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Faculty & Staff

Catholic Institutions React to Announcement of a New Pope

On the second day of the papal conclave, the world watched Wednesday as Catholic leaders announced that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio would be the next head of the Catholic Church worldwide.

March 13, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Calif. Bill Would Permit Online Courses for Credit

California would allow private, online education companies to offer courses for credit at state colleges and universities, under a bill introduced Wednesday in the state Legislature.

March 13, 2013

Students

Former Nebraska Law Student Files Discrimination Suit Against School

An Omaha man who was kicked out of the University of Nebraska’s law school just months before he was set to graduate is suing the school and others, saying he was discriminated against because of his Arabic heritage and Muslim beliefs.

March 6, 2013

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Sequestration Means Fewer Classes, Faculty at Tribal Schools

Unless the stalemate over sequestration is resolved, July 1 will commence a dreary fiscal year for the nation’s tribal colleges and universities.

March 5, 2013

Students

UMES President’s Tenure Tested But Strong

During a moment certain to mark Juliette Bell’s darkest as University of Maryland Eastern Shore president, the campus community gave her a solid vote of confidence.

February 26, 2013

African-American

Ifill Ready to Resume Fight for the Marginalized

Sherrilyn Ifill wanted to be a civil rights lawyer, but she never dreamed she would someday lead the historic NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

February 19, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Out Lesbian and Gay Presidents Discuss Pathways to Leadership

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) held its 69th Annual Meeting in Atlanta last week.

January 28, 2013

African-American

Diverse Conversations: The First Eight Months

An interview with Dr. Kent Smith, the new president of Langston University, to talk about the first eight months of his presidency.

January 28, 2013

African-American

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Establishes President-in-Residence Position

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund has appointed John W. Garland, the former president of Central State University, to be its first President-in-Residence.

January 28, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Embattled U.Va. Rector Lobbying to Keep Position

The head of the University of Virginia’s governing board has been meeting with lawmakers in an attempt to keep her position as opponents lobby for rejection of her reappointment.

December 20, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Black Conservatives on Campus Stay Their Course

Finding themselves in the midst of liberal peers, Black conservatives embrace “not just a political ideology, but a way of life.”

December 18, 2012

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Georgia college funding will be tied to graduation

Georgia’s public colleges and universities will have to earn the money they get from taxpayers by helping more students get a degree.

December 13, 2012