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NOTEWORTHYNEWS: A NEGLECTED NATIONAL TREASURE
When Dr. Michelle R. Howard-Vital became president of one of the nation’s oldest historically Black universities (HBCU) in 2007, she knew she “inherited a national treasure that has produced some extraordinary leaders.”
December 9, 2009
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NOTEWORTHY NEWS: NO LAUGHING MATTER
Comedian Bill Cosby spreads his message for Black families through town hall meetings, social networking Web sites and hip-hop.
December 9, 2009
Students
WASHINGTON UPDATE: FARRAH NOT RESTING ON GEAR UP
After nearly 15 years on Capitol Hill, Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., still has lofty goals for U.S. education policy in the years ahead.
December 9, 2009
Faculty & Staff
SPECTRUM: GROWING BY LEAPS WITHOUT BOUNDS
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi is familiar to millions of viewers on the popular PBS “History Detectives” program, a television series in its eighth season devoted to “exploring the complexities of historical mysteries.
December 9, 2009
Sports
U.S. House Panel Approves College Football Playoff Bill
A U.S. House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion, over the objections of some lawmakers who said Congress has meatier targets to tackle.
December 9, 2009
Students
Howard U. Dental Student Among Five Missing Americans Probed for Terror Links
Five young Americans, including a Howard University dental school student, captured in Pakistan are under investigation for possibly trying to meet up with a terror group, authorities said Wednesday.
December 9, 2009
Students
Despite Struggles, Pioneering Black Studies Department Presses Forward
A target in the 1990s culture wars, Temple University’s venerable African American studies department enters its third decade.
December 9, 2009
African-American
Accreditation Reaffirmed for Fisk University, Three Other HBCUs
Four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), including financially troubled Fisk University, had their accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) reaffirmed for another 10 years.
December 8, 2009
African-American
Principal Certification May Boost Learning, Colleges of Education
A gathering of the nation’s leading educators met in Washington Tuesday to unveil plans for a first-of-its-kind national certification process for school principals, a move that may bring changes to colleges of education as well as K-12 schools.
December 8, 2009
Sports
Southern Univ. Dismisses Award-Winning Coach
Unable to lead team to a winning conference record this season, Pete Richardson, the football coach at Southern University for 17 years, was fired Monday along with most of his staff.
December 8, 2009
Opinion
Sending Conflicting Messages – Is College Possible?
Nothing travels faster than bad news. In the last two weeks, we have read negative stories about higher education in the mainstream media. For example, the 32 percent increase in educational fees at the University of California system made national news. Also widely covered is the case of a college graduate who could not pay […]
December 7, 2009
Sports
Report: Bowl School Graduation Rate Gap Widens Between Blacks, Whites
The disparity between graduation rates for White and Black college football players at schools headed to bowl games grew slightly this year, according to a study released Monday.
December 7, 2009
LGBTQ+
Supreme Court to Decide if College Group Must Allow Gays
The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether a California law school violated the constitutional rights of a Christian group by denying it recognition as an official campus organization because it excludes gays and lesbians.
December 7, 2009
Community Colleges
California Higher Ed Chiefs Urge Renewed Investment
The heads of California’s three-tiered higher education system urged state legislators to boost investment in California higher education.
December 7, 2009
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New York State Pension Needs $71 Billion, Group Says
New York state’s $132.8 billion pension plan is underfunded by $71 billion and annual taxpayer payments to keep it sound may more than double to almost $4 billion during the next five years, a report says.
December 6, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Alcorn President to Resign to Take Michigan Post
Alcorn State University President George E. Ross is leaving the historically Black Mississippi campus early next year to take the helm at Central Michigan University.
December 6, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Surgeon General: More Minority Doctors Needed
Speaking at a health disparities conference in Atlanta, Dr. Regina Benjamin, the U.S. Surgeon General, called for stepped-up efforts in increasing the number of minority physicians.
December 6, 2009
Students
Reviving A Neglected National Treasure
Cheyney University appoints advisory panel to revitalize academics and operations at the struggling historically Black institution.
December 6, 2009
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