Janet KlineNews RoundupHollins University President Resigns After Two Years on the JobDr. Pareena Lawrence, the president of Hollins University, the small, private women’s college near Roanoke, Virginia has resigned from her post, after just two years on the job. The first person of color to lead the campus, Lawrence had high hopes for the position when she spoke to Diverse last year. Alexandra Trower, chair of […]June 30, 2019News RoundupUniversity of Maryland Receives Accreditation WarningThe University of Maryland, College Park has been put on warning and is in jeopardy of losing its accreditation. Margaret M. McMenamin, commission chair said that the accrediting team “identified concerns regarding the institution’s compliance with Standard VII (Governance, Leadership and Administration) and more specifically transparency of its governance structure” that contributed to the warning […]June 30, 2019News RoundupFAMU Recognized at 100 Black Men Inc. ConventionThe Florida A&M University (FAMU) chapter of 100 Black Men Inc. was selected Collegiate Chapter of the Year based on the strength of their voter education, economic empowerment, health awareness, mentoring and other initiatives. During the organization’s national convention in Las Vegas, the FAMU Collegiate 100 was recognized for more than a dozen activities. . “This award is for those who are dedicated to working […]June 23, 2019HBCUsCentral State, Wilberforce to Share Some Campus ServicesCentral State University and Wilberforce University are merging some of their services on campus and will share some operations, according to sources familiar with the ongoing talks between the two institutions. The two historically Black universities in Ohio are located across the street from each other. The two universities are also exploring the possibility of […]June 16, 2019HBCUsDr. Niara Sudarkasa, Former President of Lincoln University, Dead at 80Dr. Niara Sudarkasa, the first female president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, passed away recently. She was 80. A trained anthropologist, Sudarkasa served as president of Lincoln University, the historically Black university from 1987 to 1997 and was credited with increasing enrollment, strengthening undergraduate and international programs and recruiting a number of African trained professors. […]June 16, 2019HBCUsMorehouse Takes Bold Step in Admitting Transgender StudentsCome next fall, Morehouse College — the nation’s only historically Black all-men’s school in the nation — will begin admitting transgender students who identify as men.June 10, 2019LGBTQ+Tyler Clementi’s Death Continues to Prompt ActionFor Rutgers—the public flagship research university in New Jersey—Tyler Clementi’s death represented an opportunity to turn an awful tragedy into a valuable learning experience. It was an opportunity to turn pain into healing.June 9, 2019LGBTQ+Lavender Graduations Set to Celebrate 25th Anniversary Next YearLavender Graduations have now become commonplace on many colleges campuses in the United States and abroad. But it wasn’t always that way.June 6, 2019Latest NewsFayetteville State University and Sampson Community College Partner On $10K Pathway DegreeA new partnership between Fayetteville State University (FSU) and Sampson Community College (SCC) will mean that graduates of the community college will be able to enroll in an online bachelor’s degree at the historically Black university in North Carolina for $10,000 or less.May 21, 2019Latest NewsBillionaire Promises to Pay Off Student Debt for Morehouse GraduatesBillionaire investor Robert F. Smith has promised to pay off the student loan debt for this year’s graduating class of Morehouse College.May 19, 2019Previous PagePage 2 of 3Next Page