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Leadership & Policy

Norfolk State Warns of Budget Deficit, Possible Layoffs

Norfolk State University has warned its faculty of possible layoffs due to the likelihood of a budget deficit.

April 19, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Illinois State Players, Coaches Mourn 7 Victims of Plane Crash

A news conference at Illinois State University to discuss the seven school officials and fans who died in a plane crash while returning from the NCAA Tournament became a tearful, moving memorial Wednesday.

April 8, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Lawsuit: S. Carolina Discriminates Against Black University

As state lawmakers ponder firing the South Carolina State University trustees, South Carolina’s only Black congressman and a federal lawsuit contend the state can be blamed in part for the school’s financial woes.

April 6, 2015

Students

Distinguished Guests

The Diverse staff had the pleasure of meeting with Dr. Robert M. Moore, President and CEO of Chicago-based Lipman Hearne marketing, on Thursday. Moore, veteran educator and marketing/branding practitioner, graciously shared his observations on some of the key issues in higher education.

March 26, 2015

Faculty & Staff

HBCU Presidents Seek Next Chapters to Institutions’ Success Stories

Are HBCUs still a viable enterprise? Of course, and more than ever, HBCU presidents past and present said Thursday at a panel at Bowie State University.

March 12, 2015

Disabilties

Fayetteville State at Forefront of Cyber Security

Many individuals from well-regarded scientists, prominent academics, CEOs, environmental consultants to President Obama have weighed in on the issue’s importance.

March 11, 2015

Community Colleges

Congressional Report — by Colleges — Claims They’re Over-Regulated

Review ordered by congressional committee was produced by the American Council on Education.

February 16, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Bill Allowing Concealed Weapons at South Dakota Colleges Moves to House

Over the objections of some student representatives and South Dakota’s Board of Regents, a legislative panel approved Thursday and sent to the full state House a proposal to allow people 21 years or older to carry a concealed weapon on the six public university campuses.

February 12, 2015

Students

Colleges Meet in Nashville in Effort to Fight Sex Assaults

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A two-day summit focused on fighting sexual assaults at college campuses is drawing about 400 officials from 76 schools across Tennessee.

January 26, 2015

Students

Diverse on the Go

Diverse Staff Writer Catherine Morris is attending the Modern Language Association’s 130th Annual Convention through this weekend in Vancouver.

January 9, 2015

Faculty & Staff

China Leader: More Party Control Over Colleges

China’s president has called for the Communist Party’s leadership over the country’s universities to be enhanced in a continuing tightening of ideological controls across a wide range of society.

December 30, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Judge to Resign as Ohio State University Trustee in Ethics Deal

A federal judge will resign his seat as an Ohio State University trustee and teach two semesters of law school classes without pay to resolve an ethics investigation over his law school teaching job, under an agreement announced Thursday.

December 18, 2014