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Leadership & Policy

Former Morris Brown President Sentenced to Five Years Probation

Dolores Cross, the former Morris Brown College president convicted of embezzling millions of dollars in government money to cover the school’s debts, was sentenced Wednesday to five years probation and a year of home confinement.

January 4, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Tuskegee, Touchdowns and More

We couldn’t go into the New Year without recognizing the contributions that Tuskegee University has made over the past 125 years…

December 27, 2006

Leadership & Policy

The Ingredients for Successful Leadership

This is a terrific article that clearly articulates what it takes to be a successful college president…

December 27, 2006

Students

Teacher-Turned-Philanthropist Does Her Part

Dr. Annette Rickel has proven that you don’t have to be Bill Gates or George Soros to make a difference…

December 27, 2006

Students

Trying Times for Bishop State

Decades before segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace blocked the University of Alabama’s doors to African-Americans…

December 27, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Moving in, Moving On

Moving in, Moving On Dr. Carlton E. Brown, president of Savannah State University, stepped down to run a special initiative of the University System of Georgia. Dr. David G. Carter was named chancellor of the Connecticut State University System. He was formerly the president of Eastern Connecticut State University.  Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, president of […]

December 27, 2006

Students

Flagship Institutions Serve Whiter, Wealthier Student Body, Study Says

The leading public flagship universities are disproportionately serving a Whiter and wealthier student body than in the past…

December 13, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appointments

Elizabeth Chen has become the sixth president of the New England College of Optometry. She is the founding CEO of Marathon Biopharmaceuticals and the head of Circe Biomedical. Chen earned a bachelor’s from Yale University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Booker T. Anthony has been named president […]

December 13, 2006

Students

NYC College Will Yank Sign Honoring Bomb Maker, Black Militant

NEW YORK A New York City college has agreed to take down a sign naming a student center after a fugitive terrorist and a Black militant convicted of murdering a police trooper.

December 12, 2006

Students

WSU President: Professor Who Used Racial Term to Face Reprimand

PULLMAN Wash. A professor who used a vulgar racial term while arguing with a student about a political demonstration is likely to face a reprimand, but will be allowed to continue teaching, Washington State University President Lane Rawlins said.

December 11, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Poll: Most Americans See Little Relevance in STEM Subjects

WASHINGTON, D.C. It will take a rallying cry based on national pride, akin to the Soviet-era Sputnik satellite program that forced the United States to enhance its scientific knowledge, to get Americans to realize the importance of the science fields to the American economy, education leaders said on Wednesday.

December 6, 2006

Students

Michigan Higher Ed Leaders

In Maya Weitzer’s world, Nov. 7 will be remembered as a significant day. It was on that day…

November 29, 2006