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African-American
John Brown Exhibit on Display at West Virginia University
Nineteenth century sketches depicting the trial and hanging of abolitionist John Brown, and the uniform of a Confederate militia commander who helped halt his Harpers Ferry insurrection are on display at West Virginia University.
July 16, 2009
HBCUs
President Obama Taps Xavier Alumna Dr. Regina Benjamin for Surgeon General
President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Dr. Regina Benjamin, a family physician and Xavier University of Louisiana alumna, to be the next Surgeon General.
July 13, 2009
Students
Non-Discrimination Policies and Support Groups Help Ease Campus Life for Gay and Lesbian Students at HBCUs
Earlier this year, a group of gay and lesbian students at Winston-Salem State University, a mid-sized historically Black institution in the conservative Piedmont region of North Carolina, petitioned the school’s administration to add sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy.
July 6, 2009
HBCUs
On the Air With Michael Eric Dyson
It’s 1 p.m. and Dr. Michael Eric Dyson is nestled behind a microphone in a small Virginia radio studio where he is gearing up to conduct a phone interview with the legendary Theodore Walter “Sonny” Rollins.
June 30, 2009
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HBCUs
Professional Appoitments
DR. GREGORY ANDERSON has been named dean of the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver, effective July 27. Anderson formerly served as an associate professor of education at Columbia University. He earned a bachelor’s and master’s from the University of Toronto and a doctorate from the City University of New York. DR. […]
June 24, 2009
Students
A Proposal for SNCC 2.0
Black alumni should work to harness the resources of their alma maters as well as their own talents for the betterment of the Black community.
June 24, 2009
HBCUs
HBCU Group Seeks Share of Stimulus
With many chronically underfunded historically Black colleges in need of a lifeline, HBCUs should reap some of the federal stimulus dollars – money they can in turn use to produce needed minority teachers and scientists, recommends the Thurgood Marshall College Fund in a new report.
June 17, 2009
Leadership & Policy
On the Rebound, Cheyney U. Forms All-star Advisory Panel
Cheyney University, the nation’s oldest historically Black college, has recently taken steps to revitalize the institution’s academic program and strengthen its financial stability, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported in its Sunday edition.
June 15, 2009
Leadership & Policy
In Memoriam
In our 25 years of publishing, we¡¯ve lost some friends along the way.
June 10, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Setting a New Standard
Despite the gains minorities have made in student enrollment and higher education leadership, the needle needs to move further and faster in the next 25 years to narrow the widening educational achievement equity gap.
June 10, 2009
HBCUs
Unparalleled Challenges
From keeping pace with technology to helping students finance their educations, four presidents discuss meeting head-on the multitude of challenges that HBCUs face in the 21st century.
June 10, 2009
Students
Colleges and Universities Must Not Rest On Their Laurels
Institutions must gear up to face new challenges, such as ensuring campus security, keeping up with technology and maintaining quality.
June 10, 2009
HBCUs
Enhanced HBCU Teacher Preparation Role Discussed at U.S. Education Department Meeting
A national strategy to avert teacher shortages as well as improve overall teaching quality in U.S. public schools will include the participation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as key players in the formulation of strategic policies, U.S. Education Department officials told a gathering of HBCU education school officials and HBCU presidents on Tuesday.
June 9, 2009
Students
Higher Education Association Blasts Graduation Rate Data Used in Think Tank Report
One week after the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a conservative Washington-based think tank, released a report scrutinizing colleges and universities with low six-year graduation rates, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) issued a policy brief criticizing the way graduation rate information is collected.
June 8, 2009
Students
Report Scrutinizes Colleges With Low Graduation Rates, Including MSIs
Less than 60 percent of new students graduate from the nation’s four-year colleges and universities within six years, according to a new study, and the rate is even lower at most of the historically Black and Hispanic-serving institutions included in the study.
June 2, 2009
Sports
NCAA Women of Color Symposium Launches Recruitment and Retention Strategy Campaign
A recent NCAA report showed that ethnic minority women make up only 1.6 percent of athletic directors at institutions involved in intercollegiate athletics at the Division I, II and III levels – including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Drop HBCUs from the equation and the rate falls under 1 percent.
May 28, 2009
HBCUs
Tuskegee President To Deliver Lincoln Memorial Rededication Address
Tuskegee University president, Dr. Benjamin F. Payton, will deliver the principal address this weekend at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to rededicate the monument in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln.
May 27, 2009
HBCUs
Former NC HBCU Leader To Lead North Carolina A&T
Dr. Harold L. Martin, a former chancellor of Winston-Salem State University, was named the chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University this past Friday by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.
May 25, 2009
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