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Students

Professional Appointments

Karen Gross has been named president of Southern Vermont College. She had previously been a professor at New York Law School. Gross holds a bachelor’s from Smith College and a law degree from Temple University. Dr. Marcela Katz Armoza has been appointed vice president of enrollment and student affairs at New York City College of […]

October 4, 2006

Students

Professional Appointments

Dr. Velvie Green has been appointed president of Glendale Community College (Ariz.). She was most recently provost and executive vice president for academic and student affairs at Grand Rapids Community College. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Western Michigan University and a doctorate from Michigan State University. Michael Bryan Becraft has been appointed special […]

September 20, 2006

Sports

A Winning Combination

If Damon Evans operated in the corporate world, he would probably have graced the cover of several magazines by now…

September 6, 2006

Faculty & Staff

The Diversity Mandate

Before becoming the first African-American provost at Emory University, Dr. Earl Lewis had been on the front lines of the University of Michigan’s defense of affirmative action in higher education…

August 30, 2006

Faculty & Staff

The Diversity Mandate

Before becoming the first African-American provost at Emory University, Dr. Earl Lewis had been on the front…

August 23, 2006

Students

Perspectives: Educating, Challenging Future Journalists of Color

At many HBCUs, journalism educators are bemoaning students’ lack of critical thinking skills, poor command of basic grammar and ignorance about current events.

August 9, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Business School Firings Latest FAMU Controversy

Florida A&M University has been a mainstay in the headlines recently, but for all the wrong reasons…

August 9, 2006

African-American

Students, Alumni Lament the Closing

Dozens of current and former students of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs …

August 9, 2006

HBCUs

Professional Appointments

Cynthia E. Nance has been appointed dean of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law. Nance, who had been an associate professor in the law school, is the first female and first Black dean in the law school’s history. She earned a bachelor’s from Chicago State University and a master’s and law degree […]

August 9, 2006

Students

Educating, Challenging Future Journalists of Color

Sept. 10 will kick off National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week…

August 9, 2006

Students

Something New to Scare New Students: Social Networking Sites

Incoming college students are hearing the usual warnings this summer about the dangers of everything from alcohol to credit card debt. But many are also getting lectured on a new topic — the risks of Internet postings, particularly on popular social networking sites such as Facebook.

August 2, 2006

Students

Solving the Funding Riddle

When Leola Tsinnajinnie decided to pursue a major in educational thought and sociocultural studies at the University of New Mexico…

August 2, 2006