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Faculty & Staff

Approaching Diversity From the Top Down

Three university presidents talk about recruiting and retaining diverse populations as well as the diversity challenges that remain at their respective institutions.

October 15, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Librarian shot and killed on San Antonio campus

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A librarian at Northeast Lakeview College was shot and killed Monday by a fellow employee, college president Eric Reno said. Reno identified the man who was killed in the library as Devin Zimmerman, 37. He said the gunman, a 62-year-old adjunct librarian, sat down after the shooting and waited to be […]

October 14, 2008

Students

Colleges to fight concealed gun bill

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The heads of Oklahoma’s state colleges and universities are vowing to oppose any legislative efforts to allow concealed weapons on campus. Legislation that would have allowed concealed weapons on college campuses was defeated earlier this year after college presidents and law enforcement officers said it would create chaos and even more […]

October 14, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Tribal College Presidents Will Reflect on Century

Four speakers will address the “Tribal College Presidents’ Perspectives on the Last 100 Years” at the 20th Annual “Consider the Century” conference on Friday, Oct. 10, the South Dakota State University announced.

October 6, 2008

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois Rally Supports Right to Campus Politicking

Claiming their rights to support political candidates are under assault, some University of Illinois faculty and students held a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama on campus to make their stand clear.

October 5, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Zooming in on the Tar Heel State

In previous editions, we examined the state of higher education in Georgia, then New York, California, Texas and Illinois.

October 1, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Meeting New Challenges

While leaders at North Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities express optimism over the potential they envision for their individual campuses, they are mindful of the challenges they face.

October 1, 2008

Leadership & Policy

LEARNING WHILE UNDOCUMENTED

North Carolina community college students are caught in the cross hairs of illegal immigration opponents.

October 1, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Morgan State University President Set to Retire

After a challenging year riddled with accusations of questionable contracts at Morgan State University, President Earl S. Richardson has announced his retirement from the historically Black institution at the end of next year.

September 30, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Report: Kentucky Schools Need to Help Minorities

The state has made strides in increasing access to higher education for minorities, but major work still needs to be done, according to a report commissioned by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.

September 29, 2008

Leadership & Policy

SD College to Harness Wind for Power

Sisseton Wahpeton Community College plans to erect two wind turbines to generate power, a move that will make the campus more environmentally friendly and cut electrical costs.

September 29, 2008

Leadership & Policy

New Study: Men’s Football, Basketball Programs Limit Other Men’s Sports, Not Title IX

Another men’s college wrestling program is discontinued and familiar accusations fly: it’s the fault of Title IX and money being spent on women’s sports. Time and again critics point to Title IX as the reason for cuts in men’s sports.

September 25, 2008