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Professional Appoitments

DR. M. CHRISTOPHER BROWN II has been appointed executive vice president and provost at Fisk University. He previously served as dean at the University of Nevada’s College of Education. Brown earned a bachelor’s from South Carolina State University, a master’s from the University of Kentucky and a doctorate from The Pennsylvania State University. LEANDRA HAYES-THOMAS […]

Financial Aid Program Changes Take Effect

Low-income students and recent college graduates may reap dramatic gains beginning July 1 as a result of far-reaching changes in financial aid grant and loan programs.

Tenured Faculty at Community College Favorably Impact Student Transfer Decisions

State articulation and transfer agreements do little to increase the number of community college students who transfer to four-year institutions, but having tenured faculty at the community college level helps, according to a recent study conducted by the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington.

Three Black Fraternities Unite With Big Brothers Big Sisters in a National Partnership

Three of the nation’s largest African-American fraternities – Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. – have joined with the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) organization to help Black boys succeed.

Non-Discrimination Policies and Support Groups Help Ease Campus Life for Gay and Lesbian Students at HBCUs

Earlier this year, a group of gay and lesbian students at Winston-Salem State University, a mid-sized historically Black institution in the conservative Piedmont region of North Carolina, petitioned the school’s administration to add sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy.

Best & Brightest: From Concerned Alum to Policymaker

When Southern Methodist University student Warren Seay Jr. applied for a Truman Scholarship, he wrote the judges about his deep concerns about public education and included troubling data about his high school in the Dallas suburb of DeSoto.

Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority Inc. – The Next Best Thing to Family

The Sphinx Organization provides opportunities for young musicians of color to showcase their talents.

Education Dept. To Simplify Aid Forms, Seek Other Changes

The federal student aid form for low- and middle-income students will undergo significant changes under reforms announced by the Obama administration on Wednesday.

Off the Beaten Path

The growing number of nontraditional students could spell trouble for traditional programs that are slow to adapt to this group’s needs.

A Proposal for SNCC 2.0

Black alumni should work to harness the resources of their alma maters as well as their own talents for the betterment of the Black community.

The Second Look

Amid a foundering economy, many community colleges are experiencing enrollment increases that are “off the charts.”

The Second Look

Amid a foundering economy, many community colleges are experiencing enrollment increases that are “off the charts.”

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