Florida A&M University President Dr. James Ammons has requested an internal audit of the university’s payroll processes and systems, stemming from a number of university employees receiving pay checks beyond published pay cycles. In a letter dated July 21, 2010 to FAMU Vice President of Audit and Compliance Dr. Charles O’Duor, Dr. Ammons asked for [...]
Faculty members at Norfolk State University are objecting to the Board of Visitors’ decision to keep all candidates and finalists for the school’s permanent president anonymous until a person is chosen for the position. The Board says that secrecy in the search process is common, and maintains the integrity of applicants not compromising their current [...]
The death of former Alabama A&M University Board of Trustees President Dr. Herbert Gray has been ruled a homicide, according to Huntsville police. The A&M alumnus was found dead behind the counter of his electronics store early Friday morning after suffering an apparent gunshot wound. From the Hunstville Times: The Rev. D. Tom Bell Jr., [...]
While many members of the Tuskegee University community are excited about the school’s appointment of Dr. Charlotte Morris as the institution’s first female president, some students are expressing caution about her ability to create gains for the university. And some are doubting the university’s commitment to transparency about the selection process for the permanent president. [...]
Bowie State University President Dr. Mickey Burnim will be a presenting lecturer at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) 2010 New President’s Academy beginning July 27, 2010. Dr. Burnim, BSU’s ninth president and a leading education consultant, will present to new college and university leaders on executive management of time and coalition building with [...]
Tennessee State University’s seventh President Dr. Melvin N. Johnson yesterday announced his plans to retire effective January 1, 2011. In a personal statement sent to the TSU Newsroom in the Strategic Communications Department and posted to their website, Johnson cited ‘family and personal reasons’ as motivation for his decisions. In his farewell message, Dr. Johnson [...]
Dr. David Wilson began his tenure as president of Morgan State University last week, and says that listening and engagement are among his top priorities to begin his administration. From WBALTV.com: “I will be doing a lot of walking. I’ll be doing a lot of meeting with our alumni, our students, our supporters and with [...]
Dr. Lydia McKinley-Floyd, a recognizable figure in business management education, was announced as the Dean of the Clark Atlanta University School of Business yesterday. Dr. McKinley’s tenure at CAU began July1, 2010, and follows her service as the former dean of the Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry. From the release: Clark Atlanta [...]
Michael Watson, a junior at the University of the District of Columbia, has become the school’s first student to join the Consortium Research Fellows internship Program (CRFP) program, a partnership between Washington-area colleges and universities and the Department of Defense. Watson will join top-tier students from other universities in the area to work in the [...]
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 [...]
