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Field of New Tennessee State Presidential Candidates Narrows to Six

Field of New Tennessee State Presidential Candidates Narrows to Six Despite ‘Save Hefner’ campaigns, current president will leave post, but stay on as business professorBy Marlon A. WalkerNASHVILLE, Tenn. The search to replace outgoing Tennessee State University President James A. Hefner was narrowed to six candidates at the presidential search committee’s Dec. 13 meeting. The […]

December 29, 2004

Students

Former Morris Brown College President, Financial Aid Director Indicted for Fraud

Former Morris Brown College President, Financial Aid Director Indicted for FraudFederal authorities say Dolores Cross, Parvesh Singh were involved in student loan scheme By Tracie PowellATLANTA Morris Brown College officials in Atlanta are being mum about the recent indictment of their former president and financial aid director. Dr. Dolores Cross, who now teaches at DePaul […]

December 29, 2004

Students

Deciding His Own Fate

Deciding His Own FateHanding in his resignation, FAMU president Fred Gainous chooses to forgo trustee vote By Marlon A. WalkerTALLAHASSEE, Fla.Florida A&M University President Fred Gainous dealt the final blow to his career at the 117-year-old university, choosing to forego a vote by the school’s governing board and hand in his resignation.The resignation came six […]

December 1, 2004

Leadership & Policy

University of Michigan’s Admissions Policy

University of Michigan’s Admissions Policy Still an Issue for Regents’ ElectionGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. More than a year has passed since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the University of Michigan’s undergraduate admissions policy as too formulaic because it awarded points based on race. But the decision remains an important issue to several people running in […]

October 20, 2004

Leadership & Policy

University of Virginia Panel Recommends Diversity Officer

University of Virginia Panel Recommends Diversity Officer, Collaboration with HBCUs  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. A committee that was formed after racially tinged incidents at the University of Virginia recommended recently the creation of an officer for “diversity and equity” who would report to the president. The panel also recommended the development of an academic program on issues […]

October 20, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Presidential Searches: Taking Risks

Presidential Searches: Taking Risks And Reaping Rewards  Ask any executive search firm, chair of a presidential search committee or chair of a board of trustees to name the most important quality, attribute or skill needed for today’s college president and if honestly given, the answer will be “the ability to raise money.” They will give […]

October 20, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Breaking Down the Walls

Breaking Down the WallsN o one was surprised when Dr. Marcus Cox’s Ph.D. in history from Northwestern led to job offers from Ohio State and Illinois State universities. But it came as quite a surprise to his friends when Cox passed on those schools to go to The Citadel — a small Southern military college […]

September 8, 2004

Leadership & Policy

CSU-Stanislaus President Marvalene Hughes to Retire

CSU-Stanislaus President Marvalene Hughes to RetireTURLOCK, Calif.Dr. Marvalene Hughes, president of California State University-Stanislaus the past 10 years, will retire this month but stay on as interim president during 2004-2005 to continue the forward progress of the university. “Marvalene is an outstanding leader in American higher education, not only in this state,” said California State […]

August 25, 2004

Leadership & Policy

In Not So Good Company

In Not So Good CompanyAnother HBCU loses its accreditation, but with new leadership Barber-Scotia College is meeting its challenges head onBy Tracie PowellCONCORD, N.C.It’s not every day that a college president hand delivers a check to the city to clear up more than $75,000 in unpaid utility bills, but for Dr. Gloria Bromwell-Tinubu, the newly […]

August 25, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Gathering at the River: What Black Colleges Should Do Now

Gathering at the River: What Black Colleges Should Do Now Dr. M. Christopher Brown IIAnother verdict has come in from the now infamous Southern Association of Colleges and Schools — the accreditation of Barber-Scotia College has been rescinded. The language of the letter and the media reports are eerily reminiscent of both Morris Brown and […]

August 25, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Former U.S. Secretary of Energy O’Leary

Former U.S. Secretary of Energy O’Leary Named 14th President of Fisk UniversityNASHVILLE, Tenn. When Dr. Carolynn Reid Wallace abruptly resigned as Fisk University president last October, it marked the historically Black institution’s fourth president or interim president in the last seven years (see Black Issues, Nov. 20, 2003).However, the 138-year-old university has again found new […]

July 28, 2004

Leadership & Policy

A Battle of Wills

A Battle of WillsPhiladelphiaAlong Philadelphia’s City Avenue, between the St. Joseph’s University campus and the Bala Station metro stop, an ominous black billboard has risen. “A man’s will should not be broken,” reads the legend. But though that phrasing might seem cryptic, be assured its meaning is clear as glass to any Philadelphian who cares […]

July 16, 2004