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Leadership & Policy

Criticism of Howard University Hospital

Criticism of Howard University Hospital Residency Programs Raises QuestionsBy Cheryl D. FieldsWASHINGTONAn unfavorable assessment by the Accrediting Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) of the residency programs at Howard University Hospital has generated a flurry of activity, including a major story in the Washington Post and the subsequent reorganization of the oversight committee that manages […]

June 19, 2002

Leadership & Policy

Engaging in Academic Racial Profiling

Engaging in Academic Racial ProfilingSUNY Trustee Candace de Russy is quoted in Newsday (Feb. 4, 2002) as stating, “… most Black studies departments are flabby, feel-good programs that carry anti-American bias and do little to advance hard knowledge.” And she further asserts, “Black studies departments became therapeutic in nature, and the goal became consciousness raising […]

June 5, 2002

Leadership & Policy

Bringing Stowe’s Message Up to Date

Bringing Stowe’s Message Up to DateStowe Center Seeks to Educate Community and Beyond about Writer’s IdeasHARTFORD, Conn.Uncle Tom’s Cabin was and still is the most famous American book ever written. It sold three million copies in the United States between its publication in 1852 and the start of the Civil War, nine years later. In […]

June 5, 2002

Leadership & Policy

‘The Victorian Oprah’

‘The Victorian Oprah’With the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Stowe became one of the most influential and popular figures of the 19th centuryHARTFORD, Conn.Uncle Tom’s Cabin was and still is the most famous American book ever written. It sold three million copies in the United States between its publication in 1852 and the start of […]

June 5, 2002

Faculty & Staff

SUNO Board Forgoes Search, Appoints New Chancellor

SUNO Board Forgoes Search, Appoints New ChancellorFaculty leaders protest move; board cites accreditation concerns as reason for rushBy Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) faculty leaders are crying foul over a move by the school’s governing board to hire a new chancellor without a search.It’s the latest controversy at the same campus […]

June 5, 2002

Leadership & Policy

Central State Trustees Regain Control of Finances

Central State Trustees Regain Control of FinancesWILBERFORCE, OhioCentral State University has balanced its budget, paid its debts and is out from under state supervision. Gov. Bob Taft released Ohio’s only public, historically Black university from state fiscal oversight late last month, five years after the state took over the school’s finances. “In 1997, the school […]

May 22, 2002

Leadership & Policy

UAB President Claims She Was Forced Out Because of Gender, Age

UAB President Claims She Was Forced Out Because of Gender, AgeBIRMINGHAM, Ala.Dr. Ann Reynolds claims  in a federal discrimination complaint that she was forced out of the University of Alabama in Birmingham presidency because of her gender and age. She also claims she never received a serious retirement offer. A board of trustees spokeswoman has […]

May 8, 2002

Leadership & Policy

St. Augustine’s College Faces Sanction by Accreditation Board

St. Augustine’s College Faces Sanction by Accreditation BoardBy Eleanor Lee YatesRaleigh, N.C.St. Augustine’s College has been issued a 12-month warning from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. SACS denied St. Augustine’s 10-year accreditation renewal, instead renewing accreditation for only one year. The historically Black college in Raleigh, N.C., was cited for failure to comply […]

March 13, 2002

Leadership & Policy

For an Alternative to Windows, an Unclear Future

For an Alternative to Windows, an Unclear Future The recent appearance of Lindows, a novel fusion of the ubiquitous Windows and the maverick Linux operating systems, could mean a changing of the guard for academic computing in this new century. Why? It’s not often that a new operating system comes along offering a combination of […]

February 13, 2002

Faculty & Staff

LeMoyne-Owen, S.C. State Presidents to Step Down

LeMoyne-Owen, S.C. State Presidents to Step DownMEMPHIS, Tenn.LeMoyne-Owen College president Dr. George R. Johnson Jr. says, “it’s time to do something else,” and plans to step down this summer. Johnson, who didn’t elaborate on what he’ll do, has been at the helm of the private, historically Black college for six years. Lucille V. Smith, chairwoman […]

February 13, 2002

Students

Lack of Board’s Support Prompts Bennett President to Resign

Lack of Board’s Support Prompts Bennett President to Resign Board selects retired university administrator to serve as interim presidentBy Allison ForemanGREENSBORO, N.C.After less than a year on the job, Dr. Althia Collins is resigning her post as president of historically Black Bennett College, a small, all-women’s school in Greensboro, N.C.Collins says she’s leaving this June […]

February 13, 2002

Leadership & Policy

Southern University Board Ousts New Orleans Chancellor

Southern University Board Ousts New Orleans ChancellorBATON ROUGE, La.The board that governs Southern University in New Orleans voted 9-2 earlier this month to fire Chancellor Joseph Bouie, ending a months-long power struggle at the school. A majority of the Southern University Board of Supervisors, with one abstention, said Bouie must vacate the chancellor’s office in […]

January 30, 2002