Diverse StaffAfrican-AmericanGrambling State President To Step DownThe president of historically Black Grambling State University is stepping down from his position after five years with the university, effective October 31.October 22, 2009Leadership & PolicyIN MEMORIAM: Dr. Myles BrandDr. Myles Brand, who fired Bobby Knight as Indiana University basketball coach and went on to become an NCAA president, died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer at age 67.September 16, 2009HomeOn the Move at CMACox, Matthews & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce the following addition to our award-winning team: Arelis Hernandez, a multimedia news reporter, will become the newest member of the editorial team at Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. A recent graduate of the University of Maryland-College Park, Hernandez has also worked for The Associated Press and […]September 16, 2009LatinxAwarding ExcellenceDr. Arturo Madrid The fourth annual Celebracion de Excelencia will be held Sept. 30 at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Atrium in Washington, D.C. The Examples of Excelencia, sponsored by Excelencia in Education, is the only national program to identify programs with evidence of effectiveness in accelerating Latino student success at the associate, baccalaureate and […]September 16, 2009StudentsProfessional AppoitmentsDR. WILLIAM BYNUM JR. has been named vice president for student services at Morehouse College (Ga.). He previously served as vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Bynum earned a bachelor’s from Davidson College and a master’s and doctorate from Duke University. DR. JAME’L HODGES is director of multicultural […]September 16, 2009HomeGordon Parks Museum Nearly CompleteConstruction of a new Gordon Parks museum in his eastern Kansas hometown is now open and nearly completed.September 14, 2009HBCUsThe Coca-Cola Company Gives $7.2 Million to Atlanta University CenterSpelman College, Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University will receive millions from the Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola made the announcement Tuesday. According to Reuters, Spelman will receive $1.2 million, Morehouse and Clark Atlanta will receive $6 million. This support will assist students at these Atlanta-based historically black colleges and universities with scholarship funds where economic hardship […]September 8, 2009HomeWashington Ranked Fourth-Best Area for Attending College in New ReportWashington, D.C. was ranked as the country’s fourth-best metropolitan area for attending college according to the new 2009-10 College Destinations Index released Tuesday by the American Institute for Economic Research. According to The Washington Post, The report groups cities by size. The D.C. region, ranked among metropolitan areas with at least 2.5 million residents, tops […]September 8, 2009HomeUGA Student Abducted, AssaultedUniversity officials at the University of Georgia are encouraging students to be safe after a student was abducted and assaulted. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Police say the 20-year-old Athens, Ga., woman was kidnapped at about 1:30 a.m. Friday after taking a ride from a man she believed was a taxi driver, according to […]September 8, 2009HBCUsHoward, Va. Tech Join U.S. Intelligence ProgramHoward University and Virginia Tech have joined 19 other colleges and universities in developing national security studies that support critical skills needed by intelligence agencies. According to The Washington Post, the $2.5 million academic program, which is funded by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, is designed to teach undergraduates skills that the […]September 7, 2009Previous PagePage 39 of 115Next Page