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HBCUs
Fairfield University Investigating ‘insensitive’ Party
By Associated Pres FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield University says it is looking into allegations that some of its students held a culturally insensitive party over the weekend. University officials said in a statement Monday they are working with students and diversity officers to investigate Saturday’s party. A spokeswoman for the school says students must adhere […]
February 22, 2016
Students
Changing the Political Rhetoric Surrounding HBCUs
Politics are an important cornerstone of American culture.
February 22, 2016
Home
‘Completion Grants’ Best Way to Assist Students Lacking Cash
Providing students with “completion grants” is the best way to identify and assist students for whom lack of cash is the only obstacle stopping them from earning a degree.
February 22, 2016
Community Colleges
Reinvention Initiative Cause for Debate at City Colleges of Chicago
Faculty leaders at The City Colleges of Chicago say there is conflict between the college’s original mission of providing broad access to Chicagoans across the city and the administration’s current methods of consolidation and improving graduation numbers.
February 22, 2016
African-American
Harvard Appoints First African-American Faculty Dean
Michelle A. Williams, S.M. ’88, Sc.D. ’91, a distinguished epidemiologist and award-winning educator known for her influential studies of maternal and child health around the world, will become the next dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, starting in July. Since 2011, Williams has been the Stephen B. Kay Family Professor of […]
February 22, 2016
Students
Hispanic Serving Institutions: A Home for the In-betweeners
HSIs are best suited to advance Latino/a students as they provide support, culturally responsive learning environments and, most important, a home for the in-betweeners.
February 21, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson Honored at Annual Luncheon
Hundreds of historians gathered Saturday to commemorate Black History Month and celebrate its founder, Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
February 21, 2016
Students
University Leaders Debate Police Involvement in Campus Sexual Assaults
In order to combat sexual violence on campus, university leaders must broaden the conversation and take a more active role in shaping the policies that are being implemented to deal with the problem.
February 21, 2016
Students
NY Fraternity Suspended Amid Hazing Probe After Student Dies
By Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo college has suspended a fraternity following the death of a 21-year-old student in a possible hazing incident. The president of Buffalo State College announced the suspension of Alpha Phi Alpha on Friday following the death Thursday night of Bradley Doyley of Brooklyn. Buffalo State President Katherine […]
February 21, 2016
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Diversity Beats ‘Free Education’ in Battle Between Hillary and Bernie in Nevada
A campaign marked by diversity is what it will take to win the election in 2016.
February 21, 2016
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February 19, 2016
Leadership & Policy
New Mexico Tech Hires Stephen Wells as President
SOCORRO, N.M. ― The head of a Nevada-based research institute has been named the new president of New Mexico Tech. The school’s Board of Regents announced Thursday that Dr. Stephen Wells has been chosen to lead the Socorro-based university that has about 2,200 students and is getting a five-year contract. New Mexico Tech was founded […]
February 18, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of Arizona Dean Picked to Lead St. Mary’s College
SOUTH BEND, Ind. ― A University of Arizona administrator has been selected as the new president of St. Mary’s College in northern Indiana. Janice Cervelli grew up in South Bend, where she will become leader of the Roman Catholic liberal arts school in June. The South Bend Tribune reports students and employees applauded and cheered […]
February 18, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: Have For-profit Schools Preyed on Minorities?
Have For-profit Schools Preyed on Minorities?
February 18, 2016
Students
U. of Missouri: $2M in Donations Lost After Unrest
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― About $2 million in donations to the University of Missouri have been lost in fallout from the unrest at the campus in Columbia, a top university official said Thursday. Vice Chancellor for Advancement Tom Hiles said several donors who had pledged money to the university have pulled back their pledges, though the […]
February 18, 2016
Women
Community Benefits from Satornino’s ‘Scenic Route’ to Success
Dr. Cinthia Satornino, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, came to academia after a varied career in the nonprofit and business world.
February 18, 2016
Students
Mount St. Mary’s President Brings it to Tumultuous Crossroads
EMMITSBURG, Md. ― Everyone at Mount St. Mary’s University eats at Patriot Hall ― students, faculty and even President Simon Newman. But the other day, hours after Newman rejected the faculty’s demand to resign, the airy, glass-walled cafeteria split into two groups ― those who supported the college president and those angered by his number-crunching […]
February 18, 2016
African-American
HBCUs’ Mission Rooted in Reconstruction
Exploring the roots of historically Black colleges helps to better explain the challenges and achievements of the pioneers and put today’s hurdles in context, say historians.
February 18, 2016
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