Pearl StewartLeadership & PolicyFAMU Restructuring Plan Would Shut Down Numerous ProgramsFaced with mounting financial challenges, Florida A&M University President James Ammons announced a major academic overhaul, proposing to close or merge about two dozen programs.March 28, 2011African-AmericanHBCU Merger Proposals Persist Despite Fervent OppositionNow, some advocates and leaders within the Black higher education community are warming to partnerships and other alternatives.March 10, 2011African-AmericanAlabama State University Conference Focuses on GlobalizationAbout 350 business and government leaders joined scholars and educators at Alabama State University in Montgomery this week to explore economic innovation and international business opportunities.March 9, 2011Leadership & PolicyLa. Regents’ Racial Makeup Factors in SUNO-UNO Merger PushThe Louisiana state constitution requires the board to reflect the racial and gender makeup of the state, which is about 37 percent minority.February 22, 2011African-AmericanIslam’s Connection to Black America, U.S. Slavery Explored in Mississippi ConferencesMore than three dozen scholars, religious leaders and community activists examined the influences of West African Islam on the world, how slavery has impacted American culture, and the ties between slavery and Islam.February 21, 2011African-AmericanAfter Egyptian Sojourn, Former Fulbright Fellow Watches Revolt from AfarRecent Fulbright fellow and Morehouse College graduate Wendell Hassan Marsh returned to the U.S. just weeks before uprising.January 31, 2011Leadership & PolicyLouisiana Merger Study Puts Southern University Chief, Katrina-damaged Schools in SpotlightRonald Mason, the Southern University System President, is once again caught in the middle of a controversy involving a possible HBCU merger.January 26, 2011African-AmericanD.C. Couple Donates Film Collection to Three Louisiana UniversitiesTreasure trove of classic movies and television shows will introduce younger generations to dozens of famous and forgotten Black stars.January 24, 2011African-AmericanNSF Grant Supports STEM Partnership Between Jackson State and a Mississippi Community CollegeAn innovative collaboration between Jackson State University and a rural community college campus in Mississippi has resulted in a five-year, $1.75 million grant from the National Science Foundation.December 23, 2010African-AmericanLomotey Stuns Southern University-Baton Rouge by Resigning as ChancellorMore than two years ago, Dr. Kofi Lomotey arrived at Southern University’s Baton Rouge campus with much fanfare and high expectations. So how did it all go wrong?November 28, 2010Previous PagePage 20 of 23Next Page
