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Students

HBCUs as Liberatory Agents

Black colleges maintained vital resources for sustaining the Black freedom struggle of the middle 20th century. Logistically, they were institutions with a pre-organized group of constituents, established leaders, networks and meeting space.

June 3, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Bowling Green State President Named Next Leader of Howard University

Bowling Green State University President Sidney A. Ribeau has been named president of Howard University, its Board of Trustees announced Wednesday.

May 7, 2008

Faculty & Staff

New Chancellor Named For UMass-Amherst

An administrator and German scholar who has made a career of working at public universities has been selected to be the next chancellor of the University of Massachusetts’ flagship Amherst campus.

April 30, 2008

Leadership & Policy

A Unique Approach to Funding Community College Operations

As community colleges continue to serve an increasingly diverse student body, enrollment continues to grow along with capacity challenges. Developing a facilities master plan is critical to serving students and ensuring their success. It takes more than a master plan, however, to actually design and construct buildings. Financing the facilities is job No. 1.

April 30, 2008

Students

A FUNDRAISING BLUEPRINT

Howard University sets the bar high for its largest ever capital campaign, and now plans to share the secrets of its success with fellow HBCUs.

April 30, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Orangeburg Massacre Survivor Named College President

Cleveland Sellers, a survivor of the deadly 1968 protest known as the Orangeburg Massacre, was named president of Voorhees College on Tuesday by the school’s board of trustees.

April 22, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Tennessee Higher Education Officials Deny Honor For `Freedom Riders’

The rejection by Tennessee higher education officials of a proposal to award honorary degrees to 13 former Tennessee State University students expelled from the college in 1961 because of the students’ participation in the historic freedom rides has stirred criticism of the action from the college’s president, alumni and some state lawmakers.

April 3, 2008

Leadership & Policy

A ‘Historical Problem’

Southern Illinois University Carbondale fares well on its hiring of minority administrators, but it is being taken to task for the lack of women in its executive ranks.

April 2, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Attorney: Fired Alabama A&M President Plans Court Challenge

Fired Alabama A&M University President Robert Jennings plans to challenge his dismissal in court, his attorney said.

April 1, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Women Missing In Top Ranks of SIU Carbondale

Southern Illinois University Carbondale fares well on its hiring of minority administrators, but it is being taken to task for the lack of women in its executive ranks.

April 1, 2008

Leadership & Policy

State Board Says No Time for Hispanic Input on New Curriculum

The chairman of the State Board of Education said there is insufficient time to seek input from Hispanic experts before new reading and writing curriculum standards for Texas public school students are adopted.

March 19, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Accreditation Is Restored for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J.

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, a top producer of minority doctors and dentists, has had its accreditation restored by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

March 18, 2008