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Community Colleges
Wanting Access to College, Americans Report Feeling ‘Squeezed’ by Higher Education
An increasing number of Americans say college is important but is becoming less accessible for qualified students due to rising tuition, says a national report on public perceptions about higher education released on Tuesday.
February 16, 2010
African-American
Racially-Targeted Billboard Campaign Links African-Americans, Abortion
Among African-American leaders opposing a racially-targeted pro-life billboard campaign, Spelman College professor Beverly Guy-Sheftall called the effort a gimmick to “bait Black people” into becoming anti-abortion.
February 16, 2010
Faculty & Staff
University of Maryland President Mote Retiring in August
University of Maryland President C.D. “Dan” Mote Jr. said Monday that he will step down Aug. 31 after a dozen years in the post, making him the university’s fourth-longest serving president.
February 15, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Citing Scholar’s Suspicious Past, Relatives of Slain Professors Question Suspect’s Hiring
Grieving relatives of three professors gunned down at a university faculty meeting questioned why their accused colleague was hired despite a dispute with a former boss who received a pipe bomb and the shooting death of her brother.
February 15, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Black Professor Denied Tenure at Emerson Vindicated by Report
Emerson College has released a report produced by an independent panel that has found fault with the institution’s tenure process.
February 15, 2010
Students
Leaders Mark 50th Anniversary of Nashville Sit-ins
Civil rights leaders observing Saturday’s 50th anniversary of the sit-in movement that would integrate Nashville’s lunch counters said that pivotal group of college students went on to become leaders in the civil rights movement across the South.
February 14, 2010
Students
Private Colleges Outline New College Success Initiative
The nation’s private colleges and universities pledged Friday to boost efforts to enroll and graduate at-risk students, as leaders said the move would complement the Obama administration’s plans for greater success rates in higher education.
February 14, 2010
Students
UAH Professor’s Family, Friends: No Suspicion of Potential Violence
An Alabama professor accused of shooting six colleagues was vocal in her resentment over being denied tenure, though relatives and students said she had never suggested she might become violent. Plus, Diverse profiles the slain.
February 14, 2010
Opinion
Teaching and Learning about Homophobia and Racism
“Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.” –Coretta Scott King A few days ago I was watching television with a mentee of mine — an African-American male. An ad […]
February 11, 2010
African-American
WVU Reprinting Long-lost African American Works
West Virginia University Press is reprinting important African American texts that have either gone unnoticed for generations or fallen out of print.
February 11, 2010
African-American
Black History Special Book Review: Redefining ‘Black Power’
Images from the heyday of the Black Power movement live on in popular culture, but the view tends to be blurred. Most people probably consider it as a blip on the 400-year chronology of race relations in America. While some Americans romanticize the movement, others remember it as a short-lived, inflammatory and ill-advised crusade that ran against the tide of peaceful efforts to gain and protect civil rights.
February 11, 2010
Home
Obama Says Music Fueled Civil Rights Movement
Crediting civil rights-era protest songs and their spiritual predecessors for his election, President Barack Obama on Tuesday sat in the East Room of his White House and listened to an all-star lineup of performers pay tribute to the music that he said fueled freedom marches and civil disobedience.
February 10, 2010
Students
Black History Special: Students Mentored By Civil Rights Veterans Changed American History
In 1960, students attending colleges and universities in Greensboro, N.C., Nashville, and locations throughout the South staged sit-ins at store lunch counters and restaurants in protest of public segregation. Many of those who came under the influence of civil rights pioneers, James Lawson and Ella Baker, went on to become leaders in the civil rights movement.
February 10, 2010
Opinion
Sharing My World
In my short time at Lincoln, I’ve sought counsel from veteran faculty whose insights have helped shape my perspectives as an educator. But one of the most important things I’ve done is make friends with fellow junior faculty, most of whom are around my age. Having colleagues who can identify with my growing pains has […]
February 9, 2010
Leadership & Policy
ACLU Accuses Calif. Instructor of Religion Lessons
An instructor at a public community college in Fresno has been presenting his religious views on homosexuality, abortion and global warming as fact to students in an introductory health science class, the American Civil Liberties Union alleged Monday.
February 9, 2010
MSIs
Obama’s First Year: Many Ideas, Some Achievements
For many higher education leaders, President Barack Obama’s first year presented a watershed moment to outline new goals and raise the visibility of postsecondary issues. Now, however, the task is to get more of these ideas out of the proposal stage and into law.
February 9, 2010
Students
Lastword – Black Greek Deathwatch
After the hand-wringing over a hazing death comes a period of reckless behavior leading to yet another death. Will we stop the cycle?
February 9, 2010
Opinion
Black Hollywood’s Historical Complexity
As I reviewed the 2009 Oscar nominations, I noticed the substantial number of Black nominees. Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Lee Daniels and Morgan Freeman were nominated for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director and Best Actor, respectively. Each of them were nominated for diverse roles ranging from an overweight physically, sexually and emotionally abused ghetto […]
February 8, 2010
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