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Leadership & Policy
Morris Brown, Feds Prepping Debt Deal
Morris Brown College is expected to settle nearly $10 million in debt for pennies on the dollar in an agreement pending with the U.S. Education Department, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
April 26, 2011
Students
Perspectives: Financial Aid is There; Help Students Find It
High school guidance counselors and college financial aid offices hold the key to helping needy students find the money for college.
April 26, 2011
African-American
Historically Black Schools Turning to Capital Campaigns
While planned giving campaigns are not a new phenomenon, the fundraising strategy might spell salvation for cash-strapped HBCUs.
April 26, 2011
Leadership & Policy
High Point University Giving Has Aim To Build Elite School
The recent announcement of $40 million in gifts to High Point University feeds into the school’s 10-year plan to raise and spend $2.1 billion and to define itself as an up-and-coming Southeastern private university.
April 25, 2011
African-American
Connecticut Hospital Teams With Tuskegee University on Cancer Study
Saint Francis Hospital and Tuskegee University have announced a partnership to study why prostate cancer has a disproportionately high death rate among African-American men.
April 25, 2011
African-American
Activists, Educators Converge for Princeton Prison Conference
Panelists, including Ohio State University Associate Professor of Law Michelle Alexander, denounce mandatory minimum sentences, disenfranchisement and the term “felon.”
April 25, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Aspen Institute Launches Community College Competition
Top Obama Administration officials joined philanthropic leaders to announce a $1 million prize for community colleges that do an outstanding job of moving students from campus to careers.
April 25, 2011
Leadership & Policy
State Rep. Hank Huckaby Named Finalist for Ga. Universities Post
By state law, the board must wait 14 days after naming finalists to officially vote on an appointment. Board of Regents Chairman Willis Potts said Huckaby is the right man for the moment.
April 24, 2011
Community Colleges
Growing Mississippi Film Industry Lacks Workforce
Film and TV professionals say there is still a significant shortage of trained professionals to staff the projects attracted by Mississippi’s diverse locations and film incentive program, despite a growing number of higher education opportunities across the state.
April 24, 2011
African-American
Global Forum: International Education Today To Prepare the Leaders of Tomorrow
Universities can no longer afford to allow students to graduate without an understanding of the global community.
April 24, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Political Strategist Brazile Says Scholar’s Obama Criticism is Valuable for Democrats
Donna Brazile, one of the nation’s most visible Democratic strategists, recently journeyed to Princeton University to engage in a public discussion with Dr. Cornel West about the current state of American politics.
April 24, 2011
African-American
Education Secretary Arne Duncan Says Minority Teachers Needed
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday, during stops in N.J., promoted a program aimed at recruiting more teachers to work in urban and rural areas.
April 21, 2011
Home
Recent Elections Stir Old Questions About Judicial Independence
Scholars are asking whether justice can prevail when state judges must decide between following the law and appeasing voters?
April 21, 2011
Community Colleges
CEOs Urge States to Raise Public School Math and Science Standards
To bolster its case, the Change the Equation organization of CEOs released a series of “STEM Vital Signs” reports that seek to shine light on math and science assessments on a state-by-state basis.
April 21, 2011
LGBTQ+
Former Rutgers Student Charged with Hate Crime in N.J. Suicide
A grand jury indictment charges Dharun Ravi with bias intimidation, invasion of privacy, witness and evidence tampering and other charges stemming from the suicide of 18-year-old Tyler Clementi in September.
April 20, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Tornado-damaged Shaw University Closes Doors for the School Year
Officials at Shaw University decided to end the semester early after a storm damaged buildings and displaced students.
April 20, 2011
Students
Recent Law School Graduates Face the Tightest Job Market in Years
But amid lingering industry wide uncertainties, officials at some law schools are scrambling to ensure that underrepresented minorities get jobs.
April 20, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Federal Courts Rebuff Faculty Discrimination Suits
In recent months, federal judges in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Arizona have dealt major setbacks to faculty members in lawsuits alleging racial discrimination at three universities.
April 19, 2011
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