Paine College students to participate in education institute
Paine College students Ciara Harris and Alexis Hayes were chosen to participate in the Claflin University Pre-Service Teacher Summer Institute (PSTI).
Date: 5/14/2012
Bethune-Cookman interim leader says students come first
The new interim president of Bethune-Cookman University introduced himself to community, university employees and students Tuesday by reading a scripture.
Date: 5/11/2012
Bethune-Cookman's Reed honored as she prepares to leave
A key to the city of Daytona Beach and a day named in her honor were just some of the accolades Trudie Kibbe Reed received Tuesday at a gathering of friends, community leaders and staff from Bethune-Cookman University.
Date: 5/11/2012
Cal Turner Family Foundation Provides $3 Million Gift to Meharry
Wayne J. Riley, M.D., MBA, MPH, MACP, President and Chief Executive Officer of Meharry Medical College, is pleased to announce a lead gift from the Cal Turner Family Foundation to build a campus center at Meharry.
Date: 5/10/2012
Fisk, TSU, peers could use someone like Walter Kimbrough
When Walter Kimbrough’s black Buick LaCrosse — minus the flashy rims, but with contemporary gospel still bumpin’ — rolls up to the “reserved for the president” space at Philander Smith College, students know their “hip-hop president” is on campus.
Date: 5/10/2012
Core Values Embodied in UM Higher Education Network
Nebraska Wesleyan student Angelo Stabler, a member of the Omaha Tribe, started his own youth group for at-risk middle school students through a partnership with First United Methodist Church in Lincoln.
Date: 5/1/2012
Will restructuring save money?
After all the hours of praying, planning and debating, the question remains: Will restructuring the denomination’s general agencies save The United Methodist Church money?
Date: 4/23/2012
Debate grapples with restructuring
“More than we need a new organizational chart, we need a new Pentecost.” The Rev. Kim Cape, top executive of the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry, shared that thought as part of a larger debate on proposals to restructure United Methodist agencies.
Date: 4/3/2012
Agency Q&A: Higher Education & Ministry
As the 2012 General Conference approaches, United Methodist News Service is looking at details of legislation and offering information to help readers better understand how the church works. This is the response from GBHEM.
Date: 3/20/2012
Group offers ‘Plan B’ for church structure
A group of church leaders is calling for an alternative to the proposed reorganization of The United Methodist Church's general agencies.
Date: 3/19/2012
Bennett College President Malveaux Announces Resignation
Dr. Julianne Malveaux, President of Bennett College, announced her intention to step down as the institution’s chief executive, effective May 6, 2012. Malveaux has been president of the college since 2007.
Date: 2/28/2012
Philander Smith College wins Arkansas Business Award
Philander Smith College was chosen "Non-Profit Organization of the Year" by the Arkansas Business Publishing Group during its 2012 Arkansas Business of the Year Awards ceremony held at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The event was presented by Centennial Bank.
Date: 2/27/2012
Meharry tackles health care from all angles
Meharry Medical College is a 135-year-old institution focused on the future.
Date: 2/16/2012
Dental school cares for entire community
David Smith leaned over his dad and gently pulled his dentures out. He turned to his lab space, made a few intricate adjustments, then, just as tenderly, put the dentures back in his dad’s mouth.
Date: 2/15/2012
Doctor buys hospital to aid rural health
A doctor with a remarkable family tradition at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., credits the United Methodist-related school with nurturing his dedication to improving health care in a poor Mississippi rural community.
Date: 2/15/2012
Meharry attacks HIV/AIDS in lab, streets
Nkiruka Emeagwali is the right age, race and gender to be in the bull’s-eye for HIV/AIDS.
Date: 2/10/2012
Meharry looks to close health-care gap
What will it take to put an end to health-care disparities?
The answer might come from health-care professionals who are also scholars of political science and economics with a passion for clearing the way for all to have quality medical and dental care.
Date: 2/10/2012
Paine College Administrator Brandon P. Brown to receive National Award for Service to Higher Education
Having reached his 36th birthday in September, Brandon Pendarvis Brown is a testament to the old adage that age is just a number.
Date: 2/10/2012
At Meharry, M.D. means ‘Make a Difference’
From the cradle to the grave, if you are African-American or any other racial minority, you are less likely to live a long, healthy life.
Date: 2/9/2012
Black College Fund celebrates 40 years
Year after year, when students from the New York Annual (regional) Conference boarded buses to visit historically black colleges, they envisioned their future.
Date: 2/3/2012
Philander Smith College Mentioned in New Book and Ranked Among Top 10 HBCUs
Authors Marybeth Gasman, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, and Prairie View A&M University's Development Director, Nelson Bowman III listed Philander Smith College as an exemplary fundraising institution in their new book A Guide to Fundraising at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An All-Campus Approach.
Date: 1/20/2012
Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall to serve as keynote speaker at Conference on the Black Experience
The 2012 Conference on the Black Experience will explore and celebrate contributions to the amalgam of history in the Americas, in particular North America, made by women of African ancestry.
Date: 1/17/2012
Rust College announces $3 million challenge
Rust College in Holly Springs could be the recipient of the largest single gift ever to an historically black college in the state of Mississippi.
Date: 12/15/2011
Offering helps historically black university teach social justice
Aided by the Human Relations Day churchwide offering, students at Philander-Smith College are becoming more aware of, and engaged in, justice concerns that affect people’s lives in their communities and around the world. It is a quality that evokes the 135-year-old institution’s Wesleyan roots.
Date: 12/2/2011
Dillard Appoints Dr. Walter Kimbrough as University's Seventh President
Dillard University’s board of trustees has chosen Walter M. Kimbrough, Ph.D., to lead the university as its seventh president.
Date: 11/3/2011
Dillard gets $25 million to study, correct health disparities
Dillard University has been awarded a $25 million federal grant -- the biggest in its history -- to expand its research of health-care disparities among minorities and to underwrite attempts to correct them.
Date: 10/24/2011
Bennett College Implements Senior Honors Thesis as a Graduation Criterion
Implementing a new graduation criterion for its exceling scholars, Bennett College initiated the Senior Honors Thesis. The Class of 2011’s valedictorian, Tatenda Mujeni, returned after graduation to serve as the first and only student to complete the project, thus far.
Date: 9/30/2011
Rust College Lyceum Series Includes Best-Sellers, Dance Troupes & More
Rust College announces its 2011-2012 Lyceum schedule. The Lyceum Series features the best of European and African American cultural expressions in the forms of music, dance, literature and visual arts.
Date: 9/20/2011
Rust College President Dr. David L. Beckley to be Honored by Wiley College
Rust College president Dr. David L. Beckley will be honored by the administration of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas for his service to the College during his time there. Dr. Beckley served as the 12th president of Wiley from 1987-1993, before becoming president of Rust College.
Date: 9/15/2011
Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation Establishes Scholarship at Clark Atlanta
Clark Atlanta University this week announced the establishment of a $100,000 endowed scholarship from The Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation. The scholarship will support CAU students pursuing careers in public service, teaching, social work, humanities, science and medicine.
Date: 9/14/2011
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