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Leadership & Policy

Bid to Move Famed Art Collection Might Be Called Off

Bid to Move Famed Art Collection Might Be Called OffPHILADELPHIAThe Barnes Foundation says it might have to abandon plans to move its priceless artwork to downtown Philadelphia because of opposition from Lincoln University.Thirty private donors have already pledged $100 million toward a $150 million goal to help the cash-poor foundation build a new gallery in […]

September 24, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Virginia Union President Resigns to Take Job With NCAA

Virginia Union President Resigns to Take Job With NCAA RICHMOND, Va.The president of Virginia Union University has resigned to take a job with the National Collegiate Athletic Association beginning in November. Dr. Bernard W. Franklin submitted his resignation to the historically Black school’s board of trustees last month. He has been president of the Richmond […]

August 27, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Former UAB President Charges Age, Sex Bias in Lawsuit

Former UAB President Charges Age, Sex Bias in Lawsuit BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Former University of Alabama at Birmingham President W. Ann Reynolds has sued the UA System board of trustees, charging she was ousted from her job because of her age and sex, and demanded back pay, compensatory damages and reinstatement. Reynolds reluctantly agreed to step […]

July 2, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Indiana University’s Presidential Appointment Carries Historic Significance

Indiana University’s Presidential Appointment Carries Historic SignificanceBLOOMINGTON, Ind. Mr. Adam W. Herbert received unanimous approval from the Indiana University Board of Trustees last month, making him the school’s first Black president. He takes over Aug. 1. Herbert has 35 years of experience as a teacher, researcher and college administrator. Since 2001, he has been the […]

July 2, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Georgia Regents Push to Increase Black Male Enrollment

Georgia Regents Push to Increase Black Male Enrollment ATLANTA Peer pressure and lack of parental support are among the reasons fewer Black men than Black women choose to attend college, Georgia’s Board of Regents was told last month in a report examining the phenomenon and suggesting ways to correct it. Another factor, the report said, […]

June 18, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Bethune-Cookman College To Cut 90 Jobs

Bethune-Cookman College To Cut 90 JobsDAYTONA BEACH, Fla.Bethune-Cookman College announced plans to eliminate 90 positions last month, reducing its work force by 14 percent. The board of trustees ordered the move so the small, historically Black school could “bring itself in line with peer institutions,” it said. The board hired a human resource consulting firm […]

June 4, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Homeland Security Tops List of Critical Higher Education Policy Issues

Homeland Security Tops List of Critical Higher Education Policy IssuesWASHINGTON Homeland security and affirmative action are at the top of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges’ (AGB) list of 10 public-policy issues that higher education leaders will need to address in the next two years. Published biennially, “Ten Public Policy Issues for […]

June 4, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Instructor Loses Retaliation Suit Against Washington College

Instructor Loses Retaliation Suit Against Washington CollegeTACOMA, Wash. A foreign-born math instructor has lost a suit accusing Tacoma Community College of retaliation after the board of trustees granted him tenure despite the adverse recommendation of a tenure review committee.Robert Tan failed to prove that the college had assigned him to teach primarily remedial-level courses in […]

May 21, 2003

Students

Benedict Raises $30 Million to Improve College

Benedict Raises $30 Million to Improve CollegeCOLUMBIA, S.C.Afirst for Benedict College, the South Carolina historically Black school recently completed a successful capital campaign, raising $30.1 million over six years. “We have attempted a few capital campaigns in the past, but none of our previous financial drives was as victorious as this campaign,” says Barbara C. […]

May 21, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Faculty Senates Sue Districts Over Hiring Rules

Faculty Senates Sue Districts Over Hiring Rules MISSION VIEJO, Calif.In an unprecedented move, the academic senates of Saddleback and Irvine Valley colleges have voted to sue their district chancellor and trustees over a new districtwide hiring policy that gives more power to administrators at the expense of faculty. Faculty within the South Orange County Community […]

May 7, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Morris Brown Trustees Appoint Chemistry Professor as Acting President

Morris Brown Trustees Appoint Chemistry Professor as Acting PresidentDr. Charles E. Taylor resigns following lost accreditation bid ATLANTALosing a bid to win back its accreditation, historically Black Morris Brown College is also losing its president. Dr. Charles E. Taylor, resigned a week after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools released a letter denying the […]

May 7, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Virginia Tech Reverses Decision on Affirmative Action

Virginia Tech Reverses Decision on Affirmative Action BLACKSBURG, Va. A month after the Black alumni of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, as well as others, expressed disapproval of the university’s board of visitors’ decision to bar the consideration of race and gender in campus admissions, hiring and financial aid processes, the board restored its […]

April 23, 2003