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Faculty & Staff

Virginia State University Names Hammond Interim President

Hampton University Provost Pamela Valleria Wilson Hammond has been named interim president of Virginia State University.

November 13, 2014

Home

Army Trauma Expert Quit After Admitting Ph.D. Fraud

An Army statistician obtained a security clearance and worked for years on sensitive battlefield trauma research while lying about holding advanced degrees, the Army has acknowledged.

November 11, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Future of HBCUs May Rest on Adopting a Growth Mindset

Instead of asking deficit-oriented questions, we should change our mindset and ask new questions to uncover how HBCUs are supporting students despite the challenges they encounter.

November 9, 2014

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Experts: Fight Isn’t Over Regarding New Regulation Aimed at For-profit Colleges

Roughly 1,400 programs, 99 percent of which are housed at for-profit colleges, serving 840,000 students are projected to fail when the regulations go into effect on July 1.

November 5, 2014

Students

For-Profit Colleges Face ‘Gainful Employment’ Rule

For-profit colleges that don’t produce graduates capable of paying off their student loans could soon face the wrath of the federal government.

October 30, 2014

Community Colleges

Nearly 200 Students Sue Kansas-Based College

Nearly 200 students have joined a lawsuit accusing Kansas-based Wright Career College of fraud.

October 13, 2014

Students

Tennessee Promise Program Has 35K Applications

With the Nov. 1 deadline to apply approaching, the Tennessee Promise program could be on pace to perhaps double the state’s goal of applications.

October 12, 2014

Faculty & Staff

With Its Vital Signs Weakening, Wilberforce University Calls In a Specialist

Algeania Warren Freeman has no illusions about why she was named the 20th president of Wilberforce University.

October 8, 2014

Faculty & Staff

HBCUs Must Be Up for the Challenge

Increasing retention and graduation rates for Black males will require an ambitious effort from both stakeholders and policy makers.

October 6, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Reid Retiring as President of University of Saint Joseph

Dr. Pamela Trotman Reid, who has served as president of the University of Saint Joseph since January 2008, announced that she plans to retire upon completion of her contract and the 2014-’15 academic year.

October 6, 2014

LGBTQ+

University of California to Add ‘Gender-Neutral’ Restrooms

Responding to concerns raised by gay and transgender students and employees, University of California President Janet Napolitano directed the system’s 10 campuses on Monday to create more gender-neutral restrooms and to allow students to update their records with a preferred name that does not necessarily match their legal name.

September 30, 2014

Leadership & Policy

HBCU Advocates Riding Wave of Wariness Over Proposed College Ratings System

In wake of Parent Plus loan “debacle,” Department of Education trying to quell anxiety as it moves toward the anticipated rollout of the system.

September 23, 2014