Diverse StaffAfrican-AmericanAmended Bill Would Allow South Carolina State Trustees to Finish Their TermsAn amended bill to restructure the South Carolina State University Board of Trustees was approved Wednesday by a Senate education committee in the South Carolina legislature.May 23, 2012African-AmericanThurgood Marshall College Fund STEM Internships Funded by $400,000 USDA GrantThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has awarded the Thurgood College Fund $400,000 to underwrite a 10-week summer internship program to enable public HBCU undergraduates to work in agriculture-related fields.May 20, 2012HomeCollege Board Announces New PresidentDavid Coleman, a leader in the common core curriculum standards movement, has been seleced to become the president of the College Board, starting this October.May 16, 2012HomeDismissed Blogger Fires Back at Higher Education PublicationAfter dismissal as a contributor to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Brainstorm” blog, author Naomi Schaefer Riley defended her controversial April 30 post.May 9, 2012HomeAttack on Black Studies Gets Writer Dismissed from Higher Education BlogA blog attacking Black studies as an academic discipline has led to the dismissal of author Naomi Schaefer Riley from the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Brainstorm blog.May 8, 2012HomeBethune-Cookman University Names Interim PresidentNamed as interim president this past Friday, Dr. Edison Jackson, a retired New York college president, will help Bethune-Cookman University transition to a new leader.May 6, 2012African-AmericanFlorida A&M University Takes ‘Employment Actions’ over Hazing IncidentsFlorida A&M University officials say “appropriate employment actions” have been taken against two music professors allegedly involved in hazing band members.May 1, 2012African-AmericanAlcorn State Named ‘HBCU of the Year’Alcorn State University was named HBCU of the Year at the annual HBCU Awards hosted by the Center for HBCU Media Advocacy.April 23, 2012HomeFreeman Hrabowski Recognized as a Most Influential Leader by Time MagazineThe University of Maryland Baltimore County president, known for educating minority students in the sciences, has been named by Time magazine as one of the world’s most influential leaders.April 18, 2012HomeJanine PeaseDiverse presents the profile and photo of Janine Pease.April 1, 2012Previous PagePage 32 of 115Next Page
