Daily News on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Merl Code, a municipal judge in Greenville, SC and choice of the South Carolina State University Board of Trustees to serve as the institution’s interim president, will decline the offer from the board for what he characterizes as “too much movement” around the position. In an exclusive interview with the Digest, Code says he has [...]
Grambling State University and state auditing officials are calling the inadvertent investment of more than $2 million in restricted institutional funds “administrative oversight,” and charges will not be filed against the institution for the action or resulting depreciation of the stocks, which were revealed in a recently-published 2009 audit report. Between 2002 and 2004, funds [...]
Winston-Salem State University yesterday announced the return of baseball to its athletic program, with a 2011 launch to mark the first Rams team fielded in the sport since 1973. Kevin Ritsche, an assistant exercise science professor at the university, was introduced as interim head coach. From the release: “Having a baseball team was a requirement [...]
Diverse Issues in Higher Education has released its annual ‘Top 100 Minority Degree Producers‘ list, and historically black colleges throughout the nation are ranked among the leaders in overall and major-specific listings. Among the notable institutions: Florida A&M University and North Carolina A&T State University are ranked second and third respectively in the country in the [...]
Alumni and administration at Fayetteville State University are angered over the appearance by several university cheerleaders in a music video done by popular rap artist and Fayetteville native J. Cole. From the Fayetteville Observer: “I am writing our alumni to assure you that the university was unaware that this whole scenario was unfolding,” (FSU Chancellor [...]
By a one-vote margin, the South Carolina State University Board of Trustees named Greenville municipal judge Merl Code the interim president of the institution. The decision was made during the Board’s retreat this week in Charleston, and the North Carolina A&T alumnus’ tenure will take effect immediately. From the release: In addition to the impressive [...]
The Fayetteville State University campus community is embracing the institution’s newer, more stringent student academic requirements. While the new standards have taken their toll on freshman enrollment, students and faculty are in support of an expectation-driven learning culture. From the Fayetteville Observer: By ratcheting up the standards, administrators hope the four-year graduation rate will increase. [...]
Stillman College has received a warning from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools for failing to demonstrate financial stability in support of its institutional mission. The six-month warning period is in addition to a non-reaffirmation of the college’s accreditation, despite having fulfilled 71 of 73 standards for reaffirmation. From the Tuscaloosa News: “It means [...]
Delaware State University, in partnership with the Center for Educational Technology and Career Development at the Vietnam National University, has announced the opening of an MBA program at the institution. The 16-month program, which will be monitored and taught by Delaware State faculty, will cater to working students seeking managerial advancement. From the Dantri International [...]
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is the latest HBCU to partner with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) to bolster minority interest and participation in aviation, as the university will receive state-of-the-art air traffic control simulators for its Engineering and Aviation Sciences program. From the release: NexSim(TM) Radar and Tower air traffic control simulation training systems [...]
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