Tag: Fundraising: Page 31

Leadership & Policy

Public Roles, Private Lives

Universities have become cognizant of the independent lives of presidential spouses, but it’s still a role these “accidental ambassadors” must grow into.

August 20, 2008

HBCUs

Survey Says … Black Colleges Need To Complete National Surveys

When it comes to understanding historically Black colleges and universities, we don’t have good data.

August 20, 2008

HBCUs

Perspectives: Survey Says … Black Colleges Need To Complete National Surveys

When it comes to understanding historically Black colleges and universities, we don’t have good data.

August 18, 2008

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Fisk University Files Appeal to Sell Share of Art

Fisk University still wants to sell a share of an art collection that painter Georgia O’Keeffe donated to the school almost 60 years ago.

August 17, 2008

Students

New Clark Atlanta President Brown Takes Helm

When Carlton Brown arrived at Clark Atlanta University last summer, the institution was clawing out of a $25 million deficit and its administration had a reputation for intimidating faculty and students.

August 3, 2008

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New York Congressman Charlie Rangel Invites Ethics Probe of His Fundraising for City College Center

Rep. Charles Rangel asked the House Ethics Committee on Thursday to investigate his fundraising for a college research center named after him, saying a probe would prove he did nothing wrong.

July 23, 2008

Students

`Tenured radical’ tries to revive professors group

In his professorial attire and flowing, Zeus-like beard, Cary Nelson would look right at home behind a lectern, expounding on obscure poets. He even resembles one of the leading influences on his scholarship: Karl Marx.

July 16, 2008

Native Americans

Donation Supports Haskell Indian Nations University

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, a federally recognized Native American tribe, has announced a donation of $150,000 to support initiatives at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.

July 8, 2008

Students

Community College Pilot Programs Administer Immediate Aid to Students With Financial Emergencies

For many community college students living on tight budgets, an increase in rent, car repair expenses, unanticipated textbook costs and even running out of bus fare to get to school can derail their college education.

July 2, 2008

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Fisk Clears Major Stopgap Fundraising Hurdle

Fisk University, struggling to right its financial ship, cleared a major hurdle toward that goal last week with news that it has raised $4 million in unrestricted cash since December, allowing it to collect $2 million more in a challenge grant, pay past due bills and finish its fiscal year with a small surplus.

June 29, 2008

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Online Archive of Public Policy Research Launched

Scholars and researchers interested in gaining a wide audience, including mayors, state legislators, and other policymakers, for their public policy scholarship can turn to the PolicyArchive (www.PolicyArchive.org), a free comprehensive, online archive of public policy research.

June 29, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Presidential Memoirs

A conversation with outgoing Johnson C. Smith University President Dorothy C. Yancy

June 25, 2008