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Leadership & Policy

College President in Akron Leads University and City Transformation

Dr. Luis Proenza is credited with revitalizing the University of Akron and bringing economic development to the university’s home city.

March 11, 2010

Sports

Reviews: Catching Up on the Black History Book Bounty

Biographies of the legendary basketball coach Nolan Richardson and the late jazz singer Nina Simone were among the volumes released during the publishing industry’s February push to launch books documenting the Black experience in America.

March 8, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Women Leaders Honored at ACE Meeting

The American Council on Education honored Dr. Blenda Wilson, former president of California State University, Northridge, with the Donna Shavlik award Saturday, at the Women’s Leadership Dinner during ACE’s 92nd Annual Meeting being held through Tuesday in Phoenix.

March 7, 2010

STEM

UT Regents Elect First Woman to Lead Board

Colleen McHugh, appointed a University of Texas System regent in 2005 by Gov. Rick Perry, has been elected as the board’s first chairwoman.

March 4, 2010

African-American

Ohio Institutions Focus on Black Male Achievement

Ohio-based schools and organizations have developed education initiatives aimed at helping African-American male students succeed.

March 4, 2010

Students

Students Complained About Alabama Professor Charged in Deadly Rampage

After Amy Bishop’s arrest on charges of shooting to death three colleagues during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, student complaints add to the picture that has emerged of her as a talented  but erratic figure.

February 17, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Massachusetts Approves Public Law School

The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education has voted unanimously to accept the Southern New England School of Law’s offer to donate its campus, valued at $23 million, to the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

February 3, 2010

Students

On The Move – Feb 4, 2010 Issue

DR. CHRISTINE CLARK was named senior scholar for multicultural education and founding vice president for diversity and inclusion at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Previously, Clark was executive director of the Offi ce of Human Relations Programs at UNLV. Clark earned a bachelor’s from Franklin & Marshall College and a master’s and doctorate from the […]

February 3, 2010

Home

Analysis: Haiti Has Opportunity to Transform

Experts agree that key to lifting Haiti from the virtual dark ages is a strengthening of democratic institutions, enabling Haitians to help themselves.

January 25, 2010

HBCUs

World Bank Seeks Diverse U.S. Employees

This past fall the World Bank launched a new chapter in its long-running diversity and inclusion efforts by inaugurating the US Minorities Working Group.

January 25, 2010

Students

On The Move

DR. KENNETH BOUTTE is program officer in the Division of Human Resource Development, Directorate for Education and Human Resources of the National Science Foundation. Boutte serves as a professor of biology and dean of freshman studies at Xavier University of Louisiana. Boutte holds a bachelor’s from Xavier University of Louisiana and a doctorate from […]

January 20, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Letters – January 21, 2010 Issue

Readers share opinions on recent Diverse stories.

January 20, 2010