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Leadership & Policy

A Voice for Access and Equity

A Voice for Access and EquityAfter serving on the Georgia board of regents for 30 years, Elridge McMillan is honored with lifetime achievement awardBy Tracie PowellATLANTAWhen Elridge McMillan became the second Black trustee to serve on the University of Georgia System Board of Regents in 1975, his Afro and past advocacy made colleagues think he […]

February 23, 2005

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One Step Closer

One Step CloserSelection of Black history museum director and museum site expected in 2005 By Ronald RoachThe appointment in December of the high-profile 19-member advisory council of the National Museum of African American History and Culture marked the newest chapter in the long effort to establish a national African American history museum in Washington. Named […]

February 9, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Teachable Moments

Teachable MomentsWhen protests erupted following the publication of an anti-reparations ad in a campus newspaper, Brown University President Ruth Simmons decided her community could benefit from taking a closer look at the university’s historical ties to slavery By Kendra HamiltonIt all started as a rather run-of-the-mill campus controversy over race and slavery: an anti-reparations ad […]

February 9, 2005

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Oprah Winfrey Foundation Funds Online Access To Civil Rights History Programming

Oprah Winfrey Foundation Funds Online Access To Civil Rights History ProgrammingCHICAGOThe Chicago-based Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) has received a $250,000 grant from The Oprah Winfrey Foundation for the museum’s education program, DocuFest. The program provides free online access to streamed television programs as well as lesson plans for K-12 students and teachers.Specifically, the grant […]

January 26, 2005

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Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s Partner With UNCF To Increase Minority Representation in Retail

Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s Partner With UNCF To Increase Minority Representation in RetailATLANTAThe United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has received a $300,000 grant from Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s division of Federated Department Stores to establish a national program aimed at strengthening UNCF member institutions and increasing minority representation in retail management. Through this comprehensive initiative, Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s […]

December 29, 2004

HBCUs

‘Reclaiming Alumni,’ Fund Raising, Focus of UNCF Conference

‘Reclaiming Alumni,’ Fund Raising, Focus of UNCF Conference By Phaedra BrothertonReclaiming alumni and fund raising are just two of the issues that will be addressed at the National Alumni Council (NAC) of the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) 59th annual meeting to be held Feb. 3-6, in Orlando, Fla.The NAC-UNCF is made up of alumni […]

December 29, 2004

Students

Field of New Tennessee State Presidential Candidates Narrows to Six

Field of New Tennessee State Presidential Candidates Narrows to Six Despite ‘Save Hefner’ campaigns, current president will leave post, but stay on as business professorBy Marlon A. WalkerNASHVILLE, Tenn. The search to replace outgoing Tennessee State University President James A. Hefner was narrowed to six candidates at the presidential search committee’s Dec. 13 meeting. The […]

December 29, 2004

HBCUs

Tom Joyner Foundation Kicks Off 2005 Fund-Raising Campaign

Tom Joyner Foundation Kicks Off 2005 Fund-Raising CampaignATLANTAA driving force in raising much-needed funds for students attending historically Black colleges and universities, the Tom Joyner Foundation recently announced the 11 schools that will receive funding in 2005.  Recipients include: Arkansas Baptist College, Little Rock, Ark.; Bluefield State College, Bluefield, W.Va.; West Virginia State College, Institute, […]

December 15, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Are You Presidential Material?

With stiff competition, officials say finding the right mix of ‘passion and mission’ has made the presidential search process more complicated..

October 20, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Howard to Receive $70 Million Technology Gift

Howard to Receive $70 Million Technology Gift WASHINGTON The Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE) have selected Howard University to join its academic partnership and receive an in-kind contribution of software and other technology valued at $70.6 million. The in-kind contribution, the largest in the university’s history, includes computer-based product management, engineering, […]

October 20, 2004

Students

Taking it to the NEXT LEVEL

Taking it to the NEXT LEVELBy Ronald RoachFew former college presidents can boast of a career as accomplished and varied as Dr. Michael L. Lomax. His résumé, which include tenure as a college professor, 12 years in political office as the Fulton County executive in the Atlanta metropolitan area, and the presidency of Dillard University […]

September 8, 2004

Students

Norfolk State Creates Program to Grow Its Own Leadership Cadre

Norfolk State Creates Program to Grow Its Own Leadership Cadre     Executive leadership training for underrepresented minorities is not exactly a new idea — the granddaddy of such programs, the American Council on Education’s Fellows Program, will be 40 years old this year, and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) has a leadership […]

August 25, 2004