Tag: Fundraising: Page 14

Students

Time For Higher Ed to Rethink the Questions

If quality characterizes the history of American higher education, then the most critical intersection in the future will be the point at which people, programs and facilities come together.

October 28, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Norfolk State Interim President Ready to Take on Challenges

Eddie Moore Jr. was hired as a fixer as NSU is grappling with a range of problems, including poor graduation rates, declining enrollment, high turnover among administrators, a governing board shake-up, and an investigation by its accrediting agency.

October 23, 2013

Home

Education Advocate Major Owens Dies at 77

Mayor Owens, a New York City Democrat who served 12 terms in the U.S. House and was credited with helping to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, has died at age 77.

October 22, 2013

Sports

Grambling Football Boycott Draws Attention to Financial Struggles

Grambling president says he’s used the national attention as a way to highlight campus academic and facility needs, which has sparked interest from donors across the country.

October 22, 2013

Students

Jackson State Makes the Most of a Strange Homecoming

Grambling University football team protest leaves Jackson State University with no homecoming game.

October 20, 2013

Students

Firmly in Place, Elizabeth City State Student/Councilman On the Move

One of Montrvias King’s first orders of business is to further establish and cultivate the relationship between ECSU and the city.

October 17, 2013

HBCUs

HBCU Presidents Tread Lightly After Maryland Lawsuit Decision

Though several HBI presidents have privately expressed support for the Black colleges lawsuit, they have been unwilling to publicly weigh in on the specifics.

October 8, 2013

Students

Diverse Conversations: Current Issues in Higher Education

University of the Sciences President Dr. Helen F. Giles-Gee assesses the challenges facing colleges and universities and how institution presidents can respond to them.

October 7, 2013

Home

Lawmakers Delay Hearing into Univ. of Arkansas Fundraising Unit

A Washington County prosecutor has asked Arkansas legislators to postpone their inquiry into overspending by the fundraising division of the University of Arkansas while his office interviews witnesses in connection with possible criminal offenses.

October 6, 2013

African-American

For Ribeau, Progress Failed to Outpace Controversy at Howard University

Shortly after he arrived on campus in 2008, he was quickly viewed as an outsider with some wondering if his presidency even had a fighting chance.

October 2, 2013

Home

Southern System Restructures to Deal With Cuts

The head of the Southern University System said Monday that system-wide changes to cope with years of budget cuts have made operations more efficient and are improving finances.

September 30, 2013

African-American

HBCU Fundraising: No Longer Business as Usual

HBCUs are bolstering their fundraising efforts by becoming more strategic, pursuing new sources or partnerships, and utilizing nontraditional approaches such as social media.

September 23, 2013