Haiti holds a unique place in the hearts of many American Blacks.

January 19, 2010

Lottery-winning Alumnus Donates $10 Million to South Carolina HBCU

Hoping to spread the joy of a $260 million Powerball lottery jackpot, the Rev. Solomon Jackson has donated $10 million of his “good fortune” to his alma mater, Morris College, a historically Black college in Sumter, S.C.

January 19, 2010

U.S. Colleges, Universities Offer Rapid Relief Responses to Haiti

Higher education institutions are raising money and gathering supplies for earthquake-stricken Caribbean island.

January 14, 2010

Five Questions for Soledad O’Brien

Diverse correspondent María Eugenia Miranda spoke with CNN’s Soledad O’Brien about covering communities of color.

January 14, 2010

CNN’s Soledad O’Brien

Rare Intellectual Gems and Timely Topics from the University Press

Before the dawn of 2010, many book writers, reviewers and bloggers offered assessments of the literary offerings of the past 12 months. A few even ventured to sum up the decade.

January 11, 2010

Minority-serving Institutions to Benefit from Education Department Budget Increase

Nearly three months into the federal fiscal year, Congress and President Barack Obama reached an agreement on a 2010 education spending bill that will increase funds for minority-serving institutions and student financial aid with the possibility of more gains ahead.

January 10, 2010

African-American

Congress Expected to Focus on Education in 2010

The U.S. Congress is expected to turn its attention to higher education in the new year.

January 7, 2010

SPECTRUM :FIVE QUESTIONS FOR SOLEDAD O’Brien

Committed to reporting on undercovered communities, CNN\’s Soledad O\’Brien spoke to Diverse about 2009\’s \”Black in America\” and \”Latino in America\” documentaries and other issues she\’ll cover.

January 6, 2010

Minority Hires a Priority On Capitol Hill

Government agencies and MSI advocates seek new ways to boost minority participation in federal jobs.

December 22, 2009

Capitol Hill Interns