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Leadership & Policy

Maryland HBCUs Catching Up But Still Struggling

After Years of Neglect, Maryland HBCUs Get Money But Need More.

January 28, 2009

Much Work To Be Done

As the country this month celebrates the commencement of the Obama era and annual observance of Martin Luther King’s birthday and legacy, many events conspire to remind us much remains to be done. Nowhere are such reminders more pressing and consequential than in the higher education community.

January 21, 2009

BATTLE OF THE WILLS

In Georgia, the budget crunch has prompted one state senator to propose closing some public colleges, but not the ones you think.

January 21, 2009

Diverse Calendar

March 2-6 Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education 20th International Conference Embassy Suites Hotel Airport & Convention Center Charleston, S.C. Web: site.aace.org March 5-7 American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education 4th Annual National Conference “Achieving Hispanic Success” Hyatt Regency Riverwalk San Antonio Web: www.aahhe.org March 11-15 The National Black Graduate Student Association 21st […]

January 21, 2009

With Nation’s New President, Promise and ‘No Excuses’ for Black Students

Less than 15 minutes into his presidency, President Barack Obama uttered the words “we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.”

January 20, 2009

African-American

Battle of Wills, Part 2

Seth Harp found an unlikely ally in his quest to close two Georgia colleges, but he still faces an uphill fight.

January 15, 2009

University System of Georgia Chancellor: Merging Campuses Won’t Solve Budget

Merging historically Black colleges with Georgia’s traditionally White campuses might save money, but it would be detrimental to students, University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. told the Board of Regents on Tuesday.

January 14, 2009

Tom Joyner to help Va Union raise money

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia Union University is getting some help raising money from radio personality Tom Joyner. The nationally syndicated “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” will feature the university throughout January. The goal is to raise $200,000. Joyner’s foundation has pledged to match $5,000 from each of five alumni chapters. School officials say that […]

January 13, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Battle of Wills, Part I

Seth Harp is a Southern Republican who wants to close down two Georgia schools; but not ones you might think

January 13, 2009

Grants & Gifts

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE has received a $200,000 grant from State Farm Insurance to develop an arts program that would bring K-12 students from the San Fernando Valley to the CSUN campus. The Department of Journalism at COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO has received a $10,000 grant from the Tribune Foundation to support the school’s Minority Journalism […]

January 7, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Perspectives: Former Morris Brown Provost Sets Record Straight on School’s Problems

As former Provost of Morris Brown College (1999 to 2002) I am compelled to reply to The Chronicle of Higher Education article (Dec 22, 2008) on the tragic story of Morris Brown College.

January 5, 2009

Reading Skills, Language Nuances of Black Youth Among Issues Examined at MLA

Barack Obama’s forthcoming ascent to the presidency will hopefully help improve access to African-American children’s and young adult literature, a scholar said Tuesday.

December 30, 2008

Great Debaters

Two historically Black colleges have been picked to participate in a debate series as part of the events surrounding President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration next month.

December 28, 2008

Transition Team Wrapping Up Work on Education

Now that President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan to be secretary of education, the transition team’s plan is for Duncan to select his key department leaders within the next few weeks.

December 23, 2008

Catching Up With Dr. Leonard Haynes

After a little more than a year as its executive director, Dr. Leonard L. Haynes III has been credited with substantially improving the performance of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

December 22, 2008

Leadership & Policy

HBCUs Question Equity of Research Partnerships

In an effort to meet critical research goals, a familiar trend among historically Black colleges and universities is to link up with larger research-intensive institutions.

December 21, 2008

Spel-Bounding: All-Female Spelman College Ranks No. 2 in Sending Black Graduates On to Ph.D.s in Science and Math

Coming in second usually isn’t a big deal. But, when it is a tiny, historically Black women’s college placing No. 2 to a fellow HBCU with a student body just more than three times its size in a national science- and math-related survey, it seems that it is something to celebrate.

December 17, 2008

Hard Times in Higher Education

The nation’s worsening financial crisis is rippling through nearly every sector of the economy. Higher education, usually more immune than other sectors, is no exception this time.

December 10, 2008