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Obama Encourages Ohio College Students To Vote
President Barack Obama’s latest trip to Ohio wasn’t just about getting his message across. He wanted to make sure college students and 20-somethings are going to vote in big numbers, just like four years ago when they backed him by a wide margin.
September 26, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Notre Dame’s Carol Owens Named President of Black Coaches and Administrators’ Board
University of Notre Dame assistant head women’s basketball coach Carol Owens has been named president of the Black Coaches and Administrators board.
September 26, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Peering Though the Kaleidoscope
Andy Herrera of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is known as a strong advocate for underrepresented students.
September 26, 2012
HBCUs
Commentary: Could End of Affirmative Action Be Boon for Black Colleges?
Students should choose HBCUs based not on attenuation of opportunities, but on tangible benefits these institutions confer, writes Taylor, an HBCU graduate.
September 26, 2012
Faculty & Staff
HBCU Week Conference: Black College Leaders Counseled on Federal Contracting, Grant Opportunities
Experts told HBCU leaders that to win federal grants and contracts means administrators must have a realistic sense of their school’s capabilities, hire faculty with a vision to conduct research, and be willing to remedy shortcomings in their proposals.
September 26, 2012
Sports
Ex-player Charged in Kansas Football Player’s Death
A former McPherson College football player is facing charges in connection to the beating death of a football player at nearby Tabor College in Kansas, authorities said Monday.
September 25, 2012
HBCUs
Report Challenges University of Virginia to Address Racial Past
The University and Community Action for Racial Equality organization has challenged the University of Virginia to do more to recognize and “address its past of racial disharmony,” The Daily Progress newspaper in Charlottesville, Va., has reported.
September 25, 2012
HBCUs
Report Challenges University of Virginia to Address Racial Past
The University and Community Action for Racial Equality organization has challenged the University of Virginia to do more to recognize and “address its past of racial disharmony,” The Daily Progress newspaper in Charlottesville, Va., has reported.
September 25, 2012
Sports
Report: Graduation Gap Continues Between Football Players and Male Students
NCAA Division I football player graduation rates continue to fall behind those of full-time male students, according to the latest Adjusted Graduation Gap Report, published by the College Sport Research Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
September 25, 2012
HBCUs
HBCU Week Conference: Black College Leaders Urged to Improve Institutional Performance
In a session on trusteeship, HBCU trustees and administrators are challenged to attract donors in a time of declining revenues by discarding old ideas about uplift and focus on boosting productivity and performance in ways that rival the most prestigious institutions.
September 25, 2012
Students
Academic Coaching: Seeking a Winning Strategy
Academic coaching can help students, particularly those from first-generation and low-income backgrounds, navigate the challenges of academe.
September 25, 2012
Community Colleges
Post-secondary Education and Training are Necessary in Today’s World
The options for students to become successful have never been better. Those of us who work with students must encourage them to exercise their options.
September 24, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Ex-prof Gets Life in Prison for Meeting Rampage
A Harvard-educated biologist was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday after being convicted of going on a shooting rampage during a faculty meeting at an Alabama university, killing three colleagues and wounding three others in 2010.
September 24, 2012
HBCUs
Ohio State President Spends $7.7 Million to Travel, Entertain
A newspaper investigation finds that Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee has spent $7.7 million on top of his record-setting compensation to travel, entertain, and maintain his 9,600-square-foot mansion.
September 24, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Biology Professor Named Project Kaleidoscope Director
Biology professor Kelly Mack was appointed to serve as executive director of Project Kaleidoscope — an initiative that focuses on building strong undergraduate programs in the STEM fields.
September 24, 2012
Students
Perspective: Building an Engine of Opportunity
After four decades of executive leadership in higher education, the recently retired chancellor and CEO of North Carolina Central University writes that he is launching the Destination Graduation Initiative.
September 24, 2012
Home
SAT Scores Dip Slightly, Test Taker Diversity Edges Upward
The more than 1.66 million students who took the SAT in 2012 were the most diverse group of students in the college entrance exam’s history, but the mean scores in critical reading and writing dropped by a single point, a College Board report released Monday shows.
September 24, 2012
Students
Calling it a Career
Dr. James Hawkins has retired after 35 years of service as a journalism educator at Florida A&M University.
September 23, 2012
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