Tag: Historically Black Colleges & Universities: Page 12

Faculty & Staff

Amid Controversy, Kentucky State Names Brown President

A divided Board of Regents at Kentucky State University selected a new chief executive to lead the troubled state-controlled, land-grant institution, despite concern that the process of selecting a new leader was flawed and concluded too quickly.

March 14, 2017

Students

Venerable Basketball Coach, Mentor Ben Jobe Dies

Ben Jobe, the college basketball coach who won more than 500 games in more than five decades of coaching around the nation, died Friday night in Montgomery, Alabama, the city to which he moved after retiring in 2003.

March 12, 2017

Students

Struggling Cheyney University Gets $8M Infusion

In a major move to help reverse the demise of historic Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education has extended the institution an $8 million line of credit.

March 9, 2017

Students

Morehouse: Despite Reports, John Wilson to Complete Term as President

Morehouse College refutes reports on Monday that stated its president, Dr. John Silvanus Wilson, had been abruptly ousted from his position.

March 7, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Omarosa Has Helped HBCUs

I challenge the assertion that Omarosa Manigault is unqualified to champion HBCU interests and concerns in the Trump White House.

March 2, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Jenkins: HBCU Presidents Couldn’t Afford to Miss White House Meeting

While it is always an honor to meet the leader of the free world, I must admit I had reservations. My reservations drove me to make a list of pros and cons and in the end my decision to attend was based on several factors.

March 1, 2017

Students

Presidents Hope Funding Follows White House Taking Lead on HBCUs

The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities will move from the U.S. Department of Education to the White House, per an executive order on HBCUs signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon.

February 28, 2017

Students

Dillard President: What President Trump Needs to Hear

We’ve seen federal and state divestment in education, making the idea of education as the path to the American Dream more of a hallucination for the poor and disenfranchised.

February 27, 2017

Students

HBCUs, Advocates Looking for Help from Trump on Funding

WASHINGTON — The nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are pushing for President Donald Trump to set aside more federal contracts and grants for their schools, and take a greater hand in their welfare by moving responsibility for a key program for those colleges to the White House. The presidents of the nation’s 100-plus […]

February 27, 2017

Faculty & Staff

As the Academic World Turns, Leadership Evolves

The following trends stand out as significant and influential in terms of how colleges and universities operate.

February 22, 2017

Students

Leadership Encouraged HBCUs a Part of National Conversation

At an executive leadership forum, HBCU leaders across the HBCU spectrum gave their take on digital media, veteran students, student success and retention, and other topics of interest for HBCUs.

February 19, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Kentucky State Presidential Search Accompanied by Controversy

Kentucky State University’s search for a new president has run into a rolling storm of troubles amid widespread criticism this week from across the university’s community over its search committee’s recommendations.

February 16, 2017