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Leadership & Policy

Louisiana Regents Question Southern University Financial Emergency

Members of the state’s top higher education board questioned whether Southern University needed to declare a financial emergency for its main campus and complained that school leaders hadn’t consulted them about the plans.

August 25, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Shaw University’s First Female President Quits Just Days After Tornado-damaged School Reopens to Students

The South’s oldest historically Black college, which suffered damage to 27 buildings when a tornado touched down in April, will be seeking a new leader and new donors.

August 9, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Aiming for More Than Tolerance at a Private Pennsylvania College

Part one of three-part series — Allegheny College’s Lawrence T. Potter aligns diversity components at the Pennsylvania school to build an inclusive, multi-ethnic pluralistic environment.

July 26, 2011

Leadership & Policy

California College Students Brace for State Budget Cuts

California college students are bracing for higher tuition bills and fewer courses and campus services under a new state budget that once again slashes spending on higher education.

July 5, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Saint Paul’s Athletes Face School With No Sports

More than 250 student athletes at St. Paul’s College are left with a tough decision — stay at the historically Black Virginia college and give up their sport or transfer in hopes of finding a new team and a new academic home.

May 30, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Fisk ‘Family Feud’ Enters Its Next Chapter

Fisk University’s legal battle over its efforts to raise funds for the school by monetizing part of its prestigious Stieglitz Collection of photographs and paintings entered another testy chapter this month.

May 26, 2011

Leadership & Policy

African Burial Ground to Be Restored in Richmond, Va.

Virginia Commonwealth University’s Board of Visitors on Friday approved the transfer of the African Burial Ground to the city, clearing the way for asphalt and gravel to be removed from the site in Richmond’s historic Shockoe Bottom.

May 22, 2011

Students

Taking Action to Abandon Offensive American Indian Mascots Often Mired in Controversy

Six years ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a policy that penalizes schools that use American Indian mascots, nicknames or logos.

May 18, 2011

Leadership & Policy

$60 Million Grant Expected to Boost Bard College’s Civic Engagement Efforts

Bard College’s commitment to civic engagement received a huge boost with the announcement of a $60 million challenge grant from George Soros, chairman of the Open Society Foundation.

May 17, 2011

Students

FAMU Board Approves President’s Restructuring Plan

A total of 89 jobs will be lost directly related to the plan, while another 109 employees will be laid off on June 30 because they were funded by the federal stimulus program.

April 7, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Theology Professor’s Discrimination Lawsuit Raises Thorny First Amendment Issues

Dr. Jimmy Kirby, a former tenured professor at the Lexington Theological Seminary, is appealing a lower court’s ruling that dismissed his lawsuit against the seminary last year for breach of contract and racial discrimination.

April 6, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Ousted University of South Carolina Board Member Offers $5 Million Gift to School

Philanthropist Darla Moore aims to establish aerospace research center named after the late South Carolina native and astronaut Ronald E. McNair.

March 28, 2011