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TSU President to Tackle Finances, Management and Graduation Rate

HOUSTON The sole finalist to become Texas Southern University’s next president said financial and management repairs, along with improved graduation rates, will be keys to restoring the school’s credibility.

January 14, 2008

Yale Announces Boost in Financial Aid

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University said Monday it is joining an expanding group of elite colleges under pressure from parents, lawmakers and alumni to make top schools more affordable to middle-class and upper-middle-class families.

January 14, 2008

African-American

A Conversation With Dr. Yvonne S. Thornton

Diverse correspondent Lois Elfman talks with best-selling author, gynecologist and educator Dr. Yvonne S. Thornton about the enduring impact of the soon-to-be re-released book, “The Ditchdigger’s Daughters,” higher education and being a Black female physician.

January 14, 2008

Presidents Play Key Role in Spreading Diversity in College Coaching Ranks

NASHVILLE Tenn. University of Cincinnati president Nancy Zimpher has hired a football coach, men’s basketball coach and women’s basketball coach in the past 16 months. What she wanted in candidates couldn’t have been clearer. “I think the athletic director knew not even to bring the pool to me until it was representative,” Zimpher said Friday […]

January 13, 2008

Leadership & Policy

SC State Trustees Release Ex-presidents Performance Review

COLUMBIA S.C. Former South Carolina State University President Andrew Hugine failed to meet the expectations of his board of trustees in two areas, according to his performance review released by the school. Hugine was fired last month for what the board said was poor performance. The evaluation released last week shows that the board gave […]

January 13, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Robotics Education Spreads Among HBCUs

Dr. Andrew Williams’ teaching and research efforts has sparked a robotics education movement that now extends from Spelman College to several historically Black colleges and universities.

January 12, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Texas Southern U. Regents Pick New President

HOUSTON Texas Southern University regents on Friday named John Rudley as the sole finalist to succeed Priscilla Slade as president of the troubled historically Black school.

January 12, 2008

African-American

Historians Commemorate 200th Anniversary of the Slave Trade Act of 1808

In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act of 1808, legislation abolishing the transatlantic slave trade for the United States, historians from throughout the African Diaspora gathered to discuss the relevance of the legislation today.

January 12, 2008

FAMU Owes 352 Employees Back Pay

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Embattled Florida A&M University will have to pay back wages totaling nearly $273,000 to 352 employees for violating overtime provisions and record-keeping requirements, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday.

January 12, 2008

From a Georgia Jail Cell To A Morehouse Classroom

A year ago, Genarlow Wilson was in a Georgia prison because of a conviction that prompted national discussions about fairness and justice in the criminal justice system. Next week, he starts his journey toward becoming a Morehouse Man.

January 9, 2008

Racial Disparities In Cancer Treatment Persists

The recent efforts to close the gaps in therapy for various kinds of cancer between Black and White Medicare patients have failed, a Yale University study released this week found.

January 9, 2008

Educational Attainment and Salary Data Released

More than half of Asians 25 years or older held a bachelor’s degree or more (52 percent) in 2007, compared to 32 percent of non-Hispanic Whites, 19 percent of Blacks and 13 percent of Hispanics, according to new U.S. Census Bureau statistics.

January 9, 2008

Community Colleges

Undocumented Arizona Community College Students Snared By New Tuition Law

Nearly 4,000 Arizona college students, nearly half of them community college students, have been unable to prove legal residency status and are being charged out-of-state rates as a result of a voter-approved referendum that prevents undocumented students from receiving in-state tuition and state-funded financial aid, according to The Arizona Republic.

January 9, 2008

MetLife Community College Excellence Award Finalists Revealed

The MetLife Foundation has launched its Community College Excellence Award program to recognize two-year colleges that have demonstrated the biggest commitment to serving underprivileged students, and six colleges have been selected as finalists.

January 9, 2008

Community Colleges

Massachusetts Governor Signals Intention To Create Education Secretary Post

BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick plans to file legislation this week to create a cabinet-level education secretary, as part of an effort to make education a top issue for 2008, The Associated Press has learned.

January 9, 2008

Lawmaker Proposes Dissolving SC State University Board

COLUMBIA S.C. Allegations of micromanagement by the leader of the South Carolina State University board has led an Orangeburg lawmaker to propose a bill to dissolve the board and appoint a new one. Democratic Rep. Jerry Govan’s bill would fire the current board in July and elect 12 new members six picked by lawmakers from […]

January 9, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Emerging Scholars: The Class of 2008

Each year, as we select our “Emerging Scholars,” we’re always amazed and inspired by the accomplishments of these under-40 intellectuals.

January 9, 2008

Our Salute to Scholars

If you do the work you care most about, that’s where you’ll find true satisfaction.

January 9, 2008