Marlon A. WalkerStudentsOff the Beaten PathThe growing number of nontraditional students could spell trouble for traditional programs that are slow to adapt to this group’s needs.June 24, 2009HomeBarber-Scotia College Details Come-back PlanBarber-Scotia College officials announced on Friday plans to secure the future of the 142-year-old historically Black institution by regaining accreditation, focusing on three core academic departments and renewing emphasis on the school’s religious roots.May 3, 2009StudentsFalse AlarmsAttention-seeking students fabricate crimes to generate the media and community response that real campus tragedies command.May 14, 2008HomeStudy: Rap Music Brings Out, But Doesn’t Cause, SexismExposure to ambivalent sexism may increase a person’s likelihood to be sexist, but it doesn’t create it, according to a recently published study.February 26, 2008StudentsStudy: Public HBCUs Are Not Funded Equitably Compared to Traditionally White InstitutionsPublic historically Black institutions are usually on the losing end when government dollars and permission to create graduate programs are being handed down, according to the new study, “Contemporary HBCUs: Considering Institutional Capacity and State Priorities.”February 4, 2008Leadership & PolicyBishop State Community College Among Three HBCUs Placed On Accreditation ProbationThe nation’s second-largest historically Black university received a laundry list of issues it needs to address in the next year to regain full accreditation, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools officials said at its annual meeting in New Orleans last month.January 24, 2008Leadership & PolicyAccreditation Probation for Country’s Two Largest HBCUsInstitutions must address laundry lists of issues after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ meeting last month.January 23, 2008STEMResearcher Recommends a More Efficient Higher Education SystemA researcher says he has identified several issues — including spending patterns and price gouging — that could effectively cut higher education costs and allow more people from low-income families to benefit.December 13, 2007HomeStudy: Parents Need To Plant College-going Seed While Children Are In Middle SchoolA study being released today says parents are missing an opportunity to help their children prepare for college during the middle-school years, seen as a critical development time for a person’s educational future.December 10, 2007Leadership & PolicyDuke’s New Wrongful Convictions Clinic Takes ShapeDURHAM, N.C. James E. Coleman Jr., a professor and associate dean at Duke University’s School of Law, says the lacrosse case in which three White students were wrongly charged in the alleged rape of a Black woman was not the catalyst for Duke’s new Wrongful Convictions Clinic and Innocence Project.November 28, 2007Previous PagePage 2 of 5Next Page
