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Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois at Chicago Bidding to Host President Obama Library

Officials with several Chicago sites as well as President Obama’s birthplace of Hawaii have stepped forward, hoping to be chosen.

November 24, 2013

Students

Tenn. Students Petition to Keep Preacher off Campus

CHATTANOOGA Tenn.—Students at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, are asking the administration to take action against a street preacher after a fellow student was arrested while trying to talk to her.

November 19, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Alabama A&M’s Fiscal Health Improving

Amid the toughest time in recent history for HBCUs, Andrew Hugine managed to reverse Alabama A&M’s financial losses by reducing staff, merging schools and partnering with the local community.

November 19, 2013

Home

Study: Internet-based Job Hunting Effective for African-Americans

African-Americans have come to rely on online job search information sources more than any U.S. racial or ethnic group, according to Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies think tank study.

November 7, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Urban League Develops Future Leaders Through Saturday Program

The Greater Baltimore Urban League is addressing an urgent need to bring literacy training, academic support and self-esteem cultivation to underrepresented students.

November 5, 2013

Students

University of Tennessee Says New Tuition Model Paying Off

Officials at the University of Tennessee say a new tuition model that charges new students for 15 credit hours instead of 12 is paying off in more ways than one.

October 29, 2013

Leadership & Policy

From Health Care to College Apps, Computer Glitches Shouldn’t Distract From Bigger Goal

I am no Luddite, but I know the wholesale embrace of technology can come back and bite us in the you-know-where.

October 21, 2013

Students

Firmly in Place, Elizabeth City State Student/Councilman On the Move

One of Montrvias King’s first orders of business is to further establish and cultivate the relationship between ECSU and the city.

October 17, 2013

Sports

Enrollment Down at Ohio’s 5 Public Law Schools

Mirroring the national trend, Ohio law school officials are bracing themselves for the possibility that “the lawyer bubble has burst.”

October 13, 2013

Students

Happy Anniversary!

Online Editor G.E. Branch III is celebrating his first anniversary as a member of the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education team. G.E. is responsible for managing content for diverseeducation.com, which posts fresh diversity-related news each weekday.

October 3, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Notre Dame Endowment Increases to $8.3 Billion

The University of Notre Dame’s chief investment officer says the school’s endowment increased 12 percent for the year ending June 30 to $8.3 billion.

October 1, 2013

Community Colleges

Off Parents’ Plans, Young Adults Wrestle With Health Insurance Issues

Out-of-pocket expenses are putting health care out of reach for an estimated 19 million uninsured young adults (aged 19-29).

September 30, 2013