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Southern Mississippi Leaning Toward Hiring Black President
The school is likely to become the first of the state’s historically White public universities to be led by a Black man.
February 3, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Judge Limits Professor’s Suit against North Park University
Dr. Maria Reyes will be allowed to sue NPU for race discrimination and breach of contract, but cannot proceed with Title VII violations and retaliation claims.
February 3, 2013
Sports
King’s Dream Should Spark Lives of Service
The question posed by King and reaffirmed by others is, “What are you doing for others?”
February 3, 2013
African-American
Scholars Work to Highlight Contributions of Anti-Lynching Activist Wells
The significance of Ida B. Wells as a pioneering activist and journalist sometimes has been overlooked or minimized in African-American history.
February 3, 2013
Students
Debt Concerns Change Way Students Earn Degrees
A Whiteland senior is hoping to graduate from college without any student loan debt.
January 31, 2013
Home
Florida Justices Say Legislature Can Set Tuition
The Florida Supreme Court says the Legislature rather than the Board of Governors has the authority to set tuition rates at state universities.
January 31, 2013
African-American
Passion for Creative Solutions, Social Justice Motivate USSA President
Every encouraging parent has a punch line—words of affirmation, motivation and positive reinforcement—to guide a child toward success.
January 31, 2013
Sports
Missing Men: The Lack of African-American Head Coaches in College Football
College football is arguably the most popular sport at the nation’s colleges and universities.
January 31, 2013
Students
APLU Leads Discussion Around a Redesigned Federal Aid Policy
In order to avoid the congressional battle over financial aid programs, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) developed a “student risk index” that re-evaluates the federal approach toward student aid.
January 31, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Webinar: Experts Explore College Trustee Board Roles, Responsibilities
Expert panelists, including former university president David Roselle, offered practical advice on how college trustee boards as well as individual trustee board members should conduct themselves.
January 31, 2013
Faculty & Staff
PSU on Pace in Implementing Freeh Recommendations
Penn State has completed about three-quarters of the 119 recommendations to strengthen university policies from the former FBI director who led the school’s investigation into the Jerry Sandusky child sex Jerry Sandusky child sex -Search using:News, Most Recent 60 DaysBiographies Plus Newsabuse scandal, a top official told the school’s faculty Tuesday.
January 30, 2013
LGBTQ+
Divided We Fail: Replicating the Successes and Avoiding the Mistakes of Desegregation
On June 28, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling that officially ended the era of school desegregation that followed Brown v. Board of Education.
January 30, 2013
STEM
Keeping Diversity at the Center of the STEM Higher Education Agenda in 2013
Like many, I found the month of January to be a time for reflection and renewal.
January 30, 2013
Home
Scholar’s Analysis Details Rapid Growth of Latinos in K-12, College Populations
Noted economist and demographer Mark Hugo Lopez has explained how a recent surge in Latino students attending U.S. colleges resulted in Hispanics becoming the largest minority group enrolled in four-year institutions.
January 30, 2013
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Role of Accreditors in Student Learning Discussed Wednesday
Accreditors of institutions of higher education should assume greater responsibility for ensuring student learning, an education professor and author of a provocative 2011 book that slammed universities for lack of academic rigor said Wednesday.
January 30, 2013
STEM
Affirmative Action Bans Impact Minority Enrollment in Postgraduate STEM Fields
While economic interests rely on increased enrollment in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, the thrust toward minorities pursuing technical degrees—particularly postgraduate degrees—has become an even larger priority.
January 30, 2013
HBCUs
Anti-abortion Group Files Lawsuit Against OSU
An anti-abortion group has filed a federal lawsuit against Oklahoma State University after officials said the group couldn’t distribute leaflets with graphic images on campus.
January 29, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Officials Seek To Stop JSU from Opening in Madison
The city of Madison and Tulane University officials want the state College Board to rescind what they’re calling the “premature” approval of Jackson State University’s plans to open a Madison campus this summer.
January 29, 2013
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