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Leadership & Policy

The Southern Accent Takes On a Fresh Twang

“Y’all” isn’t welcome in Erica Tobolski’s class in voice and diction at the University of South Carolina…

November 28, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Tribal Councils Oppose North Dakota Athletic Nickname

Four tribal councils will pass new resolutions opposing the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo

September 21, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Tribal Councils Said to Oppose University of North Dakota Appeal

Four tribal councils will pass new resolutions opposing the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, Story:

August 30, 2005

Faculty & Staff

About the Survey

About the SurveyIn 2002, the Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis at the University of Southern California conducted a national survey that analyzed perceptions of shared governance as well as functions and structure. The survey was undertaken as part of a three-year project titled “Challenges for Shared Governance: Improving Decision-Making Structure and Accountability in Higher […]

December 31, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Of Shared Governance & Trust

Of Shared Governance & Trust Survey reveals differences in institutional values between HBCUs, TWIs, but not all scholars agree                             By KENDRA HAMILTONA new survey appears to reveal sharply different perceptions of shared governance between historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and traditionally White institutions (TWIs). The study’s author, Dr. James T. Minor, a research associate […]

December 31, 2003

Leadership & Policy

The Business of Academia

The Business of AcademiaHappy New Year! We are starting off 2004 with an edition about shared governance in academia. Are administration and faculty on the same page when it comes to shared governance and trust? What about historically Black colleges and universities versus traditionally White institutions?Assistant editor Kendra Hamilton takes a look at Dr. […]

December 31, 2003

Leadership & Policy

On New Ground

On New GroundVeteran higher education leaders bring expertise and vision to two large public universities in the MidwestBy Ronald RoachThe 2003 Careers edition of Black Issues In Higher Education shines the spotlight on two of American higher education’s newest chief executives of multicampus universities in the Midwest. Breaking new ground as the first African American […]

November 19, 2003

Faculty & Staff

AAUP Issues Statement on Use Of Contingent Faculty Appointments

AAUP Issues Statement on Use Of Contingent Faculty Appointments WASHINGTONThe American Association of University Professors (AAUP) issued a draft policy statement last month on the overuse and abuse of part-time and non-tenure track faculty — practices that threaten the quality and stability of higher education today.The proportion of faculty appointed to tenure-line positions is declining […]

October 8, 2003

Faculty & Staff

Report Lists Top Threats to Campus Freedom

Report Lists Top Threats to Campus Freedom NORMAL, Ill. As colleges finish the academic year, a report on academic freedom in America identifies the leading dangers to intellectual freedom on college campuses, with “Patriotic Correctness” leading the list of violations of academic freedom. The “2002-2003 Report on Academic Freedom” details hundreds of incidents at colleges […]

July 2, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Congressional Black Caucus Selects New Leaders

Congressional Black Caucus Selects New LeadersBy Charles DervaricsRep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., will head the Congressional Black Caucus in 2003 after winning a December election among caucus members. Cummings, who is entering his fourth term, is a Baltimore attorney and former state legislator who has a strong record of support for education. He will replace Rep. […]

January 1, 2003

Leadership & Policy

FAMU Trustees Approve Financial Package for New President, Raise Tuition

FAMU Trustees Approve Financial Package for New President, Raise TuitionTALLAHASSEE, Fla.Florida A&M University’s trustees approved a financial package last month that totals more than $350,000 annually for new president Dr. Fred Gainous.The trustees also decided to increase tuition for the upcoming school year, raising it 5 percent for in-state students and 10 percent for out-of-state […]

July 17, 2002

Leadership & Policy

Hoodwinked and Bamboozled: Black Colleges, Desegregation And Selling Out

Hoodwinked and Bamboozled: Black Colleges, Desegregation And Selling OutIt is a rainy Tuesday afternoon at the end of the semester. I am at home trying to grade final exams that are due by Friday. As I often do, I have a video playing quietly in the background. Today it has been Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X” […]

June 19, 2002