Dianne HayesHomeMaryland AG Offers Legal Guidelines for Increasing Diversity in State’s UniversitiesEducating a diverse student population is critical for the state and nation at large to maintain global competitiveness and develop future leaders, says Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler in a new report advising state college leaders on how legally to justify diversity programs.March 15, 2009Faculty & StaffVeteran Lawyer, Education Advocate Nominated to Head Office of Civil RightsU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wants a lawyer with a deeply unique understanding of academic challenges facing students of color to oversee the civil rights division in his department.February 4, 2009Leadership & PolicyMorgan State University President Set to RetireAfter a challenging year riddled with accusations of questionable contracts at Morgan State University, President Earl S. Richardson has announced his retirement from the historically Black institution at the end of next year.September 30, 2008StudentsCommunity College Mentoring Programs Help Students Stay EngagedUnemployment, poor housing, inadequate preparation, childcare needs, discrimination and low expectations are among the issues that have hampered minority student success at community colleges.July 23, 2008Faculty & StaffHoward University’s President Swygert To RetireHoward University President H. Patrick Swygert announced on Friday his plans to retire effective June 30, 2008, the announcement coming just weeks after faculty members demanded he step down.April 29, 2007Leadership & PolicyHoward University Partners to Form New Science and Technology Institution in BotswanaHoward University leaders are partnering with the Republic of Botswana to create the southern African country’s second institution of higher learning, which will focus on science and technology.April 23, 2007Faculty & StaffPrairie View Boosters Petition For University To Leave Texas A&M SystemA group of Prairie View A&M University alumni and university donors are petitioning the Texas A&M University System to either address concerns that its regents don’t represent the university’s interests, or let the university secede from the university system.April 22, 2007Leadership & PolicyHoward Faculty Demand New PresidentFaculty Senate Council says fiscal mismanagement is hurting the academic quality of the university.April 18, 2007Leadership & PolicyCampuses Review Security, Emergency Notification MeasuresUniversities across the country are reassessing security strategies in the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., where 33 students and faculty were killed Monday during the nation’s deadliest shooting spree. Police have identified the shooter as 23-year-old Cho Seung-Hui, a senior from South Korea who majored in English. He committed suicide after the attacks.April 17, 2007HomeLeaders Seek to Close the Achievement Gap for Black MalesBlack male education and employment success was the agenda for a gathering of senior-level public and private-sector leaders and decision makers at the National Press Club in Washington on Friday.March 11, 2007Previous PagePage 5 of 8Next Page