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Office Hours: Leading from Within in Higher Education
Knowing that one’s leader is truly vested in them can build trust and even move beyond strictly professional boundaries.
June 4, 2015
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Media Fuels Negative Perception of Black Athletes
Latest report documenting biased coverage once again leads experts to cite media staffs’ dearth of diversity as major factor.
June 4, 2015
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Disparities
Chiang Remembered as Pioneer Biostatistician of Public Health
A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday for a University of California, Berkeley biostatistician and a statistician of public health who was a pioneer and world leader in his field, yet never forgot the modest roots from which his career was born. Dr. Chin Long Chiang, who had been battling pancreatic cancer, died in April […]
June 4, 2015
Policies
Report Highlights Institutions That Educate Latinos in Health Care Fields
A select group of colleges and universities were hailed in a new report Wednesday for being the top producers of Latino graduates in the health care field. Leaders from government, higher education and the private sector said the matter concerns more than just building a diverse workforce, but rather making sure that patients from diverse […]
June 4, 2015
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Out for Justice
Thrust in limelight by Freddie Gray case, Marilyn Mosby and husband Nick say HBCU helped prepare them to lead in crisis.
June 4, 2015
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African-American
Alabama Senate Seeks to Rename Edmund Pettus Bridge
MONTGOMERY, Ala. ― Alabama senators are seeking to rename Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge, a historic site in the voting rights movement that also bears the name of a Ku Klux Klan officer.
June 4, 2015
Students
Harvard Gets Biggest Gift Ever: $400M from Wall Street Alum
BOSTON ― Harvard has received its biggest gift in school history—a $400 million donation from Wall Street hedge fund billionaire John Paulson—the university said Wednesday.
June 4, 2015
Students
Even as Student Loan Debt Soars, HELP Committee Chair Sees Positive
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander says we should “cancel misleading rhetoric that causes so many students to believe that they can’t afford college.”
June 4, 2015
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Call Grows Louder for NCAA to Open Doors for Minority Coaches
A lack of diversity in the NCAA head coaching ranks has prompted some to call for the adoption of an equivalent to the NFL’s Rooney Rule.
June 4, 2015
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Opinion
Silence Not an Option When Injustice Abounds
Can we allow ourselves to remain silent in the face of social and economic injustice?
June 4, 2015
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Community Colleges
In Case You Missed It
Faculty Outraged Over Wisconsin’s Proposed Tenure Changes Silence Not an Option When Injustice Abounds South Asian American Champs Spell for College, But Are Still in D-E-B-T South Carolina Legal Scholars Weigh In on N. Charleston Murder Case
June 2, 2015
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Students
Increased Revenue Has Some Lawmakers Eyeing Budget Changes
PHOENIX — Increased state revenue since Arizona’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year was approved in March has some lawmakers saying they want to use the extra cash to scale back unpopular cuts that they made in funding for education and other services.
June 2, 2015
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Universities Pledge Tuition Limits if Lawmakers Hike Funding
SALEM, Ore. — The presidents of Oregon universities are pledging to limit tuition hikes if the Legislature agrees to boost higher education funding over the next two years.
June 2, 2015
Students
Princeton to Offer African American Studies Major
Princeton University’s Board of Trustees has granted the Center for African American Studies (CAAS) academic departmental status, clearing the way for the university to begin offering a major in African American Studies in the fall.
June 2, 2015
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Young Doctors Make Binding Pact
Four doctors make a vow to support, nurture and see each other through the grueling work of obtaining their medical degrees.
June 2, 2015
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Students
Institutional Leadership for Undocumented Students
Undocumented students have raised their voices and called upon institutions to meet their obligations to provide equitable college experiences for all, regardless of a student’s residency status.
June 2, 2015
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Students
NCCU Jazz Studies Program Declared Safe
News organizations misinterpreted a move by the UNC Board of Governors allowing realignment of music concentrations at North Carolina Central University as bringing an end to the celebrated Jazz education program.
June 2, 2015
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Leadership & Policy
Board of Shaw University Chooses Alumna as Next President
RALEIGH, N.C. —The South’s first historically black university has chosen an alumna as its next president.
June 1, 2015
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