Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! Weâve moved from Diverse.
Welcome to The EDU Ledger! Weâve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.
Subscribe
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Search
Article
Podcast
Video
Awards/Honors
Community Colleges
Demographics
Faculty & Staff
Health
Institutions
HBCUs
Leadership & Policy
Military
On the Move
Opinion
Sports
Students
Enter search phrase
Search
Section: Institutions > HBCUs
HBCUs
HBCUs: Segregated, But Not Segregating
Those who seek to bring more Whites into historically Black colleges should suggest constructive solutions for improving the quality of these institutions.
March 8, 2009
HBCUs
HBCUs Benefit From the Blues
In an effort to help the Thurgood Marshall College Fund raise funds, the department store Nordstrom is exclusively selling a CD compilation of legendary and contemporary Black female blues and jazz artists.
March 4, 2009
Students
The âBellesâ are Back
Bennett College for Women is ever mindful of its place in history while preparing students for their future in a global society.
March 4, 2009
HBCUs
HBCUs: Segregated, But Not Segregating
Those who seek to bring more Whites into historically Black colleges should suggest constructive solutions for improving the quality of these institutions.
March 4, 2009
Students
Education Secretary Duncan: HBCUs as Relevant Today as Ever
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made his first official visit to Howard University Thursday to discuss the role historically Black colleges and universities must continue to play in preparing teachers to educate the nationâs increasingly diverse student body.
February 26, 2009
Sports
CIAA Tournament Provides Much More Than Basketball
Over five weeks last year this city hosted three basketball tournaments, including the Atlantic Coast Conference men and the NCAA East Regional.
February 25, 2009
Leadership & Policy
N.C. A&T State Chancellor Resigns From Post
In a sudden and strange turn of events, North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor Stanley Battle has announced that June 30th will be his last day on the job.
February 25, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Fisk Discloses Major New Problems
Fisk University, beset with financial troubles before the nationâs economy began a free fall last year, has joined a growing list of prominent historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) signaling tougher times at hand.
February 24, 2009
HBCUs
HBCUs share the spotlight with award-nominated and winning actresses whose talents they helped shape and mold.
When Taraji P. Henson was nominated for an Academy Award this year for best supporting actress in âThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button,â the celebration rippled beyond Hollywood and into the halls of two historically Black universities.
February 22, 2009
Asian American Pacific Islander
Diverse Calendar
March 5-7AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HISPANICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION 4th Annual National Conference âAchieving Hispanic Successâ Hyatt Regency Riverwalk San Antonio Web: www.aahhe.org March 11-15 THE NATIONAL BLACK GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION 21st Annual Conference âEngaged. Empowered. Expect It.â Doubletree Downtown Houston Contact: Dorothy E. Hines E-mail: vpconference@nbgsa.org Web: www.nbgsa.org March 12-14 TWELFTH ANNUAL REGIONAL HBCU SUMMIT [âŚ]
February 18, 2009
HBCUs
At-risk high school students benefit from partnership with HBCU
Disadvantaged students at a Texas public high school are achieving at a higher level as a result of a recent partnership between Prairie View A&M University, according to results announced yesterday by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Redesign Network. The partnership between Prairie View and the high school is part of TMCFâs college preparedness program [âŚ]
February 16, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Economic Woes Test Historically Black Colleges
Historically Black colleges and universities, which for decades have been educating students who canât afford to go â or canât imagine going â elsewhere, have been particularly challenged by the nationâs economic meltdown.
February 15, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Veteran Lawyer, Education Advocate Nominated to Head Office of Civil Rights
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wants a lawyer with a deeply unique understanding of academic challenges facing students of color to oversee the civil rights division in his department.
February 4, 2009
HBCUs
S.O.S. (Save Our Students)
One grieving mother seeks to raise awareness about a leading cause of death among Black male college students â suicide.
February 4, 2009
Students
At 100, NAACP Still Kicking
When leaders of the NAACP gather this month to formally begin a year-long recognition of 100 years of civil rights work, theyâll be talking as much about the organizationâs future as they will be honoring its past.
February 4, 2009
HBCUs
Diverse Calendar
March 1-3 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities 14th Annual National Capitol Forum Madison Hotel Washington, D.C. Web: www.hacu.net 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 [âŚ]
February 4, 2009
HBCUs
Suicide Increasing Rapidly Among Young, Black Males
One grieving mother seeks to raise awareness.
February 2, 2009
Students
With Economic Slump, Fewer Students Expected to Enroll in Black Colleges
While their counterparts are seeing unprecedented numbers of applications, many historically Black colleges and universities arenât seeing an increase at all.
January 29, 2009
Previous Page
Next Page
