Tag: Educational Finance: Page 141

HBCUs

Ensuring Financial Stability of HBCUs In the 21st Century

Ensuring Financial Stability of HBCUs In the 21st CenturyBy Dr. Walter A. Brown and Darryl E. Allen To prepare for financial stability in the 21st century, administrators at historically Black colleges and universities must identify critical issues that will have financial implications in providing quality education to African American students. Some of those issues involve […]

December 18, 2002

Students

Shifting Political Dynamics

Shifting Political DynamicsAn Uncertain Political and Economic Climate Poses New Challenges to the Future of Higher EducationBy Page Boinest MeltonExperts reading the tea leaves from November’s elections see some challenging days ahead for public support of higher education. The good news is that voters see education as a top priority and endorsed education-specific ballot initiatives […]

December 4, 2002

Community Colleges

Universities Cooperate on Engineering Program

Universities Cooperate on Engineering Program ST. LOUISA recently accredited program allows students from the University of Missouri-St. Louis to earn engineering degrees by taking classes at Washington University. Nine years ago the two universities forged an agreement that has allowed 119 students at the state school to earn bachelor’s degrees in civil, mechanical and electrical […]

November 6, 2002

Students

Morris Brown’s Financial Aid Practices

Morris Brown’s Financial Aid Practices Under Federal ScrutinyATLANTAFederal authorities are investigating the possible misuse of millions of dollars in student financial aid at Morris Brown College, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported late last month. Morris Brown obtained federal grants and loans for students who were ineligible for aid, according to U.S. Department of Education records obtained […]

October 23, 2002

Home

Howard University Sponsors Home Financing Web Site for Employees

Howard University Sponsors Home Financing Web Site for EmployeesWASHINGTONAt a time when interest rates are at a historic low, employees at Howard University can obtain valuable information about buying or refinancing a home from a university-sponsored Web site. Howard’s Home Buyer’s Assistance site, featuring information from leading national lenders Cendant Mortgage and HomeSide Lending and […]

September 11, 2002

Leadership & Policy

Secrets of the Presidential Turn-Around: A Leader for the Long Haul

A Leader for the Long HaulDr. Luns RichardsonMorris CollegeDr. Luns Richardson is reluctant to consider himself a sage, but when it comes to institutional transformation, his higher education story merits recognition. Compared to the others featured in this series — all who have been at their posts for less than 20 years — Richardson is […]

August 28, 2002

HBCUs

Secrets of the Presidential Turn-Around: ‘Success express’ still on track

‘Success express’ still on trackDr. Jimmy Raymond JenkinsEdward Waters CollegeDr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, the 26th president of Edward Waters College, has pulled off what is arguably one of the most impressive feats of institutional recovery that any postsecondary leader has achieved in recent years. When he took the helm in 1996, the 130-year-old college was […]

August 28, 2002

Students

Education Trust Report Documents

Education Trust Report Documents Huge Gap in School FundingWASHINGTONDeep inequities in school funding continue to plague most states, according to a new report released this month by the Education Trust. The report, “The Funding Gap: Low-Income and Minority Students Receive Fewer Dollars,” documented large funding gaps between high- and low-poverty and minority districts in many […]

August 28, 2002

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Alabama State University’s Accreditation Status in Jeopardy

Alabama State University’s Accreditation Status in JeopardySchool officials say citation is unfairMONTGOMERY, Ala.Already in trouble with a sanctioning organization because of its financial reporting, Alabama State University could lose accreditation unless it adopts new accounting practices. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or SACS, lowered Alabama State’s accreditation status in June for failing to […]

August 28, 2002

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Education Funding May Swing Voters in Midterm Elections, Poll Says

Education Funding May Swing Voters in Midterm Elections, Poll SaysWASHINGTONFederal funding for education will be a key issue in Congressional elections this fall, according to results of a poll released last month. The poll, released in a briefing on Capitol Hill,  showed that an overwhelming majority (79 percent) of registered voters view increased federal funding […]

August 28, 2002

Leadership & Policy

Central State Trustees Regain Control of Finances

Central State Trustees Regain Control of FinancesWILBERFORCE, OhioCentral State University has balanced its budget, paid its debts and is out from under state supervision. Gov. Bob Taft released Ohio’s only public, historically Black university from state fiscal oversight late last month, five years after the state took over the school’s finances. “In 1997, the school […]

May 22, 2002

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Federal Judge Approves Mississippi Desegregation Settlement

Federal Judge Approves Mississippi Desegregation Settlement JACKSON, Miss.A federal judge has approved a desegregation plan for Mississippi’s universities, signaling an end to a 27-year-old legal battle. The lawsuit was filed in 1975 by the late Jake Ayers, the father of a Black college student, who accused the state of neglecting its three historically Black universities […]

March 13, 2002