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Leadership & Policy

Cornel West Debates Michael Eric Dyson Over Use of the N-Word on New CD

Dr. Cornel West, one of the nation’s most recognized Black public intellectuals, this week released his second hip-hop CD, which he hopes helps bridge the gap between younger and older generations. The collaborative project featuring some of the biggest names in rap and R&B also includes a debate between West and Dr. Michael Eric Dyson over the use of the N-word.

August 20, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Katrina Curriculum: A Lesson In Promoting Dialogues About Race and Class

A new curriculum is set to launch this upcoming school year at Columbia University, Teachers College, based on Spike Lee’s HBO documentary, “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts.”

August 19, 2007

Students

Va. Tech Starts Semester With New Crisis

BLACKSBURG, Va. A Virginia Tech campus still reeling from the deaths of 32 people at the hands of a student gunman last spring began its fall semester Monday amid another tragedy: a carbon monoxide leak at an off-campus apartment left five roommates hospitalized, two in critical condition.

August 19, 2007

Leadership & Policy

San Francisco Chronicle Editorial: “UC President Dynes bows out after controversial 4 years”

However hard he tried, Robert Dynes could never escape a pay-and-perk controversy that overshadowed his four years as president of the University of California.

August 15, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Community colleges face ‘double-whammy’ from budget cuts

TALLAHASSEE Fla. Community colleges are facing a “double-whammy” from impending spending cuts because their enrollment is soaring although their budgets are based on last year’s attendance, Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp acknowledged Wednesday.

August 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Bishop State investigation at center of Alabama furor over “fuhrer”

MONTGOMERY Ala. The emotion-charged German title “fuhrer,” usually associated with Adolf Hitler, has created a furor between Democrats and Republicans that could be a buildup to the next race for governor.

August 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Catawba College president to retire at the end of school year

SALISBURY N.C. Catawba College’s president of more than five years plans to retire at the end of the 2007-2008 school year, officials announced Tuesday.

August 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Former Clark Atlanta President Picked to Head UMass-Amherst

SPRINGFIELD Mass. Former Clark Atlanta University president Thomas Cole Jr. is set to take over the UMass-Amherst campus for the next year, replacing a chancellor who left the school at odds with its administrators.

August 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Eastern Illinois fires athletic director

CHAMPAIGN Ill. Eastern Illinois University fired Athletic Director Rich McDuffie two weeks after saying it found no evidence to support a sexual harassment claim made against him.

August 13, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Univ. of Cal. President Resigning in 2008

SAN FRANCISCO Robert C. Dynes, president of the University of California, announced Monday he plans to step down by June 2008.

August 13, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Division II members should be proud, not defensive, Ambrose says

OMAHA Neb. The strength of NCAA Division II is that it strikes the right balance of academics and athletics in college life, and the 296 member institutions should be proud of that identity, the chairman of the Division II President’s Council says.

August 12, 2007

Students

Hillsdale College replaces state scholarship aid with private funds

HILLSDALE Mich. Hillsdale College, a private liberal arts school in southern Michigan, announced Monday it will no longer accept state taxpayer money for student scholarships and financial aid.

August 12, 2007