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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
HBCUs
Black Colleges Seek More Support From Alumni
Making money, administrators at Virginia State University have learned, takes money.
April 17, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Texas Southern University President Plans New Direction for University
Texas Southern University has spent the last two years in the headlines because of financial mismanagement and the firing of previous president Priscilla Slade. Dr. John Rudley, the newly appointed president of TSU, discusses the new vision for the Houston historically Black university.
April 16, 2008
African-American
REVISITING A CLASSIC
Things Fall Apar t is being brought back to center stage after 50 years for its role in shaping modern African literature.
April 16, 2008
HBCUs
Grants & Gifts
The AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES has received $2.5 MILLION from the Wal-Mart Foundation for AACCâs Building Better Communities through Regional Economic Development Partnerships initiative. Specifically, the funds will go toward AACCâs Center for Workforce Development. BRYN MAWR (PA.) and SPELMAN COLLEGES (GA.) have received a four-year, $1.1 MILLION grant from the National Science Foundation [âŚ]
April 16, 2008
HBCUs
Chicago-area Colleges Reopen After Graffiti Threats
Two colleges returned to normal class schedules Tuesday after a promised doomsday scrawled in graffiti came and went without incident, and another university was preparing to reopen Wednesday.
April 15, 2008
HBCUs
CNN Hosting HBCU Contest on Being Black in America
CNN is asking HBCU students what it means to be âBlack in Americaâ through its Campus iReporter Contest.
April 6, 2008
Latinx
MSIs Score Significant Victory in Congress
More minority-serving institutions are competing for and winning Homeland Security Department funding.
April 2, 2008
Faculty & Staff
At Diversifying Colleges Tenure Still a Hurdle for Women, Minorities
Educators gathered for the workshop on promoting faculty diversity at the National Education Association: American Federation of Teachers (NEA-AFT) conference held in Washington last week, heard from higher education officials about not only achieving a racially diverse faculty, but achieving a diversity, which also includes women and people with disabilities.
March 30, 2008
Sports
ESPN Documentary on the HBCU Athletes Who Desegregated College Sports Scores Big
The stories of Black athletes integrating professional sports are legendary.
March 27, 2008
HBCUs
Suspects Arrested in Case of HBCU Campus Gunfire
Recent shootings on and around college campuses nationwide have caused many to question the overall safety of schools.
March 24, 2008
Students
Congressional Leaders Urge Federal Reserve to Intervene in âStudent Loan Crisisâ
As three more large student-loan providers pull out of the government-subsidized loan program, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators is urging the Department of Education to institute three critical âsafety netsâ to ensure âall federal loans remain accessible to all eligible students.â
March 20, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Leading âAn Oasis for African-American Womenâ
As part of our tribute to female college presidents, Diverse talks with economist, columnist and now president of Bennett College for Women, Dr. Julianne Malveaux.
March 20, 2008
HBCUs
Highlighting a Disturbing Trend â On and Off Campus
I first read about the murder of Florida A&M University professor Dr. Sheryl Shivers-Blackwell last July while doing my daily scan of online newspapers from around the country.
March 19, 2008
HBCUs
Backing Black Engineers At HBCUs
Asurvey conducted by U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine highlighted the companies and government agencies that best support engineering programs at historically Black colleges and universities.
March 19, 2008
Students
HBCU Presidents Take Their Case For Funding To Congress
A panel of HBCU presidents and administrators stressed the need for greater federal financial support during a congressional hearing Wednesday intended to address the many obstacles facing Americaâs private and public historically Black colleges and universities.
March 12, 2008
Students
A Conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum
Spelman President Beverly Daniel Tatum recently spoke with Diverse about Spelmanâs Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, the relevance of HBCUs and more.
March 10, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Status of Black Women and HBCUs Focus of Urban League Report
The National Urban Leagueâs annual report on the state of Black America this year examines the community through the eyes and the lives of Black women.
March 5, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Fear of the Known â and Unknown
Just three days before the campus shootings at Northern Illinois University last month, I sat in the morning plenary session at the annual American Council on Education meeting titled âCampus Security, Response and Recovery.â Judging by the number of people that attended the session and the Q&A that followed, campus security post Virginia Techâand now [âŚ]
March 4, 2008
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