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Leadership & Policy
Morgan State Regents Extend President’s Contract
The president of Morgan State University gets to keep his job for another year.
December 30, 2012
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Oregon College Workers Must Report Abuse Under New Law
Oregon higher education employees and coaches are joining the list of people required by law to tell authorities when they believe a child has been abused.
December 30, 2012
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Institutions React to Implementation of Affordable Care Act
Adjunct professors’ roles being re-evaluated as a result of health care costs associated with the Affordable Care Act.
December 30, 2012
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Liberal Arts Colleges Forced to Evolve With Market
Today’s career-focused students mostly aren’t buying the idea that a liberal arts education is good value, and many small liberal arts colleges are struggling.
December 30, 2012
Opinion
New Year’s Resolution for Hampton University: Remove Hair Code
Time has come for this top-flight school to eschew flagrant assimilation and accommodation to a white cultural aesthetic.
December 30, 2012
Sports
2012: A Year in Review
When historians review 2012 for its noteworthy moments, events and milestones, they will find the year was a trying one for the American higher education system, despite its being able to educate and enlighten thousands in search of more choices and preparation for adult self-sufficiency.
December 30, 2012
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Members of Presidents’ Round Table Confront Challenges on Diverse Campuses
In an age of increasing pressures on the future workforce, the Presidents’ Round Table, a network of African-American community college presidents and chief executives, seeks to meet the demand for supplying and training the next generation of educated employees for the evolving job picture.
December 28, 2012
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Urban Living Legend
When Robert “Godfather of the Environmental Justice Movement” Bullard became dean of Texas Southern University’s Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs last year, he was making a deliberate return to that HBCU to highlight what he says are the ongoing and often under-the-radar issues of environmental justice for blacks and poor people of every racial stripe.
December 28, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Hiring of Black College Football Coaches Still Lagging
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) released a report card on the hiring of minority football coaches at the Division I level on November 29, which showcased mixed results.
December 28, 2012
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Student Loan Crisis Leads to Innovative Students
With student debt reaching astronomical heights, lenders tightening strings on loans and federal monies becoming harder to unlock, students are finding new ways to pay for school.
December 27, 2012
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Professor: Education and Human Rights, Social Justice Intrinsically Tied
Dr. Richard Benson II says effective educators realize that a teacher’s job is not limited to the classroom.
December 27, 2012
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More Colleges, Universities Going Green, but More Should Participate, Expert Says
More colleges and universities are focusing on sustainability operations and curriculums at approximately 1,000 educational institutions in the U.S.
December 27, 2012
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Federal Grant to Support Research at Delaware Schools
Researchers at Delaware State University will collaborate with University of Delaware researchers to establish a new Delaware Center for Neuroscience Research, thanks to an NIH grant.
December 26, 2012
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Virginia Union Biology Professor Stresses Hands-on Approach
As an undergraduate biology major at Howard University, Dr. Thomas Hardy was afraid of professors; it wasn’t until he had the opportunity to work closely with one on a project that the barrier came down.
December 26, 2012
Students
Student-Athlete Graduation Rates Up; Blacks Still Have Work to Do
The Institute For Diversity And Ethics In Sports (TIDES) shows that the graduation rates have increased slightly for the 70 teams competing in this year’s Division I Football Bowl Subdivision’s postseason bowls.
December 26, 2012
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Advocate for Queer Youth Seeks to Complicate Discourse
Ed Brockenbrough’s exploration of the intersection of race, gender and sexuality in urban spaces intends to challenge the public’s notion of the LGBT academic experience.
December 25, 2012
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Controversial Confucius Institute Promotes Understanding of Chinese Culture
A controversial China-affiliated program has spread to campuses across the U.S., with many university leaders stressing the positives and saying they don’t want to miss out on the benefits.
December 25, 2012
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UNT Logistics Expert Explains Santa’s Delivery Process
How does Santa deliver all of those presents around the world in just a few hours? Dr. Wesley Randall, assistant professor of logistics at the University of North Texas, explains how Santa handles the logistics.
December 25, 2012
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