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HBCUs Aid the Rise of Black Women

In exploring issues of gender equity for Black women, the role of HBCUs and their impact across higher education and the business sector are too frequently overlooked. In an industry dominated by White males, Black women have shattered stereotypes and excelled in key campus leadership positions across the academic enterprise.

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Pennsylvania Education Leader Going Extra Mile for Diversity

Under Dr. John Sygielski’s leadership, HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College has made great strides in creating an inclusive environment.

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Garnett Stokes Becomes University of New Mexico’s 1st Female President

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico Board of Regents made history Thursday as it named Dr. Garnett Stokes the first woman president to lead the state’s flagship school. Stokes, the provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Missouri, was among five finalists chosen as part of a national […]

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3 Dartmouth Professors investigated for Sexual Misconduct

The New Hampshire Department of Justice on Tuesday announced an investigation of alleged sexual misconduct by three Dartmouth College professors.

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Students from Puerto Rico Can Get Free Semester at Cornell

ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University is offering a free semester of study for up to 58 students from Puerto Rico’s main public university system. The University of Puerto Rico is operating at partial strength as the island recovers from Hurricane Maria. Cornell President Martha Pollack says the offer of free tuition, room and board this […]

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Guillermo: National Free Speech Center Too Academic for Words

When faced with a real-life issue on campus like protecting free speech, the largest public research university system has come up with the only thing it knows how to do. Let’s study it!

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Audit: $164K Misused by Former Cashiers at Grambling State

MONROE, La. — Three former cashiers at Grambling State University are accused of improperly increasing campus spending account balances by $164,000 for 35 students, including two of the ex-workers. Those are among the findings in an audit released Monday by Louisiana Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera’s office, which said the actions may have violated state and […]

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Experts Tell Congress Free Speech on Campus ‘Essential’

Higher education leaders and government officials must resist efforts to restrict free speech on campus and keep colleges as places of “ongoing intellectual challenge,” a university president testified at a Congressional hearing Thursday.

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University of Louisville Violated Law by Denying Newspaper’s Request

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A ruling by Kentucky’s attorney general says the University of Louisville violated the state’s open records law by denying a newspaper’s request for emails on the former university president’s hard drive. The Courier-Journal requested emails between university officials in June, which the school rejected, citing an ongoing investigation. The Oct. 17 ruling […]

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TMCF Names Harry Williams President/CEO

At its 30th Anniversary Awards Gala on Monday evening, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund named Dr. Harry Williams as its new president and CEO.

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Audit Questions Iowa State’s Purchase of Plane for Ex-leader

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa State University had no clear need to spend $498,000 in donations to buy an airplane that former President Steven Leath used largely to improve his piloting skills, state auditors reported Tuesday. Iowa State should also consider seeking reimbursement from Leath, now president of Auburn University, for a 2016 spring break […]

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Colleges and Universities Pool Resources to Curb Costs

Efforts to build alliances are especially growing among smaller private colleges that are heavily dependent on tuition and whose revenues and enrollment have stalled.

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