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Leadership & Policy

A Presidential Class Matriculates

A Presidential Class MatriculatesAs veteran leaders step down, Black leadership pipeline flows with emerging talentBy Ronald Roach and Linda Meggett BrownIt can be said that Blacks in the academic leadership pipeline are getting notable attention in 2001 in light of recent high-profile presidential appointments at both predominantly White colleges and universities and historically Black institutions. […]

June 20, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Edward Waters College to Reintroduce Football Program After 35-Year Absence

Edward Waters College to Reintroduce Football Program After 35-Year AbsenceJACKSONVILLE, Fla.Citing a need to increase enrollment, especially of Black men, Jacksonville’s Edward Waters College plans to reintroduce intercollegiate football this fall, if the college can raise $2 million dollars. The move comes after a 35-year absence of the game.In a recent communiqué, Edward Waters president […]

June 20, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Catholic Group Asks Seton Hall to Rescind

Catholic Group Asks Seton Hall to Rescind Morris Brown College President’s Honorary DegreeNEWARK, N.J.The president of Morris Brown College found herself in the middle of a controversy last month when a Roman Catholic group asked Seton Hall University to rescind the honorary degree the university had awarded her.CatholicVote.org, a project of Catholic Alliance, protested the […]

June 20, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Passing the Torch

Passing the TorchI can only assume that one of the goals and hopes of a college president is to leave their respective institution better off than they found it. For presidents of Black colleges, however, this is sometimes easier said than done. Often these presidents take the helm at institutions that are facing fiscal deficits […]

June 20, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Duchess Harris, a professor of political science and African American studies at Macalester College, has received a 2001 Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty sponsored by the New Jersey-based Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Harris earned a bachelor’s from the University of Pennsylvania and a doctorate in American studies from the University of […]

June 6, 2001

Faculty & Staff

To Be or Not To Be(loved)

To Be or Not To Be(loved)Although minority and female authors have found a place on many English departments’ reading lists, the debate over the benefits of a diverse  curriculum still linger. By Sophia N. KellmanIn the past few decades, English literature departments have added more women and minority writers to their course listings. Thanks to […]

May 23, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Clark Atlanta University President to Retire Next Year

Clark Atlanta University President to Retire Next YearATLANTA Dr. Thomas W. Cole Jr. announced last month that he will retire next year as president of Clark Atlanta University after 13 years. Cole oversaw the successful merger of Clark College and Atlanta University, and has helped raise millions of dollars to enhance the university’s reputation. During […]

May 23, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Protesting Students Meet with Northeastern President Over Site of African American Studies Institute

Protesting Students Meet with Northeastern President Over Site of African American Studies InstituteBOSTON Protesting students and Northeastern University President Richard M. Freeland met recently about the fate of an African American studies center, where students had been involved in a sit-in. Freeland said in a letter to the student newspaper last month that the land […]

May 9, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Leaders Resign Themselves to Settlement in Mississippi Desegregation Case

Leaders Resign Themselves to Settlement in Mississippi Desegregation CaseCiting judicial and political realities, they opt for strategic practicalityOXFORD, Miss.Amid the widespread publicity surrounding the recent proposed settlement of the Mississippi higher education desegregation case, political and educational leaders are reacting with more of a sense of resignation and pragmatism than jubilation.Late last month, Mississippi agreed […]

May 9, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Casino Tax Money to Help Boost Pay for Louisiana’s College Faculty

Casino Tax Money to Help Boost Pay for Louisiana’s College Faculty By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.After years of receiving the lowest wages in the South, college faculty in Louisiana have finally hit the jackpot. With a push from Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster, the Louisiana Legislature agreed to dedicate $109 million in state gambling taxes for […]

May 9, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Anheuser-Busch Foundation Endows $1 Million Chair at Howard University

Anheuser-Busch Foundation Endows $1 Million Chair at Howard UniversityWASHINGTONThe Anheuser-Busch Foundation, through a gift of $1 million, has endowed the Anheuser-Busch/John E. Jacob Chair in the Howard University School of Business. Dr. Jacob, who received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctor of laws degree honoris causa from Howard, has served as executive vice president and chief […]

April 25, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Higher Education Board Finds No Discrimination at Bluefield State

Higher Education Board Finds No Discrimination at Bluefield StateBLUEFIELD, W.Va.Decisions made by Bluefield State College President Robert Moore and his staff relating to a discrimination complaint were not racially motivated, the state Higher Education Interim Governing Board said late last month.“After a thorough review of the allegations the board has found no evidence to support […]

April 25, 2001