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Leadership & Policy

Fisk University Ready to Sell Prized O’Keeffe Painting

Officials at financially troubled Fisk University have signaled to state officials this week that the Nashville, Tenn., school is ready to sell its prized Georgia O’Keeffe painting to the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum for $7 million, although other potential buyers have offered more than three times that amount in the past month.

March 28, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Texas Southern Advisory Panel Says Strict Oversight Needed

HOUSTON Financially troubled Texas Southern University needs a revamped board of regents, a new mission and strict oversight by the state auditor, according to recommendations released Monday by a governor-appointed advisory panel.

March 27, 2007

Leadership & Policy

FAMU Task Force To Resolve Financial Problems Formed

TALLAHASSEE – Retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Leander Shaw was one of eight members who were recently named to a task force, heavy on legal and education governance talent, that will try to help Florida A&M University resolve financial and accounting problems.

March 25, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Knoxville College Awaiting Arrival of New President — Three Months After Job Offer

After calling the police to remove its last president, historically Black Knoxville College enthusiastically announced the selection of a Virginia State University professor as its new president. But nearly three months after that announcement, the new president hasn’t been seen around campus much and alumni are wondering if he’s actually coming to the struggling institution.

March 11, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Howard University President Under Fire

WASHINGTON A faculty leader at Howard University is calling for the ouster of President H. Patrick Swygert, accusing him of putting one of the most prestigious historically Black schools in financial jeopardy.

March 11, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Clark Atlanta Fight Over Engineering Program Headed to Court

Clark Atlanta University Professor Lebone Mobeti settled in for what he figured would be a long term as chairman of the school’s engineering department when he took over the post in 2004. Instead, a year later he found out school officials were disbanding the department. Now a court will decide if the HBCU should continue offering engineering programs.

March 4, 2007

Students

Clark Atlanta Students Revolt Over Tuition Hike

Last week, an anonymous group of students at Clark Atlanta University posted fliers which read “Speak Now, Act Now” to demand the resignation of school president Walter Broadnax, who has led the school since 2002. The fliers protested Broadnax’s high salary while students’ tuition, room and board have recently been increased.

February 27, 2007

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois To Retire Chief Illiniwek Performances

URBANA, Ill. The University of Illinois will retire its 81-year-old American Indian mascot, Chief Illiniwek, following the last men’s home basketball game of the season on Wednesday.

February 18, 2007

Leadership & Policy

NCCU’s Ammons Chosen To Be FAMU’s Next President

Florida A & M University on Thursday picked the chancellor of North Carolina Central University, Dr. James H. Ammons, to become FAMU’s new president.

February 1, 2007

Students

Survey Says … Students Don’t See Eye to Eye

Minority college students say access to campus computer labs and improved campus security are among the things that make for a satisfying undergraduate experience. Their White counterparts, however, don’t share those priorities. Also, male and female students appear to have varied priorities, according to results of a student survey conducted by Noel Levitz, a consulting firm for higher education.

January 31, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Duke Fallout Continues as Top Black Professor Resigns From Race Committee

The Duke University professor heading a university-appointed committee to investigate race relations on campus in the wake of last spring’s men’s lacrosse scandal has resigned from that committee in protest against the recent decision to invite two of the players back on to campus.

January 9, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Tuskegee’s Time

From its earliest years, Tuskegee University, known initially as Tuskegee Institute, navigated the higher education landscape…

December 27, 2006