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Students

Presidents Bush, Clinton Reach Out to Katrina-Devastated HBCUs Through ‘Wave of Hope’ Campaign

When Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters overwhelmed the U.S. Gulf Coast, former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton teamed up to raise millions for hurricane victims. Now the pair have personally reached out to Gulf-area historically Black colleges and universities still reeling from Katrina’s impact.

August 15, 2006

Native Americans

Tribal College Close to Collapse

DAVIS, Calif. On a remote stretch of land where stray chickens outnumber students, California’s only tribal college is clinging to life against seemingly insurmountable odds.

August 12, 2006

HBCUs

Black Colleges Must Tap Alumni Support

Memphis’ Lemoyne-Owen College, which faces a debt of $6 million, is the most recent example

July 12, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Bennett College President Johnnetta Cole to Retire in June 2007

The president of Bennett College announced this week that she would retire in June of 2007, noting only that she had achieved most of her goals since arriving at the small, historically Black women’s college in 2002.

July 11, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Troubled College Sees Signs of Turnaround

Historically Black Knoxville College is experiencing a reversal of fortunes, officials say. A year ago, the college was down to about 130 students, couldn’t pay its faculty or electric bills and was drowning in debt.

July 10, 2006

Leadership & Policy

HBCU Board Must Resign In Order To Get Grant

An anonymous donor has pledged $2.5 million to help financially strapped LeMoyne-Owens College meet an end-of-the-month deadline to pay its operating expenses, but with one catch: All of the board trustees at the historically Black college in Memphis have to resign.

June 26, 2006

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Atlanta Colleges To Vie For MLK Papers, Writings, on Auction Block

When the collected papers of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. go up for auction next week, don’t expect any small-time memorabilia dealers to make bids. With a pre-sale value between $15 million and $30 million and the King family’s stipulation that the 10,000 items remain in a single collection, the June 30 sale by Sotheby’s auction house is expected to attract academic and civic institutions.

June 22, 2006

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Perspectives: Black Colleges Must Tap Alumni Support

Relying heavily on student tuition dollars, government aid and corporate and foundation donations (which typically evaporate during economic downturns), Black colleges have been stretched thin. This heavy reliance on outside funding sources, coupled with an often-weak infrastructure for soliciting alumni contributions, has made for difficult times.

June 21, 2006

Community Colleges

Hope and History in the Hills of Ohio

When senior writer Ronald Roach traveled to Ohio to visit the 150-year-old historically Black Wilberforce University…

June 14, 2006

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Professional Appointments

Dr. Antoine M. Garibaldi, president of Gannon University, has been elected chair of the Council of Independent Colleges. He will serve a two-year term. Garibaldi earned a bachelor’s from Howard University and a doctorate from the University of Minnesota. Dr. David A. Caruso has been named president of Antioch University, New England effective July 1. […]

May 31, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Indiana State President Faces No-Confidence Vote After Raise

Indiana State University President Lloyd Benjamin will face a no-confidence vote from his faculty Thursday amid controversy over a $25,000 pay raise at a time when faculty and staff positions are being eliminated or going unfilled.

April 30, 2006

African-American

Deaths of Civil Rights Icons Leads to Surge in Donations for MLK Memorial

Donations for a planned memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, D.C., have jumped since the recent deaths of civil rights icons Rosa Parks and King’s widow, Coretta Scott King…

April 3, 2006