StaffHealthKennedy Remembered as Social and Civil Rights GiantReflecting on the legacy left by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, President Barack Obama called the late Massachusetts legislator one of the “most accomplished Americans” in history and a man whose work in Congress helped give new opportunities to millions.August 26, 2009HomePaul Quinn College Sues to Regain AccreditationPaul Quinn College has taken its fight for accreditation to federal court. The oldest historically Black college in Texas filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Atlanta to restore its accreditation with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).August 26, 2009Leadership & PolicyRutgers Names First Black ChancellorRutgers University’s board has appointed the school’s first Black chancellor.April 5, 2009STEMNew President of Texas A&M is First Woman and First Hispanic to Run the UniversityCOLLEGE STATION, Texas It’s official. The new president of Texas A&M University is Dr. Elsa Murano, the first woman and first Hispanic to hold the job. Murano, a former A&M administrator who fled Cuba as a child, was named by the A&M systems Board of Regents Thursday. She was the only finalist for the post.January 3, 2008SportsIn Brief: Bats Take Over Texas Southern DormMore than 200 TSU students evacuated; Black Manhattan Community College players allege racial attack; and ACE reports minority student college participation rate lags.September 19, 2007HomeProfessional AppointmentsDR. VENKAT ALLADA has been appointed vice provost of graduate studies at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He earned a bachelor’s from the University of Bombay in India, a master’s from the Indian Institute of Technology and a doctorate from the University of Cincinnati. DR. GEORGE E. ROSS has been named president of Alcorn State University […]May 2, 2007African-AmericanBook of NoteIn this fascinating book, medical ethicist and journalist Harriet A. Washington documents how slaves and freedmen were used for experiments in hospitals…March 21, 2007HomeSpike Lee Goes Back to SchoolLast August, Spike Lee’s HBO documentary on Hurricane Katrina brought home painful scenes of human sufferingMarch 21, 2007HomeHot Majors: Here Today, But Not YesterdayRapidly changing technology demands that higher education keep pace and train future professionals in emerging fields…March 21, 2007StudentsGrants & GiftsThe American Indian College Fund has received a five-year, $17.5 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to fund the Woksape Oyate initiative. The initiative, plans to help improve the quality of faculty and students attending tribal colleges while allowing the colleges to tailor their programs to meet their specific needs. Calhoun Community College (Ala.) has […]March 21, 2007Page 1 of 46Next Page
