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Students
Seeking the cure – nursing program at South Carolina State University – special report: health sciences
ORANGEBURG, S.C. Facing the threat of closure, the nursing program at South Carolina State University is searching for a cure to its problem of low passing rates among graduates who take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
June 23, 2007
HBCUs
DNA mapping: a road less traveled by HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universities, Human Genome Project – special report:health sciences
It is possible that in the very near future, a doctor will be able to take a blood sample — or even a piece of toenail — from a person and tell everything about who they are biologically.
June 23, 2007
HBCUs
Politics as it is played – lobbying activities of historically Black colleges
In a move that surprised alumni and other observers, Tuskegee University officials recently decided to close its long established Washington office and hire lobbyists instead.
June 23, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Appreciation: Louis Westerfield, 1949-1996 – Obituary
On August 2-4. 1996. Louis Westerfield — law school dean at three schools, law professor at four schools, author, judge, community leader, and dedicated family man — died of a heart attack in New Orleans.
June 22, 2007
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Senate bill freezes HBCUs – Historically Black Colleges and Universities – includes related article on special education grants – Washington Update
Education Department (ED) support for historically Black colleges and universities likely will remain frozen at current levels next year, based on recent action by members of the U.S. Senate.
June 22, 2007
Students
If You Can Walk, You Can Dance; If You Can Talk, You Can Sing: A Successful African American Doctoral Fellowship Program. – book reviews
Time out, higher education. This book has a proven model for increasing the pool of African Americans with doctorate degrees in non-traditional courses of study. With valuable resource information, this book has special importance for the administrators of traditionally white colleges and universities who are sincerely interested in providing a positive campus climate for African-American students to experience success in doctoral programs.
June 22, 2007
HBCUs
Following the leader: other institutions search for the secrets of Spelman’s success – fundraising
Atlanta The spectacular success of Spelman College’s fundraising efforts has caused many in the higher education world — particularly at the historically Black colleges and universities — to take notice. As a result, some institutions have reevaluated their own efforts to raise money.
June 22, 2007
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Students
Spelman mission was not impossible: how college’s fund-raising drive netted $113 million
Atlanta – When the totals were in, Spelman College had not only met its “mission impossible” goal of raising $81 million, it had outdone itself — amassing a record $113.3 million.
June 22, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Creating a powerhouse: compensation research perks sweeten pot in high-stakes competition for scholars
For the past 24 years Dr. Ron Walters has been a fixture at Howard University. The tenured chairman of the university’s political science department is widely respected in the academic community and is one of an elite group of national scholars who are considered “public intellectuals.”
June 22, 2007
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HBCUs
Test-driven admissions: ETS responds to criticisms of SATs – Educational Testing Service
After decades of criticism that standardized testing is culturally biased, officials from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) say they have made great strides in eliminating those biases.
June 22, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Mississippi Valley State president Lester Newman resigns
ITTA BENA, Miss. Mississippi Valley State University President Lester C. Newman announced his resignation Friday after serving nearly nine years as leader of the historically Black college.
June 21, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Accrediting group gives Florida A&M ultimatum for accounting woes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida A&M University has six months to clean up its troubled financial situation or could lose its accreditation, one of the nation’s top college associations said Friday.
June 21, 2007
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HBCUs
Michigan’s Only HBCU Likely to Lose Accreditation
DETROIT Lewis College of Business, the only historically Black college in Michigan, has been given a one-month extension before its accreditation is removed by the Higher Learning Commission. The college’s original deadline was June 30.
June 21, 2007
HBCUs
Taking stock and refocusing: foundations forcing shifts in educational priorities
Atlanta Foundations have a long history of support for American higher education. But as foundations re-focus and shift their priorities, new trends in philanthropic giving are challenging colleges and universities to examine their ability to attract funding.
June 20, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Minority businesses collaborate with HBCUs to develop new technologies – Federal Government Encouraging HBCU-minority business alliance – historically Black colleges and universities
When Veatronics Corporation needed engineering expertise to develop a highly advanced fetal monitor last year, it turned to North Carolina A&T State University for help.
June 20, 2007
Leadership & Policy
The HBCU presidential pressure cooker – historically Black colleges and universities
Faced with hostile legislatures, growing enrollments, and shrinking budgets, the presidents of many historically Black colleges and universities are also under increasing pressure from their boards of trustees to perform “satisfactorily” or get out.
June 20, 2007
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HBCUs
Washington update – major topics of 1996 that concern the academic world
Reauthorization On the Horizon
June 20, 2007
HBCUs
Federal spending for HBCUs is up: agencies from the CIA to the Veterans Administration increase grants, fellowships and gifts – historically black colleges and universities, Central Intelligence Agency
Federal grant, training and recruiting spending directed at historically Black colleges and universities jumped by 21 percent in a two-year, period, according to government figures in a soon-to-be released report.
June 20, 2007
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