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Faculty & Staff

Grants and Gifts

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE has received a $150,000 gift from philanthropist Robert Barbera to support the university’s Collegiate Forensics Invitational Tournament and other debate programs. The gift will be used largely to help students recognize the value of public debate. HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Md.) has received a $1.5 MILLION gift from the Rouse Company Foundation to […]

May 2, 2007

Professional Appointments

DR. VENKAT ALLADA has been appointed vice provost of graduate studies at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He earned a bachelor’s from the University of Bombay in India, a master’s from the Indian Institute of Technology and a doctorate from the University of Cincinnati. DR. GEORGE E. ROSS has been named president of Alcorn State University […]

May 2, 2007

Documenting American Indian Success

AIHEC says it has all the data federal officials need to determine that tribal colleges are grant-worthy.

May 2, 2007

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Leadership & Policy

Going Green Equals Good Business

College presidents making eco-friendly changes on campus say it’s not only the right thing to do, but also the most financially savvy.

May 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Bettering the Black College Paradigm

The UNCF’s new Institute for Capacity Building aims to help its member schools improve their operations and stability.

May 2, 2007

Minority Scholars Share Strategies At “Keeping Our Faculties”’ Conference

Despite gains in recent years, the percentage of minority faculty still lags behind the overall population and the percentage of minority students.

May 2, 2007

Life After Imus

The debate has already begun over whether hip-hop culture perpetuates the denigration of Black women.

May 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Supply and Demand Diversity

Minority-owned businesses are fighting for a place at the table in the lucrative higher education service industry.

May 2, 2007

HBCUs and Black Investment Banks: A Natural, Transformative Partnership

As the leadership of historically black colleges and universities positions their institutions to meet the growing challenges of the 21st century, I am excited by the potential of a partnership that has the possibilities of transformational empowerment for these institutions.

May 2, 2007

A Revealing Series of Events

I didn’t think the Rutgers University women’s basketball team needed to go public. After all, why dignify nationally syndicated radio host Don Imus’s remark with a response? But I’m so glad they did, because they humanized this news event and presented an image that was in stark contrast to his “nappy-headed hos” comment.

May 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Chairwoman of Texas Southern Board of Regents Resigns

AUSTIN, Texas The chairwoman of Texas Southern University’s Board of Regents formally resigned on Tuesday as the state Senate considered Gov. Rick Perry’s request to remove her from the panel.

May 1, 2007

Study: HBCU Graduates Earn Less Than Black Graduates of TWIs

A study by two economists gives more reasons for Blacks to attend traditionally White institutions over historically Black colleges and universities, further fueling the debate about the relevancy of the HBCUs.

May 1, 2007

Is An Apology Enough?

The state legislatures in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina have offered apologies for slavery. Last week, the University of Virginia’s board marked founder Thomas Jefferson’s 264th birthday — April 13 — with an apology resolution for the school’s use of slave labor between 1819 and 1865. But scholars are asking, so now what?

May 1, 2007

Duke Biz School Punishes 34 for Cheating

RALEIGH, N.C. The largest cheating scandal ever at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business involved more than a take-home exam, a business school official said Tuesday.

May 1, 2007

Southern University Board Chairman Steps Aside Amid Sexual Harassment

BATON ROUGE, La. The Southern University Board of Supervisors has called a special meeting for May 5 to sort through allegations that board chairman Johnny Anderson sexually harassed female employees.

April 30, 2007

Just the Stats: Can High School Counselors Prevent Drop-Outs?

A new report by the National Center for Education Statistics suggests a strong relationship between the number of credit hours a high-school student earns as a freshman and their likelihood to drop out. With this information, could school administrators identify potential dropouts early enough to intervene?

April 30, 2007

Community Colleges

Wisconsin Gives 8th-Graders Path to Higher Ed

MADISON Wis. Wisconsin is rolling out the nation’s most expansive guarantee of higher education to students in hopes of raising college aspirations and improving preparedness.

April 30, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Howard University’s President Swygert To Retire

Howard University President H. Patrick Swygert announced on Friday his plans to retire effective June 30, 2008, the announcement coming just weeks after faculty members demanded he step down.

April 29, 2007