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Students

Indiana Lt. Gov. Eyeing Job Leading Ivy Tech CC System

INDIANAPOLIS ― Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has raised the possibility of an unusual split with his 2012 running mate, suggesting that Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann would be an “ideal” candidate to take over the embattled Ivy Tech Community College system. The proposal has raised eyebrows among Indiana political observers who question why someone would […]

December 23, 2015

Students

Concordia College Ending Football Program

SELMA, Ala. ― Another small college in Alabama is shutting down its football program. The Selma Times-Journal reports that board members at Concordia College announced their decision to end the sport on Tuesday. A spokeswoman says the price of travel, equipment and other expenses became too much of a financial stress on the small, historically […]

December 23, 2015

African-American

Omnibus Bill a Win for HBCUs, Minority Institutions

Among the appropriations listed in the mega-bill is a $22 million increase in Title III funding ― which is specifically designated for the strengthening of HBCUs from the Department of Education.

December 20, 2015

Students

Michigan State President Rejects Raise; Trustees Create Scholarship

EAST LANSING, Mich. ― Michigan State University is creating a scholarship to honor its president after she turned down another raise. The Lansing State Journal reports that it’s the eighth time in 10 years that Lou Anna Simon has rejected a pay raise. Instead, trustees will endow a scholarship in the names of Simon and […]

December 20, 2015

Students

National Debate Over Tuition-free Plan Continues

The national debate to make community colleges free continues as more states develop a tuition-free plan for students.

December 17, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Glasper Moves Forward with League of Innovations

Rufus Glasper will become the CEO and president of the Arizona-based League for Innovations next year.

December 15, 2015

Faculty & Staff

University of Missouri Teaching Waivers Scrutinized

by Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — A new report shows that almost 40 percent of tenure-track faculty at the University of Missouri received waivers that allow them to reduce their teaching load during their final academic years. According to the report, the majority of the waivers were for research purposes. The second-highest number of waivers […]

December 14, 2015

Students

Carolina Panthers Owner Gives Johnson C. Smith $250K

Jerry Richardson, owner of the Carolina Panthers, has donated $250,000 to a Johnson C. Smith University scholarship fund. The money will go to the President’s Gap scholarship fund, which covers the financial gap between a student’s financial aid package and the cost of tuition at the historically Black institution. The fund was created in 2012. […]

December 8, 2015

Community Colleges

State Lawmakers in 10 States Push Debt-free College Options

COLUMBUS, Ohio ― Lawmakers in 10 states launched a legislative push Monday intended to make debt-free public college a priority of the 2016 election. In a teleconference, the group of Democrats announced plans to introduce resolutions in the early primary states of New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina, the political battleground state of Ohio […]

December 7, 2015

Native Americans

Cherokee Tribe Gifts $4M to University’s Seminary Hall

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. ― The Cherokee Nation has given $4 million to preserve and renovate a 126-year-old hall on the campus of Northeastern State University. The Tahlequah-based tribe announced the gift on Wednesday for the school’s Seminary Hall. The historic building currently houses the College of Liberal Arts administration, faculty and classrooms, and serves more than […]

December 2, 2015

African-American

Mississippi Supreme Court OKs More Student Work for Poor

JACKSON, Miss. ― Law students will be able to do more legal work for poor Mississippi residents under a rule recently approved by the state Supreme Court. Students attending law schools in other states and those who are not getting course credit for the work can now help attorneys representing people who cannot pay, said […]

November 29, 2015

African-American

Time to Save Our HBCUs Ourselves

Business as usual is dead and it is time for HBCUs to adapt to a new environment never seen before.

November 24, 2015