Tag: Single Sex Institutions

Students

Middleton: Higher Ed Leaders Should Take Heed to Student Protesters

Higher education leaders should take heed to the concerns of student protesters and use them as a springboard for conversation, a group of panelists said Tuesday at a convening of the Association of Governing Boards.

April 19, 2016

Students

Diverse Docket: Nigerian-born Student Loses Bias Suit

A Nigerian-born graduate student who failed his doctoral qualifying exam three times has lost a lawsuit accusing Golden Gate University of discrimination and other claims.

March 18, 2016

HBCUs

Spelman College Discontinues Cosby Professorship

Spelman College has recently decided to officially terminate a professorship endowed by Bill Cosby and his wife, Camille. The professorship was suspended in December admit growing allegations against Cosby.

July 26, 2015

Home

Virginia Attorney General Announces Rescue Plan for Sweet Briar College

Prominent alumnae of Sweet Briar College are rejoicing over a mediated settlement to keep the 114-year-old Virginia women’s college open.

June 22, 2015

Community Colleges

St. Mary-of-the-Woods College to Admit 1st Male Undergrads

A private western Indiana liberal arts college open to women-only for 175 years will enroll its first male undergraduates on campus this fall.

May 19, 2015

African-American

Spelman College Suspends The Cosby Chair for the Humanities Indefinitely

Spelman College has decided to suspend a prestigious professorship funded in part by Bill and Camille Cosby.

December 14, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Fordham University Writing Workshop Helps Vets Get Memories on Paper

Veterans from World War II through Iraq and Afghanistan gather Tuesdays at Fordham University to tap their memories of military life and commit them to paper for posterity.

November 10, 2014

Health

Montgomery Rice Continues to Excel

Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice who has managed great triumphs in education has recently been appointed to serve as the sixth president of Morehouse School of Medicine.

November 2, 2014

Students

Wesleyan University Orders Fraternities to Become Coed

Wesleyan University in Connecticut on Monday ordered its fraternities with houses on campus to become coeducational within the next three years.

September 22, 2014

African-American

Spelman College President Beverly Tatum to Retire Next Year

After 12 years at the helm, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum cites the recent completion of a 10-year fundraising campaign and the approach of her 60th birthday as factors leading to her retirement.

July 9, 2014

Students

Arlene Cash Can’t Resist Call to Action

University of Pacific’s need for an enrollment management expert trumped the need for Arlene Cash to take a break from a career filled with tackling some of the toughest challenges in the realm of education.

February 6, 2014

Leadership & Policy

New President Says Wabash College Staying All-Male

Wabash College has no plans to change its all-male tradition of 181 years by starting to admit women, the Indiana institution’s new president said.

October 21, 2013