Pearl StewartAfrican-AmericanA Sign of Peace at Southern UniversityThe faculty senate president at Southern University’s Baton Rouge (SUBR) campus says the SUBR faculty organization recently “accepted an olive branch” from top administration officials after months of conflict over budget cuts and fiscal priorities.November 2, 2010Faculty & StaffSouthern University Faculty Bristles Over Faculty AppointmentSouthern University at Baton Rouge Chancellor Kofi Lomotey defends hiring of renowned scholar Lisa Delpit for a $120,000-a-year position at a time when staff are being laid off amid budget cuts.October 3, 2010Faculty & StaffJSU’s Mason Ready for Challenges at SouthernAnticipating new leadership, the Southern University System expects incoming president Ronald Mason to raise external funds and improve student outcomes.May 16, 2010Leadership & PolicyMiss. HBCU Merger Proposal Halted; JSU President Faces ScrutinyPublic discussion in Mississippi has now moved from merging the three HBCUs to how to adequately fund them and, more recently, what the future holds for Jackson State President Ronald Mason.February 3, 2010HBCUsActivists Mobilize, Students Organize Town To Preserve Mississippi HBCUsAlumni And Students Organize Town Hall Meetings And A Protest Rally To Pressure Mississippi Lawmakers Into Nixing College-Merger Proposal.February 3, 2010StudentsGrambling President Makes Abrupt DepartureCiting family member’s illness, Dr. Horace Judson leaves top post at cash-strapped historically Black Louisiana university.November 8, 2009StudentsAKA Lawsuit Reveals Longtime Internal ConflictsFor an organization with a code of silence rivaled only by police departments, a 38-page lawsuit filed by eight members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority against its president and board of directors is unusual enough.August 13, 2009HomeLawsuit Alleges Discrimination at Jackson StateJackson State University has seen the unlikely confluence of a popular Ph.D., who is married to a famous civil rights activist, waging a legal battle against the historically Black institution for alleged age and sex discrimination.June 22, 2009HBCUsUnparalleled ChallengesFrom keeping pace with technology to helping students finance their educations, four presidents discuss meeting head-on the multitude of challenges that HBCUs face in the 21st century.June 10, 2009HBCUsWomen’s History Month – HBCU Women Light Up Stage and ScreenWhen Taraji Henson was nominated for an Academy Award this year for best supporting actress, the celebration rippled beyond Hollywood and into the halls of two historically Black universities.March 19, 2009Previous PagePage 21 of 23Next Page
