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MCC fundraiser resigns, eight months after taking job

Muskegon Community College’s top fundraiser has resigned after just eight months on the job.  According to mlive.com, MCC Foundation Director Diane Szewczyk-Smith submitted her resignation during the foundation’s board meeting Aug. 4. Szewczyk-Smith, whose resignation took effect immediately, could not be reached for comment. © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.com

August 11, 2009

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Calvin College endures rocky economic path to achieve fund drive goal

Calvin College started laying the groundwork for a $150 million fundraising campaign in 2001, placing the effort on hold after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks sent markets spiraling.  According to the Grand Rapid Press, now, with the financial world possibly starting to rebound after a recession, the college is wrapping up the campaign — exceeding […]

August 10, 2009

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Audit: South Carolina School Must Guard Financial Viability

A federal audit warns a historically Black college in South Carolina must take extra steps to remain financially viable.

July 30, 2009

Leadership & Policy

REINVENTING ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS

To remain relevant, alumni associations must do more than plan class reunions and promote their schools, experts say.

July 22, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Reinventing Alumni Associations

To remain relevant, alumni associations must do more than plan class reunions and promote their schools, experts say.

July 22, 2009

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Hispanic Civil Rights Group at Center of Sotomayor Fight

Conservatives have called the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund’s stances against capital punishment and for abortion rights, as well as its advocacy of affirmative action in worker discrimination cases, “extreme” and “shocking.” Some have suggested Sonia Sotomayor’s longtime association with the group is an indication that she is biased and would be unable to render impartial decisions as a Supreme Court justice.

July 12, 2009

Leadership & Policy

California College Officials Charged With Misuse of Funds

The former chancellor at the City College of San Francisco has been charged with making illegal campaign contributions and steering public funds to a secret account used in part to buy liquor and pay parking tickets, prosecutors said Wednesday.

July 9, 2009

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Decision To Strip Paul Quinn’s Accreditation Called A “Death Sentence”

The president of Paul Quinn College said Friday he would appeal the loss of the historically Black college’s accreditation with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

June 28, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Illinois Scandal Exposes Favoritism in Admissions

A Chicago Tribune investigative report this past week about how the University of Illinois gives extra consideration to well-connected applicants has set off a storm of protests, prompting the school to change its practices and sending politicians who made use of the rules running for cover.

June 4, 2009

Leadership & Policy

University of Kansas Names First Woman, First Black Chancellor

Dr. Bernadette Gray-Little, a top University of North Carolina official, will become the first female and first Black chancellor at the University of Kansas.

May 31, 2009

Students

Honing Athletic Skills, Academics at Community Colleges

Athletic programs build community and help mold a student’s identity.

May 27, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Amid Financial Turmoil, Shaw University President Steps Down

Shaw University officials announced Wednesday that Dr. Clarence G. Newsome, the school’s president for the past six years, would be taking a one-year paid sabbatical from his post, effective immediately.

May 13, 2009