Reginald StuartAfrican-AmericanFisk, Angry Over Judge’s Art Ruling, Says It Will Fight OnFinancially strapped Fisk University says it will appeal a Tennessee judge’s decision to deny the school access to all the sale proceeds of a proposed ownership sharing agreement involving the school’s valuable Stieglitz art and photograph collection.December 2, 2010SportsColleges Showing Improvement on Hiring Minorities as Head Football Coaches, Survey RevealsMajor college football programs are making steady headway in selecting Blacks and other racial minorities for prized head coach positions, says a new survey of hiring practices issued by the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA) association.November 21, 2010African-AmericanTennessee Courts Approves Fisk Art Sale With Rigid Conditions That Anger School and StateA Tennessee Judge has decided financially troubled Fisk University can sell half ownership in its prestigious Alfred Stieglitz Collection of photographs and art for $30 million, if two-third of the proceeds are placed in a new endowment whose sole purpose would be to use its income to ensure the collection remains in Nashville, even if Fisk closes.November 4, 2010African-AmericanSurgeon General Benjamin Urges Prescription for Better U.S. HealthAmerica’s top doctor leads effort to focus nation on exercise and other strategies to promote health and wellness.November 3, 2010African-AmericanAnti-affirmative Action Campaign Expected to Win in ArizonaOvershadowed by battle over controversial immigration law, anti-affirmative action ballot initiative in Arizona goes unchallenged.November 1, 2010LatinxRetention Program Engages Latino Families in Helping Children Finish Community CollegeSouth Texas College orientation program demystifies higher education for Latino parents of first-generation students to improve its retention rates.October 28, 2010Recruitment & RetentionCollege Completion Movement Helps Spur Academic Intervention Program InnovationsColleges prioritize addressing academic and financial deficiencies among freshmen at the outset to improve graduation and retention rates.October 27, 2010Leadership & PolicyNew Plans, Including One From Alumna, Presented To Keep Art Collection Intact at FiskA splinter group of alumni of financially troubled Fisk University, publicly asserting its opposition to the school’s plan to raise badly needed money by selling half its ownership in the Alfred Stieglitz Collection of photographs and art, has emerged with a $2.6 million plan it says will generate enough money annually to cover the costs of caring for and exhibiting the collection and give school officials time to find other ways to raise funds for the historic institution.October 24, 2010StudentsAmid Rampant Budget Cutting, U.S. Colleges Anticipate Tough Academic YearU.S. colleges and universities search for ways to function effectively on fewer resources and adapt to a sluggish national economic recovery.October 14, 2010HomeCollege Dropouts ‘Cost’ Students’ Dreams and Taxpayers Billions, Report ClaimsTaxpayers across the country spent more than $9 billion during a five-year span of the last decade, supporting college freshmen who left their respective four-year college or university before starting their sophomore year, according to a new report by the American Institutes for Research, a highly regarded Washington-based research organization.October 10, 2010Previous PagePage 28 of 37Next Page
