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Leadership & Policy

Reid Retiring as President of University of Saint Joseph

Dr. Pamela Trotman Reid, who has served as president of the University of Saint Joseph since January 2008, announced that she plans to retire upon completion of her contract and the 2014-’15 academic year.

October 6, 2014

African-American

Tuskegee University Joins Ranks of Schools Banning Tobacco Use on Campus

Tuskegee’s policy prohibits the use of all tobacco products as well as e-cigarettes, water pipes or vapor devices on all areas of the sprawling campus.

September 30, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Political Strategist Brazile Donates Papers to Louisiana State University

Veteran Democratic political strategist and commentator Donna Brazile makes no secret of her pride in being a Louisiana native and LSU graduate.

September 28, 2014

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Ex-Governors Urge Citizenship Test for Students

Three former South Carolina governors are pushing for high school students to take the same test that immigrants must pass to become a U.S. citizen.

September 17, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Obama Opens Campaign Against Campus Sexual Assault

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to announce a campus sexual assault awareness campaign from the White House Friday.

September 15, 2014

African-American

Ferguson Crisis Exposes Larger Injustices

Today, more than 50 years later, James Baldwin’s prophetic narrative rings chillingly true.

September 11, 2014

Students

Study: College Affordability Metrics Don’t Match HBCUs’ Mission

The conclusion is that HBCUs and other minority serving institutions with large numbers of underrepresented, first-generation, and/or low-income students will likely be disadvantaged.

September 10, 2014

Students

Scholars: Proposed College Rating System Penalizes Minority-Serving Institutions

Several scholars suggest that variables such as having fewer financial resources per student or serving students with less academic preparedness should be factored in.

September 2, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Some Helicopter Parents Have Evolved Into Snow Plow Parents

From college campuses to workplaces, a number of parents have deeply imposed themselves into their children’s lives even once they reach adulthood.

August 26, 2014

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Report: Mixed Picture for Young Immigrant Deportation Relief Program

As of late last month, 55 percent of the eligible 1.2 million unauthorized immigrant youth had applied for deportation relief through the Obama administration’s two-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

August 13, 2014

Students

Navy Professor Resigns After Racy Photo Inquiry

A U.S. Naval War College professor has resigned following an investigation into a complaint that he took a racy photo that wound up online.

August 11, 2014

Faculty & Staff

‘Authentic’ Blackness Debate Continues

The fact is that most of us who are Black, regardless of socioeconomic status or educational level, will be confronted with the reality that our skin color will render us vulnerable to the fact that we are the “other” in the eyes of some Whites and some other non-Blacks.

August 7, 2014