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Leadership & Policy
Engaging Latino Alumni: Basic Steps
Although often overlooked by those studying and working within the confines of mainstream philanthropy and higher education giving, 63 percent of Latino households give to charity.
September 6, 2012
Students
Football Classics Bring the HBCU Experience — and Their Marching Bands — to Big-time Arenas
There’s more to HBCU football classics than just the action on the field. They are weekend-long events, much like a school’s homecoming, only on a grander scale.
September 4, 2012
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African-American
Public Affairs, Academic Symposium Launches HBCU Football Classic in Nation’s Capital
The AT&T Nation’s Football Classic kicked off at Howard University Thursday with a symposium that featured Black scholars from various science fields.
August 30, 2012
Nation’s Classic discussion
Faculty & Staff
Tennessee State University Faculty Leader Arrested
A vocal faculty member at Tennessee State University who has opposed university leadership was taken away from a meeting in handcuffs on Monday and removed as the chair of the faculty senate.
August 7, 2012
Jane Davis
Students
N.C. Central Implements Sweeping Cost-Cutting Plan
Restructuring at North Carolina Central University — announced in February as being “most comprehensive” — involves the merging or phasing out of more than a dozen academic programs.
April 4, 2012
Charlie Nelms
African-American
Chronicling the Life and Career of a Higher Education Giant — Norman Francis
In this unique series, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education honors the life and career of Xavier University of Louisiana President Norman Francis. For more than four decades, Francis has led the private, historically Black, New Orleans-based university to exemplary accomplishment and achievement. Diverse recounts the challenges Francis faced and triumphs that are credited to his leadership. Please read and join the discussions at the end of each story in the series. ENDPARAGRAPH
March 3, 2012
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African-American
Commentary: Reframing the FAMU Tragedy
It’s been disappointing how Florida A&M University and the national news media have handled the death of FAMU marching band member Robert Champion, a Washington-based communications expert and strategist writes.
December 1, 2011
Students
Southern University System’s Online Program To Expand
Southern System President Ronald Mason Jr. said the project — gotosouthernuniversityonline.com — will help Southern attract more out-of-state and older, nontraditional students.
November 30, 2011
Students
Death of FAMU Band Member Puts Other Universities on Notice
With FAMU’s internationally known “Marching 100” band suspended for an indefinite period, presidents, student life officials and band directors at many schools say they are taking new steps to reinforce their anti-hazing policies.
November 29, 2011
African-American
Attorney Says Lawsuit Planned in FAMU Band Death
The family of a Florida A&M University drum major who died in what authorities suspect was a hazing incident will sue the school, an attorney said Friday.
November 27, 2011
HBCUs
Congressional Super Committee’s Inaction Means Potentially Devastating Cuts
With the collapse of a congressional “super committee” charged with cutting $1.2 trillion in federal spending, most education programs face the prospect of moderate to deep cuts beginning in January 2013 — including programs for minority-serving colleges and universities.
November 27, 2011
Students
Deadline Looming for More Federal Budget Cuts
As a high-profile congressional “super committee” nears final deliberations on a $1.2 trillion deficit reduction plan, higher education advocates are launching mobilization efforts to protect programs promoting college access for low-income students and students of color.
November 20, 2011
African-American
Black-owned Newspapers Join HBCUs, Black Churches in HIV/AIDS Fight
A group of African-American newspaper publishers have enlisted the support of Black colleges and churches as they prepare to wage a war against HIV/AIDS.
November 20, 2011
African-American
UNCF Conference Town Hall Meeting Focus on Creative Strategies for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Panelists offered up a wide array of solutions — from beefing up community and corporate partnerships to seeking diversified funding sources – as ways to tackle the problems that show no sign of subsiding.
November 13, 2011
Faculty & Staff
UMBC’s President Hrabowski Pursues Greatness Agenda
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski has been instrumental in shaping the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, into a STEM success story.
November 12, 2011
Students
Student Debt on the Rise Again
Two of every three college seniors graduated with loan debt in 2010, with the typical borrower owing $25,250 and students at some historically Black institutions facing higher repayments, new research shows.
November 3, 2011
African-American
New Orleans’ Dillard University Gets New President
Dillard University on Tuesday named a new president, Dr. Walter Kimbrough, to take over the helm of the historically Black college in New Orleans.
November 1, 2011
HBCUs
Commentary: Norman Francis – Steeple in a Storm!
Thanks to Norman Francis, when people think of Xavier University, they also think of STEM excellence, writes the executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
November 1, 2011
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