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Leadership & Policy

In case you missed it …

Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: Howard Univ. Honors Mandela in Photo Exhibit Bennett President Fights for Investment from Alumni, Wealthy Donors Fisk, Florida A&M get Clean Bills of Health from Accreditation Group Lane College President McClure Dies

December 12, 2013

HBCUs

Fisk, Florida A&M Get Clean Bills of Health from Accreditation Group

SACS removes Fisk from probation and lifts Florida A&M’s warning status, clearing the universities’ paths to continue rebuilding their brands.

December 10, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Diverse December 6 Edition

In this edition, Diverse features a Spectrum reflection on James Meredith, activist and first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Also included are reports on the efforts of HBCUs to diversify and grow enrollment, the need for more alumni and wealthy donor giving at HBCUs, the struggle of Catholic universities adapting to modern changes in efforts to adhere to the Catholic Church, and the re-emergence of co-op programs that offer students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the real world.

December 10, 2013

Home

Professorship Award Caps Decade-long University of Delaware Effort to Boost Women in Engineering

The University of Delaware is the recipient of a foundation-sponsored professorship award for a female faculty member to be supported in the school’s College of Engineering.

December 2, 2013

Native Americans

American Indian College Fund President Has Lifetime of Preparation for Challenges

Cheryl Crazy Bull brings to her latest job persistence, business know-how, passion for the tribal college’s mission, and a willingness to face a variety of issues.

December 1, 2013

African-American

New SCSU President Tackles Enrollment, Financial Challenges

Five months after being appointed the new president of South Carolina State University, Thomas Elzey is pursing an ambitious agenda to give the troubled institution a new lease on life.

November 18, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Parent Plus Loan Tightening Yields Negative Consequences

Paying for college has always been a struggle for Christian Fair, a first-generation computer engineering student at Johnson C. Smith University.

November 12, 2013

Students

Clemson Chooses Clements of West Virginia University as New President

Clements succeeds Jim Barker, who announced plans in April to retire after 14 years and become an architecture professor at the school.

November 11, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Human Rights Campaign HBCU LGBT Summit Fosters New Leaders

30 LGBT student leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s HBCU Leadership and Career Summit for personal leadership and career training.

November 7, 2013

African-American

Study Reveals University Endowments Bouncing Back from Recession

Preliminary results from a study on higher education endowments conclude that college endowments are regaining what they lost due to the economic recession.

November 6, 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

Faculty & Staff

Hall Willing to Testify But Wants Subpoena

University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall’s attorney has told state lawmakers that Hall is willing to answer questions at his next impeachment hearing, but wants to be subpoenaed to testify under oath.

October 30, 2013