Pearl StewartAfrican-AmericanLifelong Learner, Activist Earns Her DegreeAlabama State University cites Jean Graetz and her husband, Robert, as “famous and nationally acclaimed civil rights pioneers, who were among the few White residents of Montgomery who openly and actively supported the civil rights movement.”May 10, 2015Leadership & PolicyGovernor Signs Bill Firing Remainder of S.C. State’s TrusteesThe bill, passed by a Republican-dominated legislature, allows seven Republicans one week to appoint new trustees to the HBCU’s governing board.May 8, 2015African-AmericanHBCUs in South Make Confederate Memorial Day a Teachable MomentFor historically Black public institutions, the fact that state offices were closed in honor of Confederate heroes held significance, particularly for history scholars and academicians.April 28, 2015HomeDelaware Valley Steps Up With Global AmbitionsDelaware Valley College officially became a university this month with ambitious goals that extend well beyond its bucolic Pennsylvania setting.April 16, 2015HomeHoward University Hospital Makes Changes for SurvivalThe recent decision by Howard University leaders to slash 84 staff positions will not include Howard’s historical but struggling hospital, university officials said this week.April 9, 2015African-AmericanAfrican-American Literary Stars Return to RootsAfter teaching and writing for decades at prestigious institutions outside their native states, Trudier Harris and Nikky Finney return to their native Southern states to teach.April 1, 2015African-AmericanS.C. State Fallout: President Placed on LeaveSouth Carolina State University is once again in the hands of an interim president after its board of trustees placed the institution’s latest leader, Dr. Thomas Elzey, on administrative leave with pay.February 23, 2015African-AmericanPresident Elzey: S.C. State Not Closing, I’m Not QuittingThe state legislature subcommittee’s proposal “will not see the light of day,” according to the embattled HBCU’s president.February 11, 20152015Rising STEM StarFebruary 9, 20152015Border SpecialistFebruary 9, 2015Previous PagePage 13 of 23Next Page
