Tag: Historically Black Colleges & Universities: Page 51

Students

Hunger Striking Students Frustrated with Tufts University Response

Tufts University students on a hunger strike over janitor layoffs completed their third full day without food Wednesday, expressing growing frustration at the university’s lack of response to their demands.

May 6, 2015

Leadership & Policy

BEVERLEE MCCLURE

BEVERLEE MCCLURE has been appointed president of Adams State University. She was chief executive officer of the New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry. McClure holds a bachelor’s from Texas A&M University-Commerce, an MBA from the University of Arkansas and a doctorate from The University of Texas at Austin.

May 5, 2015

Leadership & Policy

COLETTE PIERCE BURNETTE

COLETTE PIERCE BURNETTE has been named president and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University, effective July 1. She last served as interim president at Pierce College in Puyallup, Washington. Pierce Burnett earned a bachelor’s from The Ohio State University and a master’s from Georgia College in Milledgeville.

May 5, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Social Justice and HBCUs: The Fight for Equality in Baltimore

The recent events in Baltimore highlight the economic, political and social disparities that continue to persist in communities throughout the United States.

May 3, 2015

HBCUs

MAHESH DAAS

MAHESH DAAS has been named dean of the School of Architecture, Design, and Planning at the University of Kansas. He was a professor and chair of the architecture department at Ball State University. Daas earned a bachelor’s from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in India, a master’s from Kansas State University and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.

May 1, 2015

HBCUs

A Day To Remember

Commemorations of various key moments in the U.S. Civil War, which ended 150 years ago, have come and gone, but this month will present occasions for several more. Although Robert E. Lee surrendered to U.S. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, various battles, skirmishes and subsequent surrenders continued through May of that year and beyond.

May 1, 2015

Leadership & Policy

In Case You Missed It…

In U.S., Black Men Still in Fight for Citizenship Experts: Board Trustees Need to Keep Closer Eye on Money HBCUs in South Make Confederate Memorial Day a Teachable Moment The Problem with Bruce Jenner as Trans Poster Boy

May 1, 2015

African-American

Diverse Conversations: The Sources of HBCUs’ Pain

The question of HBCU relevance is constantly floated in education circles but lately I’ve been pondering an even more poignant query: Is there a conspiracy to destroy HBCUs?

April 30, 2015

Students

Youngstown State University

Founded in 1908, Youngstown State University is an urban research university that emphasizes a creative, integrated approach to education, scholarship and service.

April 30, 2015

Students

Saint Louis University

Founded in 1818, Saint Louis University is a Catholic Jesuit institution that values academic excellence, life-changing research, compassionate health care, and a strong commitment to faith and service.

April 30, 2015

Students

Indiana University Southeast

Founded in 1941, Indiana University Southeast is the regional campus of Indiana University and serves southern Indiana and the Greater Louisville metropolitan area.

April 30, 2015

Students

California State University, Fresno (Fresno State)

Founded in 1911, Fresno State is committed to embracing the diversity inherent in its university community to enable student success, produce transformative scholarly research and creative works, and develop institutional, community and intellectual leaders.

April 30, 2015