Dilemma X

Desegregation in public education: Dallas, Wake County (Raleigh) and Charlotte-Mecklenburg– A look at three public school systems over time Dilemma X takes this time to share a few newspaper articles, from the past , and current demographics of three (3) selected large public school districts in the South. What did desegregation mean back then and […]

Ghana: Polytechnics to convert into technical universities in 2016 Accra Polytechnic ready for technical university takeoff GNA Accra Polytechnic is ready for the takeoff of the government’s policy to convert polytechnics into technical universities in September, 2016. Dr. Sylvester Achio, Rector of Accra Polytechnic, described the concept as laudable, and that the institution was working […]

Obama’s College-Ratings Plan- How will it impact HBCUs The Obama administration unveiled a framework for its long-awaited college-ratings system Press Release: U.S. Department of Education DECEMBER 19, 2014 Since taking office in 2009, President Obama has set a course for the nation to once again lead the world in college attainment as it did a […]

Flashback: U.S. Higher Education -When Auburn University and North Carolina State University received their current names Dilemma X Sometimes the boards of trustees at colleges and universities feel the need to change their institutions’ names. Many times name changes are just done in a simple ceremonial process by: the boards of trustees, the state university […]

U.S. Department of Education releases data on higher education enrollments from Fall 2013 The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) In 2013, there was a total of 20,847,787 students enrolled in high education. Of these 2,790,255 were Black or African American. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting, […]

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education to be housed at Indiana University Bloomington’s Center for Postsecondary Research Oct. 8, 2014 News Release from the Carnegie Foundation The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has transferred responsibility for the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education to Indiana University Bloomington’s Center for Postsecondary Research. […]

NCAA Division I: Big Ten Acts to Support Student-Athlete Graduation Aid will neither be reduced nor cancelled during course of enrollment. If pursuit of degree is interrupted, student-athlete is welcome back. Source: Big Ten ROSEMONT, Ill. – Big Ten directors of athletics, senior woman administrators and faculty representatives met Oct. 6 and 7 at the […]

September 5, 2014 Think College Rankings Are Useless? Use Your Imagination Andy Thomason The Chronicle of Higher Education Year after year, college rankings maintain their hard-fought relevance. The leader of the pack, as every admissions officer knows, is U.S. News & World Report. Colleges have long maneuvered to improve their standings on the hallowed list, […]

NCAA Division I board approves 5 biggest conferences’ autonomy By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP)- The NCAA Board of Directors overwhelmingly approved a package of historic reforms Thursday that will give the nation’s five biggest conferences the ability to unilaterally change some of the basic rules governing college sports. If the 16-2 decision […]

Howard and Tuskegee: Gen X takes leadership of America’s two most prominent historically black universities Baby Boomers began their tenures as presidents of America’s colleges and university starting in the late 1970s and early 1980s. On July 21, 2014 Howard University’s Board of Trustees named interim president Wayne A.I. Frederick, a 43 year old cancer […]