Tag: Historically Black Colleges & Universities: Page 40

Leadership & Policy

Fisk University President Resigns

The president of Fisk University has resigned.

September 21, 2015

HBCUs

Notre Dame to Reduce Carbon Footprint After Pope’s Plea

The University of Notre Dame plans to stop burning coal within five years and to cut its carbon footprint by more than half in the next 15 years in response to Pope Francis’ plea for bold action to curb climate change.

September 20, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Arizona State Professor Accused of Plagiarism on Administrative Leave

An Arizona State University history professor accused of plagiarism is on administrative leave, school officials said Thursday.

September 17, 2015

Students

Ohio State Announces a Series of Anti-sexual Assault Efforts

Ohio State University is announcing initiatives aimed at reducing sexual assaults on campus, including mandatory sexual violence awareness training for all freshmen next year.

September 17, 2015

Sports

Rutgers Football Coach Suspended for Contact Over Player’s Academic Status

Rutgers University has suspended football coach Kyle Flood for three games and fined him $50,000 for contacting a faculty member over a player’s grade.

September 16, 2015

HBCUs

Police: College Shooting Suspect Left Note of Apology

A university instructor told police he killed his girlfriend at a home they shared and investigators found a note there that said “I am so sorry I wish I could take it back” — but there was no hint he was headed a few hundred miles north to kill a colleague, police said Tuesday.

September 15, 2015

HBCUs

Professor Fatally Shot on Delta State Campus

A professor was killed in his office at Delta State University in Mississippi, forcing terrified students and teachers to hunker down in classrooms as investigators searched for another school employee in connection with the killing, officials said Monday.

September 14, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Rutgers University Board Holds Private Meeting Amid Sports Scandal

Rutgers University’s Board of Governors met behind closed doors Friday amid the latest scandal to hit the sports program the school has been trying to build up.

September 13, 2015

HBCUs

In Case You Missed It…

California State University Professor Speaks Out About Pay Issue  HBCU Relevancy? A Glance at U.S. Demographics Provides Answer College Football Opener Again Raises Cash Game Concerns Yale Begins ‘Conversation’ on Calhoun College Name

September 10, 2015

Faculty & Staff

#BlackLivesMatter Becoming Vital Part of Dialogue on Campuses

From changing curricula to even a new textbook titled Black Lives Matter to finding their places in protests with the students, the #BlackLivesMatter Movement is finding a place in not just higher ed but K-12 discussions as well.

September 10, 2015

Faculty & Staff

HBCU Relevancy? A Glance at U.S. Demographics Provides Answer

Not a week goes by where those of us in the HBCU community are confronted with the question of the continued relevancy of HBCUs.

September 9, 2015

Students

JOAN T.A. GABEL

JOAN T.A. GABEL has been named executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of South Carolina. She was Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. Dean at the Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri. Gabel earned a bachelor’s from Haverford College and a juris doctor from the University of Georgia.

September 9, 2015