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Faculty & Staff
Roderick Smothers Selected as Philander Smith College’s President
Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, who currently serves as vice president for institutional advancement and development at Huston-Tillotson University, has been tapped to lead Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas.
October 2, 2014
Students
Experts Recommend Taking Control of Student Debt on the Front End
Representatives of colleges and universities and innovators in education and the workplace gathered this week at the The Economist’s Higher Education Forum to examine issues that included reducing student debt and increasing college completion rates.
October 2, 2014
African-American
HBCUs Awarded Funds to Promote LGBTQ Inclusion
Four HBCUs, with the support of the Human Rights Campaign and Promised Land Films, are working to ramp up their LGBTQ inclusion efforts, just ahead of National Coming Out Week.
October 2, 2014
Students
Ohio State Student’s Jaunt onto Football Field Costs Him Scholarship
A student who ran onto the field during an Ohio State football game and was body-slammed by a coach is losing his scholarship amid his court case.
October 1, 2014
Community Colleges
Jailed Cop Killer Selected as Goddard College Graduation Speaker
A man serving life in prison for the killing of a Philadelphia police officer in 1981 has been selected as a commencement speaker at his Vermont alma mater.
October 1, 2014
Sports
Avoiding the Freshman 15 Can Have Long-Term Health Benefits
One of the biggest challenges for freshman is avoiding gaining weight.
October 1, 2014
Students
Diverse Conversations: The University Presidency and Athletics
Having a world-class athletic program can be a great source of pride for a president and his or her institution, and can galvanize current students and alumni alike.
October 1, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Geraldine Mock, 1st Female Pilot to Circle Globe, Dies at 88
Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock studied aeronautical engineering at The Ohio State University and went on to become the first female pilot to fly solo around the world.
October 1, 2014
Home
Immigration Issues Spur New Age of Hispanic Student Activism
Academics who have long explored immigration issues in their research are seeing a new sense of urgency among students — to learn more about the issues, to more freely express themselves and to become informed so as to be effective leaders in their communities.
October 1, 2014
African-American
Diverse On The Go…
Senior Writer Jamal Eric Watson will be covering the International Colloquium on Black Males today through Friday at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
September 30, 2014
LGBTQ+
University of California to Add ‘Gender-Neutral’ Restrooms
Responding to concerns raised by gay and transgender students and employees, University of California President Janet Napolitano directed the system’s 10 campuses on Monday to create more gender-neutral restrooms and to allow students to update their records with a preferred name that does not necessarily match their legal name.
September 30, 2014
Home
Education Spending by Affluent Widening Wealth Gap
Education is supposed to help bridge the gap between the wealthiest people and everyone else.
September 30, 2014
African-American
Hampton University Shares in $75M First In The World Grants Program
The U.S. Department of Education announced the 24 colleges and universities who cumulatively were awarded $75 million from the four-year grants program.
September 30, 2014
African-American
Tuskegee University Joins Ranks of Schools Banning Tobacco Use on Campus
Tuskegee’s policy prohibits the use of all tobacco products as well as e-cigarettes, water pipes or vapor devices on all areas of the sprawling campus.
September 30, 2014
Students
Learning From Minority-Serving Institutions
The success of all students needs to be anchored in a shared understanding among all stakeholders that it is long past time to abandon the “one-size-fits-all” view of students.
September 30, 2014
Students
New Center Seeks to Boost Knowledge, Interest in Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Seeking to address a gap in knowledge about Hispanic-serving colleges nationwide, a leading research group on Tuesday launched a virtual data center to provide key information about these institutions as well as promising practices in serving Latino students.
September 30, 2014
Students
Ghost Tales For Scholars
With Halloween on the horizon, October brings to mind ghost stories, preferably told on a cool night sitting around a campfire in the deep, dark woods. Ghosts have long been associated with Halloween, which has its origins in a pagan holiday honoring the dead and evolved into the Christian observances of the vigil of All Hallow’s Eve, Oct. 31, All Hallow’s or All Saints Day, Nov. 1 and All Soul’s Day, Nov. 2., which also honor the departed.
September 30, 2014
Students
Lane College Plans Layoffs
JACKSON, Tenn. ― Lane College President Logan Hampton says he must cut staff to align expenses with current revenues.
September 29, 2014
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