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Students
Changing the Measures of Success for HBCUs
Public HBCUs want institutional graduation rates to reflect social and economic obstacles borne by their disadvantaged students.
December 14, 2009
Mary Sias
Sports
Buffalo Search for Turner Gill Replacement Begins
What should make University of Buffalo athletic director Warde Manuel’s job easy in replacing football coach Turner Gill is the admirable job Gill, who is slated to become the first African-American head football coach at the University of Kansas, fulfilled in bringing respectability to what had been one of nation’s most laughable football programs.
December 14, 2009
Wadre Manuel
Students
Loan Default Data Study Highlights For-Profit Student Borrowers
More than one in five borrowers of federal student loans who attend for-profit colleges default within three years of beginning repayment, new figures made available by the U.S. Department of Education on Monday show.
December 14, 2009
Harris Miller
African-American
Dispelling HIV/AIDS Myths in Black Community
Claudia Pryor’s documentary explores the attitudes and awareness among Black youth in Pittsburgh about HIV/AIDS that will be the basis of a new curricula to dispel the myths surrounding Blacks with the disease
December 13, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Texas Colleges Count Economic Blessings—For Now
Denise Trauth, president of Texas State University, tries not to gloat. But when she meets with counterparts from across the nation, as she did at the annual gathering of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities recently, she feels fortunate to be in Texas.
December 13, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Protesters Damage Calif. University Leader’s Home
Eight people were under arrest Saturday after protesters broke windows, lights and planters outside the home of the chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley.
December 13, 2009
African-American
No Laughing Matter
Comedian Bill Cosby spreads his message for Black families through town hall meetings, social networking Web sites and hip-hop.
December 13, 2009
Bill Cosby
Opinion
Racial and Gender Myths Surrounding College Admissions
A few weeks ago, I was listening to the radio in my car as I was on my way to one of the local coffeehouses in the college town in which I reside. My radio just happened to be tuned into a talk show discussion concerning a group of high school students (all White and […]
December 10, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Students Sue Ohio College That Lost Accreditation
Nursing students say their reputations have been damaged and their degrees tainted by an Ohio community college that lost accreditation for its nursing program.
December 10, 2009
Students
Mentorship Program Empowers Asian-American Students at Penn
PAACH connects Asian-American studies to student life at the University of Pennsylvania
December 10, 2009
June Chu (left)
Opinion
Whew! What a Semester!
My first semester at Lincoln was filled with ups and downs (mostly ups, fortunately), and I had to learn quickly to adjust to life at a small, relatively isolated historically Black university (HBCU). Of all the universities I’ve taught at, I think this was the most challenging first semester. For starters, I had to learn […]
December 9, 2009
Students
SOUL SURVIVOR
A target in the 1990s culture wars, Temple\’s venerable African American studies department enters its third decade beset by a lingering faculty rift.
December 9, 2009
Students
LASTWORD: INCREASING THE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF BLACK MALES
or the majority of my professional career, the educational attainment and performance of Black students have been primary themes in my research.
December 9, 2009
HBCUs
ON THE MOVE
LISA BARONIO has been named vice president for advancement at the University of North Texas and director of development of the UNT Foundation. She previously served as vice president for development for the University of Connecticut Foundation. Baronio holds bachelor’s degrees from the University of Iowa and a master’s from the University of Nebraska at […]
December 9, 2009
Leadership & Policy
THE TRADE-OFF: LINCOLN UNIVERSITY GAVE UP ‘CONTROL’ OF A PRIZED ART COLLECTION GAINING A CHANCE TO REMAKE THE CAMPUS.
When Lincoln University opened its state-of-the art $23 million International Cultural Center in November, the small liberal arts college reached another milestone in its sweeping modernization program.
December 9, 2009
Students
NEW STATE OF LEADERSHIP:MINORITIES BREAK COLOR BARRIERS IN TOP ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS AT PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTIONS.
Pennsylvania, the state with the sixth-largest population in the country with more than 12 million people, reportedly has more than 450 public and private colleges, universities and career and technical training schools.
December 9, 2009
Students
THE BRIDGE TO SOMEWHERE
PAACH programs connect Asian-American studies to student life at the University of Pennsylvania.
December 9, 2009
Leadership & Policy
KEYSTONE STATE OF CONFUSION
Students and parents may require a road map to navigate Pennsylvania’s diverse and often complex higher education landscape.
December 9, 2009
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