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Moving the Needle on the College Presidency
The latest presidential survey from the American Council on Education shows gains on diversity, though the number of female presidents barely budged.
Wall Separating Black College From White Neighborhood Torn Down
an eight-foot wall originally erected to keep Morgan State University, a historically Black institution, separate from an adjoining white neighborhood...
Shouting Down Speakers Who Offend
Over the course of a month, students on several college campuses shut down speakers they disagreed with. Why is it so hard to forge a consensus on what protecting free speech really means?
No Quick Fix for Enrollment Woes
Amid undergraduate enrollment declines and harsh criticism from faculty members, Northeastern Illinois University struggles to keep supporting and educating Latino, Black and transfer students.
Addressing an ‘Epidemic’ of Hatred
A group of Black and Jewish students from Adelphi University went to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and National Museum of African American History and Culture as a part of an academic exercise in understanding and empathy.
Moving Up—and Encountering Problems Along the Way
A survey of California community college leaders found that women of color in president and chancellor positions experienced more racial bias and resistance to their leadership.
Connecticut College President Resigns Under Pressure
Katherine Bergeron is stepping down at the end of the semester, yielding to calls for her resignation after a controversy involving a fundraiser scheduled at a famously discriminatory venue.
‘It’s Our Responsibility’
A group of researchers, college leaders, business leaders and policy makers is calling on peers in higher ed to focus on Black student enrollment.