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Leadership & Policy
Learning, Diversity and the Road Ahead
Community college leaders anticipate wrestling with the increasing challenges of students enrolling at their institutions at different ages, with different backgrounds and beliefs and with vastly different levels of preparation.
May 16, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
A Tenure Not Soon Forgotten
After 34 years on the Wellesley College faculty, Dr. Tony Martin’s teachings have at times been controversial, but his mentoring of Black women is what his students will remember most.
May 16, 2007
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Students
Following in the Footsteps of Legends
Stepping down after 12 years at the helm of Morehouse College, Dr. Walter Massey has carved out his own legacy at an institution known for producing Black leaders.
May 16, 2007
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A Mandate for Native History
The Montana Indian Education for All Act may be setting a national precedent for America’s schools, but colleges and universities are not yet on board.
May 16, 2007
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Students
Grants & Gifts
Ball State University (Ind.) has received $200,000 from the Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Foundation to create the Telecommunications Merit Endowment Scholarship. The scholarship aims to benefit incoming freshmen and transfer students who are looking to major in telecommunications. Cheyney University (Pa.) has received a $350,000 donation from Ephren W. Taylor II, the youngest Black […]
May 16, 2007
Community Colleges
Professional Appoinments
Daniel O. Bernstein has been named president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council. He has spent the past 10 years as president of Portland State University. Bernstein holds a bachelor’s from the University of California, Berkeley, a law degree from Northwestern University and a graduate law degree from the University of Wisconsin.   Niurka […]
May 16, 2007
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Students
HBCUs Have A Responsibility To LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Students
Campus silence is read as lack of support.
May 16, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Race Cited as a Factor for Condemnation of Ohio U President
Its been an eventful month for Ohio University President Roderick McDavis, whose tenure has drawn competing letters of condemnation and support, spawned rival student protests and rallies, and generated open forums, administrative changes and a show of unwavering support from the board of trustees.
May 14, 2007
Faculty & Staff
AAUP: New Orleans Institutions Failed Professors After Hurricanes
WASHINGTON, D.C The American Association of University Professors on Tuesday accused five New Orleans universities, including historically Black Southern University New Orleans, of abandoning their existing financial contingency plans after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in favor of policies that contributed to the displacement of 15,000 faculty members.
May 14, 2007
Students
George Mason University Program for First-generation Students Celebrates Milestone
FAIRFAX, Va. George Mason University’s Early Identification Program celebrated its 20th anniversary on Tuesday by welcoming a new batch of students and congratulating those who finished the program this past year. EIP has had an enviable track record, sending 96 percent of its graduates on to college.
May 14, 2007
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Community Colleges
Voters Approve Sales Tax to Fund Courses at Arkansas College
ASHDOWN, Ark. Students can look forward to getting a start on a civil engineering degree at the Ashdown campus of Cossatot Community College now that Little River County voters have approved a sales tax to finance the program.
May 14, 2007
Community Colleges
N.C. Community Colleges Becoming More Popular as Starting Point
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Community colleges are increasingly becoming a popular and cheaper alternative to spending all four years at a senior university.
May 14, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Learning, Diversity and the Road Ahead
Community college leaders anticipate wrestling with the increasing challenges of students enrolling at their institutions at different ages, with different backgrounds and beliefs and with vastly different levels of preparation. But there are many other issues of concern as well, such as keeping up with technology and recruiting and retaining diverse faculty.
May 14, 2007
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Texas Southern Takes Step Back to Stability
AUSTIN, Texas Texas Southern University has a new, five-member board of regents, confirmed by the state Senate on Friday. The appointments come after weeks of uncertainty about the historically Black institution’s future caused by the resignation of the entire previous board at Gov. Rick Perry’s request.
May 13, 2007
Native Americans
And North Dakota Makes Four
It seems that the long battle for state support of tribal colleges is beginning to slowly pay off for American Indian leaders and supporters.
May 13, 2007
Faculty & Staff
New Harvard President Faces Balancing Act with Professors, Board Members
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Harvard University has unrivaled wealth and prestige, but the downside of its storied history is a patchwork of schools that make running the place one of the hardest jobs in 21st century higher education.
May 13, 2007
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Students
Best and Brightest: Five Years, Five Degrees For One UConn Student
Devin Gaines is any university’s ideal candidate. An overachiever in the utmost sense of the word, the 22-year-old has earned five degrees in five years —all as an undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut.
May 13, 2007
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Students
University panel says student parody “harassed” blacks
BOSTON A judicial panel at Tufts University on Thursday ruled that a conservative campus journal “harassed” blacks by publishing a Christmas carol parody called “O Come All Ye Black Folk” that many found racist.
May 13, 2007
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