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Leadership & Policy

Louisiana District Investigating Complaints Bus Driver Ordered Black Students to Back of Bus

COUSHATTA, La. A Louisiana school district is investigating complaints that a White school bus driver ordered nine Black children to sit at the back of the bus.

August 26, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Hung out to Dry

It was only three years ago that Dr. R. Wayne Branch was tapped to take over the reins at Clark College…

August 23, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Hung out to Dry

It was only three years ago that Dr. R. Wayne Branch was tapped to take over the reins at Clark College…

August 23, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Ohio’s Oldest College Looks Forward to Better Year

ATHENS, Ohio Ohio University administrators are looking forward to a better school year this fall. In the wake of plagiarism charges, a massive theft of personal data and a thumbs-down faculty vote for the school president, it could hardly get worse.

August 20, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Business School Firings Latest FAMU Controversy

Florida A&M University has been a mainstay in the headlines recently, but for all the wrong reasons…

August 9, 2006

Leadership & Policy

University of Cincinnati Offers Free Cell Phones to Incoming Freshmen

The University of Cincinnati has launched a voluntary program that offers all incoming freshmen a free cellular telephone…

August 9, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Texas Southern Regents To Blame For Slade Scandal, Lawmaker Says

HOUSTON In the keynote address to Texas Southern University graduates, Texas state Rep. Harold Dutton sharply criticized the school’’s Board of Regents for their handling of fired president Priscilla Slade.

August 5, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Four N.C. Historically Black Colleges Search For New Leaders

GREENSBORO, N.C. Bennett College, North Carolina A&T State University, Winston-Salem State University and Elizabeth City State University have lost or will soon lose their top officials. Although the schools will be searching at the same time, many see the coincidence as a positive trend.

July 30, 2006

Leadership & Policy

LeMoyne-Owen Trustees Resign for $2.5 Million Donation

With its accreditation in jeopardy and its debt staggering at $6 million, LeMoyne-Owen College trustees…

July 26, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Highlands University Regents Vote To End Manny Aragon’s Tenure As President

Former legislative leader Manny Aragon’s tenure as president of New Mexico Highlands University ended over the weekend, as the school’s board of regents approved a contract buyout that will pay him $200,000.

July 23, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Schools Juggle Holidays For Muslims, Other Faiths

Sikh, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu and Christian — each faith has its holy days. Schools across the country are asking how to respect them all.

July 23, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Firing of 8 In Business School Latest Incident To Rankle FAMU Boosters

Florida A&M University officials say the controversial firing of eight instructors from the School of Business and Industry was done as part of a restructuring of the internationally renowned program in order to gain separate accreditation.

July 17, 2006