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Faculty & Staff

Mississippi Valley State President Announces Panel to Bring Officials Together

ITTA BENA, Miss. Mississippi Valley State University President Lester C. Newman has appointed a new committee to bring members of the faculty and administration together.

March 5, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Highlands Settles Last Discrimination Lawsuit Against School

LAS VEGAS, N.M. New Mexico Highlands University has agreed to pay a former assistant professor of chemistry $205,000 to settle the last remaining personnel-related lawsuit against the school.

March 4, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Congressional Panel Explores Options For Boosting Minorities In College Head Coaching Ranks

African Americans and other minorities are woefully underrepresented in the college coaching ranks – particularly in football – with few clear remedies in sight, witnesses told a House of Representatives panel Wednesday.

February 28, 2007

Leadership & Policy

A Degree of Transparency

When Lee C. Bollinger arrived in New York City in 2002 to take the helm of Columbia University, he was treated as a hero almost immediately by the city’s Black community…

February 21, 2007

Leadership & Policy

A New York State of Mind

Back in September, we took a look at the higher education landscape in Georgia and in this edition we turn…

February 21, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Women in Science? Some Fare Better Than Others

Former Harvard University President Larry Summers created a brouhaha in 2005 over comments he made…

February 21, 2007

Students

Rallying CCNY

President Gregory Williams has lived on both sides of the color line, and now he’s using his experience to connect with his students and turn around his university.

February 21, 2007

Leadership & Policy

A Pathway to Success

With the total price tag of a bachelor’s degree from a top-tier U.S. college or university hovering around $150,000…

February 21, 2007

Leadership & Policy

A Degree of Transparency

When Lee C. Bollinger arrived in New York City in 2002 to take the helm of Columbia University

February 21, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Pre-College Programs Make the Difference For Many Low-Income Students

The college-readiness movement is evolving and growing, observers say. However, the sheer number and variety of college-readiness programs may be a shortcoming – even if reliable measures emerged to evaluate programs, the best practices in one initiative may not apply to another.

February 20, 2007

Leadership & Policy

College Presidents Give Lessons on Boosting Diversity, Handling Racial Incidents

Historically Black Colleges and Universities do not have to change their missions to achieve diversity, but college presidents do need to be more proactive, said Dr. Belle S. Wheelan, president of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, at the final day of the American Council on Education’s annual conference.

February 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Despite Harvard’s Historic Move, Appointment of Women, Minority President Is Lacking, Says Study

In a historical first, Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust, the dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, has been named the 28th president of Harvard University. According to a press release issued on the university’s Web site, Faust, a Civil War scholar, was confirmed by the Board of Overseers on Sunday.

February 10, 2007