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Faculty & Staff

Is ‘Saturday Night Live’ the Answer to Our Diversity Ills?

Lorne Michaels in an interview in the latest New York Magazine acknowledges his program has a diversity problem.

February 9, 2014

Faculty & Staff

The Next Generation

February is a good time to look ahead, especially to the next generation of Black leadership.

February 6, 2014

Sports

Temple Offers $4,000 If Students Limit Job Hours

The annual grants are available for incoming students who agree to not work more than 10 hours a week in off-campus jobs, in an attempt for students to graduate in four years.

February 4, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Elizabeth City State Looking at More Layoffs

Chancellor Charles Becton says eliminating up to 65 positions would save $3.7 million a year.

February 3, 2014

Home

Diverse Docket: Judge Allows Retaliation Suit Vs. Howard University to Proceed

Tyrone Pitts contends Howard wrongfully reassigned him and dramatically reduced his responsibilities after he raised concerns about tax issues, financial mismanagement and possible fraud against the university.

February 3, 2014

Community Colleges

Humanities Majors Don’t Fare as Badly as Portrayed, New Earnings Report Says

People who major in the humanities and social sciences don’t earn as much as their classmates in the physical and natural sciences, math or engineering, but the gap is not as wide as has been portrayed.

January 26, 2014

Faculty & Staff

HBCUs Need to Seek Leaders from Nontraditional Sources

In this environment of limited educational funds, stable leadership is the key to ensuring the health of any university. However, unsteady leadership acutely impacts historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). With the recent departure of Alcorn State University’s former president, M. Christopher Brown, another HBCU has seen a change in leadership. Unfortunately, some of these […]

January 19, 2014

Community Colleges

Obama Announces Manufacturing Institute at North Carolina State

President Obama revealed Wednesday that North Carolina State University will be the first university to have a manufacturing hub that will help create jobs.

January 15, 2014

Community Colleges

Fighting Inequality: Is Higher Ed Creating a New Class of Highly Educated Poor?

In this era where college tuition is pretty much an automatic $40,000 a year, even with scholarships, the average middle-class family still struggles.

January 13, 2014

Leadership & Policy

South Louisiana Community College Says it Needs More Nursing Teachers

South Louisiana Community College PR director says nurses can earn a better wage for practicing rather than teaching.

January 9, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Law Schools Evolve to Meet Social, Economic Changes

The Association of American Law Schools member schools are using innovative approaches to prepare students for the challenges and diversity in legal education and the legal profession.

January 2, 2014

Students

Aviation Schools Preparing Students for Future Drone Jobs

Student pilots are eager to cash in on the booming market for drone operators, which could happen in the next few years.

December 19, 2013