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Faculty & Staff

Hiring of Black College Football Coaches Still Lagging

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) released a report card on the hiring of minority football coaches at the Division I level on November 29, which showcased mixed results.

December 28, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Ohio Grants Will Fund College Internships

An $11 million investment by the state of Ohio will create as many as 3,500 internships and co-ops for college students and may help fight the “brain drain” from the Buckeye State, officials said.

December 16, 2012

Home

Scholars Explore Reforms Aimed at Highly-skilled Immigrants

A politics and policy research institute affiliated with the University of Virginia convened a timely exploration of the political, economic and legal issues defining the policies that govern high-skilled immigration to the U.S.

December 9, 2012

Faculty & Staff

College Graduates Choose Community Colleges in Pursuing Advanced Degrees

College graduates are slowly coming to the realization that their liberal arts degrees provide limited job opportunities, sending many degreed adults back to community college.

December 2, 2012

Sports

NC A&T Band to March in Macy’s Day Parade

The Blue and Gold Marching Machine will represent A&T — and the HBCU family — in the 2012 parade.

November 21, 2012

Faculty & Staff

State Senate Panel Wants Audit of University of Hawaii

A state Senate panel said Monday that the University of Hawaii could have avoided losing $200,000 in its failed attempt to hold an athletic department fundraiser if officials had performed due diligence on a company claiming to be Stevie Wonder’s booking agent.

November 20, 2012

African-American

Howard Students Say Blacks Need to Reach Out to Lift Community

Mentoring and establishing identity as Black Americans is seen as keys to combating the “all about me” mentality.

November 19, 2012

MSIs

‘Merit Plea’ Inherently Racist as Argument Against Affirmative Action

As many of you know, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Thursday declared Michigan’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions to be unconstitutional.

November 19, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Illinois Lt. Gov. Outlines Steps to Keep College Affordable

Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon is urging lawmakers and education officials to help keep college affordable.

November 18, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Women’s College Basketball Hiring Shows Some Decline in Forward Momentum

Data from FBS schools with openings for head coaches showed decreases from 2011 in the percentages of people of color being interviewed and on search committees for women’s college basketball vacancies.

November 15, 2012

Community Colleges

Alabama Governor Prepares Workforce Development Group

Gov. Robert Bentley says he plans to appoint a task force to help provide seamless workforce development training from the middle school through college.

November 14, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Gallaudet Officer’s Suspension Opens a Firestorm of Protest

Following the decision by Gallaudet University President T. Alan Hurwitz to suspend Angela McCaskill, the school’s chief diversity officer, fierce advocates have sprung up on both sides of the issue.

October 28, 2012