LaMont JonesLatest NewsUC Berkeley Program Building Diverse Pipeline to LeadershipUC Berkeley’s Executive Leadership Academy is an extensive and intensive bootcamp-style gathering for higher ed faculty interested in — or viewed to be a good candidate for — advancing to provost, chancellor and president roles at colleges and universities. The academy is designed to increase diversity in the highest echelons of campus leadership and to help campus administrations reflect the multiculturalism that increasingly characterizes the world, the nation and student populations.September 27, 2019African-AmericanBennett Loses Appeal for Accreditation, Files SuitThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has affirmed the agency’s December decision to terminate the accreditation of Bennett College, a historically Black College in Greensboro, N.C.February 22, 2019HomeACE Study Outlines Best Practices in Campus Racial CrisesActive listening, speaking from the heart and being attuned to campus context were several critical takeaways of a new study by the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Center for Policy Research and Strategy which focused on how to deal with racial crises.November 12, 2018HomeMinorities, Younger Voters Influenced Seminal Mid-Term ElectionsThe Democratic party regained the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Republicans retained control of the Senate as mid-term election results went late into Tuesday night following record-shattering voter turnout fueled partly by vast numbers of young voters.November 6, 2018HBCUsHistory of Helping: Black Churches Have Tradition of Giving College ScholarshipsThe United States has a long history of churches and other religious organizations giving money to youngsters seeking a college education. Such financial support has been particularly instrumental in the lives of African-Americans, whose denominations and local congregations have helped fund post-secondary education for high school graduates since Blacks first gained access to college campuses.October 14, 2018African-AmericanScholars Believe Supreme Court Likely to End Affirmative Action with KavanaughScholars from coast to coast expect the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh – and they expect him to help end affirmative action by ruling against it in cases that reach the high court.September 13, 2018Latest NewsGuns on College Campuses Debate Ushers in New School YearThe issue of guns on campuses looms large as differing groups seek to find a balance between First Amendment free speech rights and the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Students and academics weigh in on the controversy as another semester begins.September 4, 2018Community CollegesReport Reveals Community College Transfer, Degree TrendsA new study sheds light on how effectively community colleges across the nation are equipping students to obtain a credential and to transfer to another institution for a higher degree. Out of more than 1 million students who started post-secondary education at a community college, only 60,000 transferred into a baccalaureate program after receiving their […]August 9, 2018InternationalAngry Saudi Arabia Pulling 7,000 Students from CanadaSaudi Arabia is ordering its 7,000 students in Canada to get out of the North American country after Canadian leaders criticized Saudi Arabia’s detention and arrest of human rights activists, according to a CNN report. The students, who are on government scholarships, will be transferred to schools in other countries, according to Saudi Arabia’s Ministry […]August 7, 2018News RoundupMore Pizzagate Fallout: Purdue Takes Name Off Building, Offers to Return $8M GiftThe John H. Schnatter Center for Economic Research will soon revert to its old name as the Purdue University Research Center in Economics, and the school is offering to return $8 million Schnatter once donated following revelations that the Papa John’s founder used the n-word during a conference call in May, ABC News has reported. […]August 6, 2018Page 1 of 2Next Page
