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African-American
Height’s Legacy Stirs Push for Social Work Act Passage
Among social work professionals, the late Dorothy Height is celebrated for the prestige her activism brought to the social work profession. Those professionals say her legacy is now inspiring social work leaders to lobby Congress hard on legislation aimed to boost the profession.
April 28, 2010
Home
Academic Leaders Debate Whether U.S. Higher Education Is Broken
In a televised debate, two prominent public university leaders on Tuesday disagreed sharply with two private institution leaders on whether the business model of U.S. higher education is broken.
April 28, 2010
Community Colleges
Mississippi Two-year and Four-year Colleges Agree on Required Transfer Courses
Leaders of Mississippi’s two-year and four-year higher education programs have reached an agreement to standardize course requirements for transfer students.
April 27, 2010
Asian American Pacific Islander
Obama Administration Seeks Increased Asian American and Pacific Islander Access to Federal Programs
For the month of May, Obama administration officials plan to hold a series of events aimed at improving the lives of underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
April 27, 2010
Students
Ad Campaign Hopes To Inspire College Ambitions Among U.S. Latinos
Latino parents are the target of a new public service advertising campaign by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) in concert with the Ad Council to help instill a college-going culture within the nation’s largest minority group.
April 27, 2010
African-American
Tribute: Dorothy Irene Height – 1912-2010
The news of Dorothy Height’s passing, which was not unexpected, caused many to pause and mourn the loss of a national treasure but only briefly. For if ever there was a life to be celebrated, it was the life that was lived by Height.
April 27, 2010
Leadership & Policy
University of Washington President Named NCAA Leader
University of Washington president Mark A. Emmert became the NCAA’s new chief executive on Tuesday, ending the search that began in November.
April 27, 2010
Opinion
Curtailing Free Speech Due to Safety Concerns: Ploy or Reality
I am a lover of ideas. Old interesting ideas applied to new conditions, new fascinating ideas applied to old or new dynamics — I love them all. Most ideas form ideologies, which are usually located in this day and age along the ideological line that extends from the far left to the far right. Even […]
April 26, 2010
Students
Report: Blacks Have Heaviest College Debt
A College Board study, Who Borrows Most? Bachelor’s Degree Recipients with High Levels of Student Debt, released today reports that undergraduate student debt is heavier among African-American bachelor’s degree recipients than among graduates from other racial and ethnic groups.
April 26, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Lawsuit Challenging Florida Legislature’s Tuition Authority Moves Forward
A group including former Gov. and ex-U.S. Sen. Bob Graham will continue a lawsuit challenging the Legislature’s authority to set tuition at state universities, although one of its partners has withdrawn.
April 26, 2010
Students
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Appoints New Leader
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced Monday the appointment of Johnny C. Taylor as president and CEO of the scholarship and institutional support organization.
April 26, 2010
Latinx
HSI Administrators Express Dismay Over Proposed NSF Grant Consolidation
The Obama administration’s proposal to consolidate federal science programs for minority-serving institutions into a single competitive grant program has representatives from Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) crying foul.
April 26, 2010
Opinion
The End of Something …
Well, my semester has finally ended, culminating the end of my first year at Lincoln. While I should write about how the 2009-10 academic year went, I figured I’d write about something else that happened on the same day my grades were due: my mother’s passing. Part of the reason why I came to Lincoln […]
April 25, 2010
Students
Race-based Facebook Controversy Stirs Minnesota Campus
The Facebook conversation that roiled the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) in mid-April continued to reverberate last week culminating in an emotional forum on campus. UMD chancellor calls incident ‘horrendous and despicable,’ saying the university needs to work with the Student Association to address the issue.
April 25, 2010
Home
As Recession Ebbs, Heavy Debt Threatens U.S. Higher Education
As the nation’s economy struggles to gain steady footing, experts say accumulating debt threatens the long-term financial security of U.S. colleges and universities in the recession’s aftermath.
April 25, 2010
Tenure
New Academic Home Expected To Help Maryland Update Journalism Education
With the National Association of Black Journalists on board as a tenant, the University of Maryland’s new state-of-the-art journalism building is said to embody the innovation of a changing media landscape.
April 25, 2010
African-American
Forum: Minority-serving Campuses Urged to Tout Their Success
The Obama administration’s top official for federal initiatives with historically Black schools on Thursday urged MSI leaders to focus on telling policymakers about their record of achievement.
April 22, 2010
Students
Fraternity Inspired by Robert E. Lee Bans Rebel Uniforms
A college fraternity inspired by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has banned members around the country from wearing Confederate uniforms to “Old South” parties and parades after years of complaints that the tradition was racially insensitive.
April 22, 2010
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