Diverse StaffStudentsPioneering Law Professor Derrick Bell DiesDerrick Bell, the first Black professor at Harvard Law School and an uncompromising advocate for social justice, has died at age 80.October 6, 2011Leadership & PolicyAlumnus Henry Ponder Named Acting President at Langston UniversityOutgoing Langston University President JoAnn Haysbert plans to take a position as executive vice president at Hampton University in Virginia in the spring.September 5, 2011Leadership & PolicyNew York’s Columbia College Dean ResignsThe first Black female dean of Columbia College in New York cited administrative changes that would diminish or limit her authority as the reason for her departure.August 23, 2011Leadership & PolicyShaw University’s First Female President Quits Just Days After Tornado-damaged School Reopens to StudentsThe South’s oldest historically Black college, which suffered damage to 27 buildings when a tornado touched down in April, will be seeking a new leader and new donors.August 9, 2011African-AmericanOhio Educator Frank Hale DiesLongtime educator and civil rights activist Dr. Frank W. Hale Jr., vice president emeritus at Ohio State University, died Wednesday at 84, according to The Columbus Dispatch.July 27, 2011HBCUsU.S. Higher Education Confronts Historic Financial Challenges, Part IIDiverse convened an expert panel to dissect the financial condition of public and private institutions. This is the second installment of a two-part series.May 11, 2011MSIsU.S. Higher Education Confronts Historic Financial ChallengesDiverse brings together an expert panel to dissect the situation of public and private institutions and offer solutions. This is a two-part series.May 10, 2011SportsArthur Ashe Jr. Male and Female Sports Scholars Selected for 2011Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine has named Russell Wilson and Shanice Howard its Arthur Ashe Jr. Male and Female Sports Scholars of 2011 for demonstrating high achievement in scholarship, athletics and community service.April 27, 2011Leadership & PolicyUMES President Thelma Thompson Announces RetirementHer decision ends a nine-year tenure at the state’s lone 1890 land-grant university.March 16, 2011Leadership & PolicyUDC Board May Ask President to Repay Part of Air Fare CostsUniversity leaders say UDC policy does not normally cover the costs of luxury accommodations such as first-class travel.March 10, 2011Previous PagePage 34 of 115Next Page