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Section: Institutions > MSIs
Latinx
Influential Speakers Inspire 2011 Graduates to Pursue the American Dream
This spring, minority-serving institutions, including historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions, are hosting a number of influential leaders as graduation speakers.
May 22, 2011
HBCUs
U.S. Higher Education Confronts Historic Financial Challenges, Part II
Diverse convened an expert panel to dissect the financial condition of public and private institutions. This is the second installment of a two-part series.
May 11, 2011
MSIs
U.S. Higher Education Confronts Historic Financial Challenges
Diverse brings together an expert panel to dissect the situation of public and private institutions and offer solutions. This is a two-part series.
May 10, 2011
African-American
Historically Black Schools Turning to Capital Campaigns
While planned giving campaigns are not a new phenomenon, the fundraising strategy might spell salvation for cash-strapped HBCUs.
April 26, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Online Education Made Possible With College, Management Firm Partnerships
For schools and the online learning management companies that serve them, offering full-degree online programs is more than just an academic pursuit.
April 19, 2011
Leadership & Policy
University of the West Indies Team Triumphs at HBCU Business Plan Competition
More than 300 students from 21 historically or predominantly Black colleges competed, presenting business proposals that ranged from construction and land surveying improvements to the mass production of Jamaican ginger.
April 17, 2011
Faculty & Staff
AACR Recognizes HBCU and HSI Faculty Contributions to Cancer Research
The American Association for Cancer Research will recognize leaders in the minority cancer community with the Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholars in Cancer Research Awards. The 36 recipients will be honored at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held April 2-6.
March 28, 2011
Students
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx: Limit Federal Role in Higher Education
House subcommittee chair plans to address oversight and regulatory issues in federal higher education spending.
March 8, 2011
Students
Obama Budget Protects Pell Grants, Sets Education Priorities
President Obama presented a 2012 budget that has limited increases for education but a commitment to protect the current $5,550 maximum Pell Grant, which is the subject of potential cuts on Capitol Hill.
February 14, 2011
Students
New Federal Data Show Rising Student Loan Default Rates
The federal government’s new system to calculate student loan default rates – while highlighting the problems of many for-profit colleges – also may pose risks for some minority-serving institutions that are seeing their rates increase as well.
February 13, 2011
African-American
Scholar Deciphers Census Data, Political Climate After Reapportionment
As the Census Bureau cranks out more official results this winter from the 2010 decennial census, political scientist Robert A. Holmes will be poring over the data to see what it portends for Blacks and other minorities and how they can use it to sustain political momentum in this decade.
January 18, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Black Colleges Step Up Pursuit of Sponsored Research
Envisioning a more competitive future, a number of Black college leaders have challenged their faculties to pursue aggressive research agendas.
January 5, 2011
Students
With High Demand, Pell Grant Program Faces Challenges
Uncertainty about program funding comes as more students take advantage of Pell awards year round.
January 4, 2011
African-American
Obituary: William Arthur “Buddy” Blakey
William Arthur “Buddy” Blakey, 67, whose contributions to and advocacy for public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) spanned more than five decades, died Oct. 13.
October 14, 2010
African-American
Latino Men See Dramatic Jump as First-year Medical School Students
While the number of first-year enrollees to U.S. medical schools has gradually risen in recent years, the demographic with the most dramatic jump was among Hispanic males whose medical school enrollment increased by 17.1 percent over last year.
October 13, 2010
African-American
Black College Graduate Excels as UNCF Special Programs Leader
Aaron Andrews, the CEO of the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp., credits the mentoring he received at Morgan State University for transforming “an insecure, inner-city kid” into a first-generation college graduate now bringing education to a new generation of disadvantaged minorities.
October 11, 2010
Students
Latino Student-focused College Programs Honored at U.S. Capitol
Prominent political officials helped Washington-based nonprofit group Excelencia in Education salute collegiate programs that boost Latino student success Wednesday during the non-profit’s fifth annual awards ceremony.
September 29, 2010
African-American
Obama Administration Officials Praise, Encourage HBCUs at National Conference
Leaders of historically Black schools were encouraged to pursue research and development opportunities more aggressively for their institutions during opening sessions of the HBCU Week conference.
September 13, 2010
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