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Leadership & Policy

Morris Brown to Begin Process of Re-Accreditation

Morris Brown to Begin Process of Re-Accreditation ATLANTAMorris Brown College will begin the process of re-accreditation following the ruling of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) which denied its appeal for membership. “We are clearly disappointed by the ruling,” said Sixth District African Methodist Episcopal Bishop Frank C. Cummings, chairman of the Morris […]

April 23, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Clark Atlanta, Spelman Inaugurate New Presidents

Clark Atlanta, Spelman Inaugurate New Presidents ATLANTAClark Atlanta University and Spelman College held inauguration ceremonies for their new presidents last month. Dr. Walter D. Broadnax, who assumed leadership of Clark Atlanta University last August, was sworn into office on March 21 at that campus’ Symphony Hall. The celebration punctuated that campus’ annual Founders Week observance. […]

April 9, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Coalition Challenges Virginia Tech Ban on Affirmative Action

Coalition Challenges Virginia Tech Ban on Affirmative ActionBLACKSBURG, Va. Black alumni of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) were joined by Virginia Gov. Mark Warner and others last month in expressing disapproval of the university’s board of visitors decision to bar the consideration of race and gender in the campus admissions, hiring and […]

April 9, 2003

Students

UVA Student Victim Of Campus Hate Crime

UVA Student Victim Of Campus Hate Crime CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.The mood for University of Virginia students returning from Spring Break is likely to be somber as they attempt to grapple with the fallout from the latest of a string of divisive racial incidents: an assault on a minority student running for student council that left her […]

March 26, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Lincoln University May Fight for Control of Valuable Art, Judge Says

Lincoln University May Fight for Control of Valuable Art, Judge Says PHILADELPHIAA judge ruled last month that Lincoln University, a historically Black college outside Philadelphia, may fight a court petition that would dilute its control over a valuable, world-renowned collection of art. Lincoln opposes a petition by The Barnes Foundation that would eliminate Lincoln’s long-standing […]

March 12, 2003

Faculty & Staff

Talbert O. Shaw Retires After 15 Years at Shaw University

Talbert O. Shaw Retires After 15 Years at Shaw UniversityBy Eleanor Lee Yates RALEIGH, N.C.At a time when some historically Black colleges are making headlines for financial mismanagement and woes, Shaw University’s outgoing president is being remembered for daring to take the reins of a financially troubled institution and turn those troubles into opportunities.“Those were […]

March 12, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Clarence G. Newsome Named 13th President of Shaw University

Clarence G. Newsome Named 13th President of Shaw University RALEIGH, N.C.Dr. Clarence G. Newsome, longtime dean of Howard University’s School of Divinity, becomes Shaw University’s 13th president on April 1. Newsome’s appointment was officially announced in mid-February at a news conference for trustees, alumni, students as well as the media. Newsome, 52, says within 10 […]

March 12, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Colleges’ Success in International Education Draws National Recognition

Colleges’ Success in International Education Draws National Recognition NEW YORKColleges and universities that have been successful in encouraging international study and increasing participation in the international elements of teaching and learning were recognized last month by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York City. In presenting the second annual Andrew Heiskell Awards for […]

February 26, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Morris Brown May Seek Accreditation With Another Agency

Morris Brown May Seek Accreditation With Another AgencyOfficials plan to cut jobs, start fund-raising campaign to save school ATLANTAMorris Brown College will seek accreditation from another agency if it loses an appeal of its loss of standing with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, says president Dr. Charles Taylor. Taylor said being accredited with […]

January 15, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Changing the Presidential Guard

Changing the Presidential GuardBy Dr. James C. Renick As someone who has had the good fortune to serve two institutions as chancellor, I have grown keenly aware of the need for institutions and their trustees to pay increased attention to presidential succession. The period between one administration and the next is a crucial moment in […]

November 20, 2002

Leadership & Policy

Former Congressman Named Interim President at Wilberforce

Former Congressman Named Interim President at WilberforceWILBERFORCE, OhioA former congressman has agreed to serve as president of Wilberforce University for one year while school officials search for a permanent successor to retiring president John Henderson. The interim appointment of the Rev. Floyd Flake, 56, of New York City, was announced late last month. Flake, a […]

July 17, 2002

Students

Research & Reality

Research & RealityMorgan State takes two-prong approach to stemming educational leadership deficit.BALTIMOREJuanita Eagleson, a former associate dean at Southeastern University in Washington, was in the midst of a  “career doldrums” when she heard that Dr. Howard Simmons, the former executive director of the Commission on Higher Education, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, was […]

June 19, 2002