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HBCUs

South Carolina Program’s Success Highlights Minority Access Debate

Centers for Economic Excellence Program has drawn cheers from higher education and political officials as some point to the lack of women and minorities in its research programs.

January 2, 2011

Students

Keeping Latino Religion Scholars Faithful to the Classroom

The Princeton Theological Seminary’s Hispanic Theological Initiative helps Latino doctoral students launch careers as religion scholars.

December 15, 2010

African-American

Fisk, Angry Over Judge’s Art Ruling, Says It Will Fight On

Financially strapped Fisk University says it will appeal a Tennessee judge’s decision to deny the school access to all the sale proceeds of a proposed ownership sharing agreement involving the school’s valuable Stieglitz art and photograph collection.

December 2, 2010

African-American

Mississippi Still Lacks Civil Rights Museum

Mississippi bred some of the worst violence of the civil rights era, yet nearly a half-century after a barrage of atrocities pricked the conscience of America, it’s one of the few civil rights battleground states with no museum to commemorate the era.

December 1, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Christopher Brown Named New President of Alcorn State

Fisk University provost has been named president of Alcorn State University in Mississippi.

November 30, 2010

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San Jose State Dean Humanizes the Engineering Curriculum

As San Jose State University’s Don Beall Dean of Engineering, Dr. Belle Wei tries educating students broadly to help make them globally informed and socially responsible.

November 23, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Gov. Says He Wants UMass Head With National Heft

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick wants the next president of the University of Massachusetts system to have “broad wings” and experience in national academic circles.

November 22, 2010

African-American

Miss. College Board Names Top HBCU Presidential Candidates

The preferred candidates to lead two of Mississippi’s historically Black universities have executive experience at HBCUs in other states and are prepared to lead schools with distinct academic missions, state College Board members say.

November 22, 2010

African-American

Tennessee Courts Approves Fisk Art Sale With Rigid Conditions That Anger School and State

A Tennessee Judge has decided financially troubled Fisk University can sell half ownership in its prestigious Alfred Stieglitz Collection of photographs and art for $30 million, if two-third of the proceeds are placed in a new endowment whose sole purpose would be to use its income to ensure the collection remains in Nashville, even if Fisk closes.

November 4, 2010

African-American

A Sign of Peace at Southern University

The faculty senate president at Southern University’s Baton Rouge (SUBR) campus says the SUBR faculty organization recently “accepted an olive branch” from top administration officials after months of conflict over budget cuts and fiscal priorities.

November 2, 2010

Students

Founded as a ‘Colored Institute,’ W.Va. State University Celebrates 120th Anniversary

West Virginia State University, a historically Black school that first opened its doors in March 1891, is celebrating its 120th academic year this 2010-2011 school year.

October 11, 2010

African-American

How Democrats Fare in November Depends on Black Turnout

Experts say there is hope that Black candidates, such as Georgia senatorial hopeful Mike Thurmond, running in key races might energize Black voters to have a broad impact for other Democratic Party candidates.

October 10, 2010