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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
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
HBCUs
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
HBCUs
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
HBCUs
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
HBCUs
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
Students
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
HBCUs
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
HBCUs
Hill Harper on Campus
Actor and best-selling author Hill Harper talked to Diverse’s Michelle J. Nealy this month about his motivational speaking tour, “HBCU Empower Me Tour With Hill Harper,” which launched in September and runs through May 2009.
November 26, 2008
HBCUs
Grants & Gifts
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, POMONA, has received a $4.1 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help the university address the national shortage of professionals ready to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The funding is intended to help Hispanic and low-income students enter the STEM fields. MONTGOMERY COLLEGE […]
November 26, 2008
HBCUs
Perspectives: Watch Night — Then and Now
It is impossible to describe the depth and range of emotions that slaves experienced on Watch Night as they waited for the minute they would be free.
November 17, 2008
Students
Presidents of Maryland’s Black Colleges Testify About Disparities
No stranger to belt-tightening during tough economic times, presidents from two of Maryland’s historically black colleges attended a public hearing Wednesday to press their case for why the schools need more money.
November 12, 2008
HBCUs
Homecoming HBCU-style
Each year, Black college alumni and spectators alike travel from miles around to revel in the magic that is homecoming.
November 12, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Hill Harper Encourages Financial Fitness Among HBCU Students
The critically acclaimed actor and New York Times best-selling author, Hill Harper worked tirelessly to advance the cause of change for his friend and former classmate, President-elect Barack Obama.
November 9, 2008
HBCUs
Black College Advocates Praise Report Calling for More Equitable Funding of Maryland HBCUs
The formula to bringing Maryland’s historically Black universities on par with the state’s traditionally White institutions will require increased funding for critical improvements, according to an expert panel established by Maryland state officials.
October 29, 2008
HBCUs
On DiverseEducation.com: Lift Every HBCU Voice and Sing
One of Renata “Toni” Roy’s dreams became reality last month when a choir of 105 students representing dozens of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities took the stage in front of a packed audience at the 2,500-seat John F. Kennedy Center concert hall in Washington, D.C.
October 29, 2008
HBCUs
Going PINK
Victoria’s Secret PINK will expand its Collegiate Collection in December to include some historically Black colleges.
October 29, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Cosby: Black Colleges Should Demand More from Alumni
Noted author and humorist Bill Cosby recently took historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to task for not making their alumni give back.
October 28, 2008
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