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Leadership & Policy

Lone Black Trustee Retained on University of South Carolina Board

State lawmakers voted to retain the only Black member of the University of South Carolina’s board of trustees Wednesday in a vote that drew attention to the board’s lack of diversity and threatened the school’s football recruiting.

April 14, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Univ. of South Carolina in Danger of Losing Lone Black Trustee

As state legislators weigh whether to vote out the lone minority trustee at the University of South Carolina, an Associated Press analysis shows the school’s governing board is already less diverse than others in the Southeastern Conference.

April 13, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Black Trustee Flap Sparks S.C. Football Boycott Effort

South Carolina Black lawmakers are urging Black football recruits to reconsider playing for the University of South Carolina because the school could lose its lone Black trustee.

March 24, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Conference: College Leaders Highlight Challenges, Role of Diversity During School Transformations

In Phoenix at the American Council on Education’s annual conference, university presidents spoke Monday about experiences with transforming their universities and the challenges that came with change.

March 8, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Diversity a Winner in NFL Head Coach Hires; Minorities Gaining Modest Ground in College Ranks

While progress in minority head coach hiring in the NFL is on display with the fourth African-American leading a Super Bowl team this weekend, the college ranks have seen their less-than-stellar record in top coaching hires improve in recent months.

February 4, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Massachusetts Approves Public Law School

The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education has voted unanimously to accept the Southern New England School of Law’s offer to donate its campus, valued at $23 million, to the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

February 3, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Cal State Unveils Plan to Increase Graduation Rates for Students of Color

An initiative aimed at increasing the graduation rates of under-represented students at the nation’s largest university system has critics concerned some provisions will dilute quality education and exacerbate existing gaps.

January 27, 2010

Leadership & Policy

East Carolina Tabs McNeill as Holtz’s Replacement

East Carolina University has turned to former Texas Tech defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill to replace Skip Holtz, making the East Carolina alumnus the 16th minority to hold a head coaching job in the 120-team NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.

January 21, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Spectrum: Advice from the President’s Desk

When Dr. Claibourne Smith left Delaware State University’s board of trustees in the summer of 2008 to become interim president of the school, he knew he had a task ahead.

January 20, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Delaware State Trustee Reflects on Interim Presidency

Dr. Claibourne Smith’s tenure as interim leader of Delaware State inspires him to take a more active role on the Dover-based institution’s board of trustees.

January 18, 2010

Faculty & Staff

University of Virginia Names First Female President

The university’s Board of Visitors on Monday elected Teresa Sullivan to succeed President John Casteen.

January 11, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Norfolk State’s Meyers to Step Down June 30

After more than three years of leading the southeastern Virginia-based historically Black public institution, Norfolk State University president Carolyn W. Meyers is stepping down from her post on June 30.

January 7, 2010