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Leadership & Policy

Happy President’s Day for HBCUs? Not Likely

You would think with the first Black president in our country’s history, there would be more of a lovey-dovey relationship with HBCUs. Apparently not. “President Obama was critical of Historically Black Colleges and Universities during a meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus this week according to several in attendance. The February 10 meeting was […]

February 15, 2015

African-American

U.S. Colleges Bringing in Chaplains to Serve the Nonbelievers

Bart Campolo, 51, joined a growing movement of college “humanist chaplains,” arriving at the University of Southern California last September.

February 15, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Bill Allowing Concealed Weapons at South Dakota Colleges Moves to House

Over the objections of some student representatives and South Dakota’s Board of Regents, a legislative panel approved Thursday and sent to the full state House a proposal to allow people 21 years or older to carry a concealed weapon on the six public university campuses.

February 12, 2015

Students

University of Texas Investigates Fraternity Party

A University of Texas fraternity is under investigation following complaints about how Hispanics were portrayed during a weekend party, university officials said Tuesday.

February 11, 2015

Community Colleges

SHARMILA MAKHIJA

Sharmila Makhija was named professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in the Bronx, New York. She will take on her new role on April 1. Currently, Makhija is a professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Makhija earned a bachelor’s from Cornell University and an M.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

February 11, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Women’s College to Accept transgender, Intersex Students

A small women’s college near Philadelphia says it’ll start accepting transgender women and intersex applicants who don’t identify as male.

February 10, 2015

Students

Boyfriend Charged After Freshman Found Dead in Pa. Dorm

The boyfriend of a student found dead in a Pennsylvania university dormitory room was covered in blood and performing CPR when campus police arrived, according to an arrest affidavit.

February 9, 2015

HBCUs

Grad Students to Earn Tuition-free Credit in Peace Corps

A New Hampshire university is partnering with the Peace Corps to allow students to complete advanced graduate work during their volunteer service.

February 8, 2015

Community Colleges

In Case You Missed It…

Half of High-risk Students Coming Up Empty Goucher College: Video Application a Hit Lack of Diversity in Graduate Biomedical Research Education Survey: College Ratings System May Hit Disadvantaged Freshmen Hardest

February 5, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Knoxville College Fires President Amid Money, Enrollment Woes

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville College trustees have fired the president who they hired just three months ago. The historically Black college is in substantial debt and is dealing with more than a dozen shuttered buildings and an enrollment of only about 20 students.

February 5, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Scholars: Police, Black Community Disconnect Unresolved

Reports of a Norfolk State University student’s attack by a police dog last week has again brought the issue of police violence against the African-American community to the forefront.

February 5, 2015

Students

Actively Engaged and Clearly Focused on Diversity

Founded in 1766, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is a large public research university, and the eighth-oldest college in the United States.

February 5, 2015