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African-American

Young Men of Color Matter Before They’re Victims

President’s comforting words arrive too late for some.

May 10, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Protesters Take on Racial Profiling at Providence College

More than 100 Providence College students, supporters and faculty and staff members rallied against racial profiling they say is widespread among security guards at the private Catholic school.

May 5, 2015

Students

RONALD A. JOHNSON

RONALD A. JOHNSON has been appointed president of Clark Atlanta University. He is currently dean of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Tennessee State University. Johnson earned a bachelor’s and an MBA from Adelphi University. He earned a master’s and a doctorate from Stanford University.

May 5, 2015

Latinx

California Producing Too Few Latino College Grads

Broken practices and unproductive policies at California public colleges and universities pose serious barriers to Latino college success and potentially jeopardize the state’s future economy, a new report says.

May 3, 2015

Students

Some Former Corinthian Students to Have Loans Forgiven

A top education official said Wednesday that the 16,000 former Corinthian Colleges students who saw their campuses abruptly close this week will automatically have their federal student loans discharged ― but only if they agree to forgo any credits they earned at the schools.

April 29, 2015

Students

Emory Law School Gets Gift to Honor John Lewis

Emory University’s law school has received $1.5 million to fund a professorship named after civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis.

April 22, 2015

HBCUs

BETH WALKER

BETH WALKER has been appointed dean of the Colorado State University College of Business, effective July 1. She was chair of the marketing department at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Walker earned a bachelor’s from Virginia Tech and received a master’s and a doctorate from The Pennsylvania State University.

April 20, 2015

Faculty & Staff

MARIE LYNN MIRANDA

MARIE LYNN MIRANDA has been named provost of Rice University, effective July 1. She was the Samuel A. Graham Dean and a professor in the School of Natural Resources and Environment and a professor of pediatrics and of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. Miranda earned a bachelor’s from Duke University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

April 20, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Norfolk State Warns of Budget Deficit, Possible Layoffs

Norfolk State University has warned its faculty of possible layoffs due to the likelihood of a budget deficit.

April 19, 2015

Community Colleges

Life Goes On Regardless of a Particular Outcome

A student’s first-choice school may not necessarily be the best one for them.

April 15, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Fort Valley University President to Step Down

The president of Fort Valley State University is stepping down after two years in the post.

April 7, 2015

African-American

Study Ranks State-based Job Markets for College Grads

Researchers at Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce analyzed state labor markets and ranked the 50 states by the frequency of job openings per college-educated worker.

April 7, 2015