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Leadership & Policy

Latinos Upset Over Process for Denver Schools Chief

Latino leaders are complaining that the Denver Public School Board’s did not consider Hispanics before choosing a finalist for the superintendent’s job even though Latino students make up 60 percent of those enrolled in the district.

January 13, 2009

Leadership & Policy

SACS Warns S.C. State

South Carolina State University has been placed on warning for 12 months by its accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, for failure to comply with the commission’s core requirements.

January 6, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Perspectives: Former Morris Brown Provost Sets Record Straight on School’s Problems

As former Provost of Morris Brown College (1999 to 2002) I am compelled to reply to The Chronicle of Higher Education article (Dec 22, 2008) on the tragic story of Morris Brown College.

January 5, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Private Va college names first black president

FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) – Christopher B. Howard has been named president of Hampden-Sydney College. Howard will be the first African-American to serve as president of the private all-male college near Farmville. He will succeed Walter M. Borz III. Borz announced in May that he would step down June 30. Hampden-Sydney’s board of trustees appointed Howard […]

December 21, 2008

Leadership & Policy

HBCUs Question Equity of Research Partnerships

In an effort to meet critical research goals, a familiar trend among historically Black colleges and universities is to link up with larger research-intensive institutions.

December 21, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Academic Calling

Dr. Heather Tarleton wants to be a tenured teacher, administrator and researcher.

November 12, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Under New Management

More university governing boards are hiring presidents whose career achievements occurred outside of academia as the task of running universities becomes increasingly multifaceted, experts say.

November 12, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Indiana University Panel Won’t Remove Segregationist’s Name

The chairman of an Indiana University committee says the panel will recommend adding a Black basketball player’s name to a gymnasium named after a longtime trustee who advocated racial segregation in the 1940s.

November 11, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Putting Barack Obama’s Candidacy In Historical Perspective

A host of pre-eminent Black scholars sound off on the historical and sociological significance of Sen. Barack Obama’s candidacy and its aftereffects on Black America.

October 15, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Oliver is board’s choice for MVSU president

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The state College Board has named Donna Oliver as its choice to lead Mississippi Valley State University, a historically black college in Itta Bena. Oliver is currently provost and vice president for academic affairs at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida. Mississippi Valley State has been without a permanent leader since […]

October 14, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Leading Education Organizations Push for New Federal Role in Public Schools

A partnership of 18 leading national education associations are calling for a new federal role in the public school system, according to a statement released Tuesday.

October 14, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Affirmative Action Before Voters in Colo., Neb.

University of Colorado freshman Darian Salehy loves college life so far — except for one thing.

October 6, 2008