The Associated PressHealthLipscomb University Trying To Draw More Into Nursing FieldLipscomb University is now offering an undergraduate nursing program on its campus and plans a new $8.5 million nursing building to draw more people into a field that continues to have shortages.October 10, 2011African-AmericanVCU Launches Project on Massive ResistanceVirginia Commonwealth University is launching an oral-history project that explores the Massive Resistance policy in Virginia during the 1950s and ‘60s.October 6, 2011Community CollegesMichigan’s Community Colleges See Fewer StudentsEnrollment at Michigan’s 28 community colleges is down 4 percent compared with last fall, according to school data collected by the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.October 2, 2011StudentsUniversity of Tennessee Martin’s First Black Student Remembers ChallengesIn a ceremony on Thursday marking 50 years of integration, Jessie Pryor recalled her first day of class in 1961, when she was just 16 years old.September 18, 2011StudentsSouthern University Enrollment Falls More Than 5 Percent from Last YearSouthern’s enrollment for the fall semester dipped below 7,000 students, a drop of more than 5 percent since 2010, according to figures reported to the Louisiana Board of Regents.September 15, 2011Leadership & PolicyBrown University President Ruth Simmons Stepping DownAfter leaving her position in 2012, Simmons plans to return to Brown to continue teaching as a professor of comparative literature and Africana studies.September 15, 2011StudentsHank Aaron Establishes Scholarship at Clark AtlantaBaseball legend Hank Aaron has established a $100,000 endowed scholarship through his foundation at Clark Atlanta University.September 14, 2011StudentsConservative Group Says UW-Madison Admissions Favor MinoritiesBlack and Hispanic applicants were more likely to be accepted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison even though they had lower average test scores than White and Asian applicants, according to the Center for Equal Opportunity.September 13, 2011HBCUsEnrollment on the Rise at Grambling State UniversityGrambling State University’s preliminary enrollment report for the 2011-12 academic year shows enrollment has risen to 5,207, a 4.27 percent increase from the previous academic year.September 12, 2011HBCUsFisk University Hopes To Stay Off Accreditation Watch ListOfficials of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools visited Fisk University last week as the private, historically Black school seeks re-accreditation.September 11, 2011Previous PagePage 7 of 12Next Page
