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Leadership & Policy

Divinity School at TCU Still Plans to Honor Obama Pastor

Controversy surrounding the longtime minister of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is not deterring a Texas divinity school from honoring the Rev. Jeremiah Wright at a ceremony later this month.

March 18, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Preparing Students To Live With Curiosity

Dr. Karen R. Lawrence, the new president of Sarah Lawrence College, talks to Diverse about the challenges facing higher education and more.

March 18, 2008

Leadership & Policy

President Stays True to Faculty Values

In today’s installment of “Women Redefining Leadership,” Dr. Renu Khator, president of the University of Houston and chancellor of the University of Houston System, talks about her path to the college presidency and her goals.

March 18, 2008

Leadership & Policy

College Presidential Advice: ‘Never Lose Your Soul’

In part two of our series on female college presidents, Diverse talks with Dr. Mildred Garcia, president of California State University, Dominguez Hills.

March 17, 2008

Students

Lawmakers Seek to Safeguard Access to Student Loans

With urban, low-income students most likely to face the fallout from the student loan credit crunch, House lawmakers say the Department of Education should prepare a contingency ‘lender of last resort’ program to assure continued access to loan capital.

March 16, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Tribal College Leaders Bow Out of UND Advertisement, Citing Nickname

Five current and former tribal college presidents have decided not to take part in a photo shoot for a University of North Dakota student recruiting campaign because of their opposition to the Fighting Sioux nickname, a UND official says.

March 16, 2008

Students

HBCU Presidents Take Their Case For Funding To Congress

A panel of HBCU presidents and administrators stressed the need for greater federal financial support during a congressional hearing Wednesday intended to address the many obstacles facing America’s private and public historically Black colleges and universities.

March 12, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Racism Alleged in NMSU Decision not to Renew Contracts

A New Mexico State University faculty member whose contract was not renewed says she was told she was “too educated to be considered Black.”

March 12, 2008

Students

Innovations 2008 Conference Highlights Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Themes

Last week, 2,100 community college faculty, administrators and advocates gathered in the mile high city for the League for Innovation in the Community College’s Innovations 2008 Conference, hosted by the Community College of Denver.

March 12, 2008

Leadership & Policy

For Hispanic Leaders, College Affordability Is Top Concern

A panel of Hispanic college and university presidents said affordability is greatly affecting Hispanic students’ access to college and offered suggestions for boosting public investment in higher education at a plenary session at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education’s annual meting.

March 9, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Fisk Loses in Court Battle Over Stieglitz Collection

Fisk University must make good on a promise to display and care for a priceless collection of art and photographs given it in 1949 by the late Georgia O’Keeffe or it may be forced to surrender the collection to O’Keeffe heirs who have been trying to capture parts of its for more than two years, a Tennessee judge declared Thursday.

March 6, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Alabama Officials Ban Community College Employee “Double Dipping”

After months of wrangling and discussion, the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education has implemented a ban on so-called “double dipping,” making it against the rules for employees to hold elected office.

March 5, 2008