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Leadership & Policy

Former U.S. Secretary of Energy O’Leary

Former U.S. Secretary of Energy O’Leary Named 14th President of Fisk UniversityNASHVILLE, Tenn. When Dr. Carolynn Reid Wallace abruptly resigned as Fisk University president last October, it marked the historically Black institution’s fourth president or interim president in the last seven years (see Black Issues, Nov. 20, 2003).However, the 138-year-old university has again found new […]

July 28, 2004

Leadership & Policy

In Memoriam: Remembering Ike Tribble

In Memoriam: Remembering Ike Tribble (1940-2003): A Legacy of GivingNo one accomplishes things in this life, be they big or small, without the timely intervention of others.Back in 1984, during the first year that Black Issues In Higher Education was being published, the future of this magazine was very much in doubt. The political leadership […]

July 16, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Fisk, Vanderbilt Collaborate on Nursing Program

Fisk, Vanderbilt Collaborate on Nursing ProgramNASHVILLE, Tenn.Fisk University will start an undergraduate nursing program as part of a new alliance with Vanderbilt University, which is looking to boost the ranks of minority graduate students.The alliance allows Fisk, a historically Black liberal arts college, to use the teaching facilities of Vanderbilt’s established nursing school. Vanderbilt School […]

July 16, 2004

Students

Bob Dole to Chair Bennett College Fund-Raising Campaign

Bob Dole to Chair Bennett College Fund-Raising CampaignGREENSBORO, N.C.Former U.S. Sen. Robert J. Dole and the historically Black women’s college Bennett might appear to be an unlikely pair. Yet, the two have joined forces recently for an ambitious fund-raising endeavor.The former presidential candidate will serve as chairman of the school’s $50 million “Revitalizing Bennett Campaign,” […]

July 16, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Barnard College Honors Dorothy Height, 75 Years After Turning Her Away

Barnard College Honors Dorothy Height, 75 Years After Turning Her AwayNEW YORK Barnard College has made civil rights pioneer Dorothy Height an honorary alumna, 75 years after it rescinded her acceptance as a student because of her skin color.  In an alumnae reunion celebration last month, college President Judith Shapiro named 92-year-old Height an honorary […]

June 30, 2004

Leadership & Policy

AAUP Censure Could Hinder Philander Smith’s Search for President

AAUP Censure Could Hinder Philander Smith’s Search for PresidentLITTLE ROCK, Ark.Philander Smith College will have the handicap of censure by a nationwide faculty group as it seeks a new president.   Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed, 56, is leaving Philander Smith after six years as its president to take the same job at Bethune-Cookman College in […]

June 30, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Hefner to Retire From Tennessee State University

Hefner to Retire From Tennessee State UniversityNASHVILLE, Tenn.Dr. James A. Hefner, president of Tennessee State University, plans to retire as the sixth president of the university effective May 31, 2005. J. Stanley Rogers, vice chair of the Tennessee Board of Regents, praised Hefner’s “steadfast commitment to opening the doors of education to all. Jim Hefner […]

June 30, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Louisiana School Board Member First To Be Implicated in Grade-Changing Scandal

Louisiana School Board Member First To Be Implicated in Grade-Changing Scandal By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.A criminal probe of Southern University’s grade-buying scandal has already prompted a plea bargain from one St. Landry Parish school board member, and could implicate two other members of the same board.St. Landry school board member Quincy Richard Sr., whose […]

June 30, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Congressional Republicans Host Fifth Annual Forum for HBCU Presidents

Congressional Republicans Host Fifth Annual Forum for HBCU PresidentsSeventy-seven presidents of historically Black colleges and universities attended the Fifth Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Congressional Forum in Washington, D.C., on June 8 and 9. The forum, established by former U.S. Congressman J.C. Watts, R-Okla., in 1999, was begun as an initiative for Congressional […]

June 30, 2004

Leadership & Policy

The Call to Serve

The Call to Serve By now, I hope you’ve had the opportunity to peruse our commemorative 20th anniversary edition (June 17th). It was quite a task putting together a magazine of that size, but we did, so we hope you enjoyed our “labor of love” and going down memory lane with Black Issues In Higher […]

June 30, 2004

Leadership & Policy

In Their Own Words

In Their Own WordsQ: Research has shown that women don’t forge the aspiration to become a college president as early as men do. When did you realize you were on the path to top leadership? Dr. Johnnetta Cole“I knew quite early what leadership was and that I would become a leader, and that’s because I […]

June 16, 2004

Faculty & Staff

The Best Is yet to Come

The Best Is yet to ComeWomen of color have risen to the top ranks in higher education, and observers agree that more leadership opportunities are on the horizonBy Kendra HamiltonIn some ways the picture for women of color in higher education leadership has never looked brighter. “We have Ruth Simmons, a woman of amazing grace […]

June 16, 2004