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Leadership & Policy

University of Texas President Powers Resigning Next Year

After years of clashes with Texas Gov. Rick Perry and the group that oversees the University of Texas System, the president of its flagship Austin campus reached a resignation deal that will keep him on the job until June 2015.

July 10, 2014

African-American

Freedom Summer Conference: Black Vote Still an Issue in Mississippi

Last week’s Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary Conference at Tougaloo College brought national attention to the fight for Black voting rights in Mississippi just as a pivotal Republican Senate primary runoff election likely was decided by African-American Democrats.

June 30, 2014

African-American

Freedom Summer Conference: Black Vote Still an Issue in Mississippi

Last week’s Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary Conference at Tougaloo College brought national attention to the fight for Black voting rights in Mississippi just as a pivotal Republican Senate primary runoff election likely was decided by African-American Democrats.

June 29, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Randolph-Macon College’s Less Heralded Congressional Candidate Puts Education Atop Agenda

Democratic nominee Jack Trammell will take on fellow Randolph-Macon professor David Brat, who barreled into the political spotlight with an upset of incumbent Eric Cantor, in Virginia’s seventh district race.

June 17, 2014

African-American

Higher Ed Advocate, Philanthropist Jim Rogers Dies

Jim Rogers, a philanthropist and education advocate who served as chancellor of Nevada’s higher education system from 2005 to 2009 without pay, died Saturday evening at his Las Vegas home after a bout with cancer.

June 16, 2014

Students

Ruby Dee’s Legacy of Activism, Acting Mourned

For Ruby Dee, acting and activism were not contradictory things. They were inseparable and they were intertwined.

June 12, 2014

Faculty & Staff

A House Divided? Randolph-Macon in National Political Spotlight

Two professors from Randolph-Macon College will vie for the right to represent Virginia’s 7th District in Congress in November.

June 12, 2014

LGBTQ+

Department of Interior Enlisting Scholars’ Help to Incorporate LGBT History

The event kicks off a National Park Service theme study to identify and interpret places and events connected to the story of the LGBT community so that they can be included in parks and programs.

June 9, 2014

Students

Auditor Raises Concerns Over LSU Scholarships

LSU says it is in the process of developing criteria for how its Board of Supervisors hands out scholarships.

June 3, 2014

Home

Chief Justice Enters Race to Become Florida State University President

Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Ricky Polston on Saturday jumped into the race to become the next president of Florida State University.

June 1, 2014

Faculty & Staff

New Emory Business Dean Makes History

Dr. Erika Hayes James is the first African-American woman to lead a Top 25 business school.

May 29, 2014

African-American

Two African-American Scholars Join Ranks of Deans

Dr. Jonathan Holloway and Dr. Alondra Nelson have been appointed deans at Columbia and Yale University, raising the profile of Blacks in senior-level positions at two of the nation’s most selective academic institutions.

May 22, 2014