For nothing is fixed, forever, forever, forever, it is not fixed, the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing […] James Baldwin, “For Nothing is Fixed” Executive turnover […]
Author: Dr. William Broussard
HBCU Presidential Hirings and Firings – a 2018-19 Mid-Term Report
A new trend of executive stability appears to be emerging for the new year.
HBCU Leadership Hirings, Firings & Resignations: The 2017-18 Final Report
When executive leadership turns over at an institution of higher education, context matters. In some instances, executives who’ve served long tenures retire with preparations made and accreditation, financial solvency, and […]
HBCU Leadership Hirings, Firings and Resignations – A 2017-18 Mid-Term Report
“All these interims! Every year I come back (to the Florida Classic) and y’all (Bethune-Cookman) got another interim. The least y’all can do if y’all gonna keep naming all […]
A Feature, not a Bug: HBCU Executive Transactions, 2016-2017
Leadership is crucial to the success of large organizations, and professional stability is a key factor to bold, rather than simply titular leadership. In July, 2016, when I published a […]
Hello, New Boss: 2015–2016 HBCU Executive Transactions
Many reasons exist to explain higher education executive departures. Some presidents, after long tenures in higher education as faculty members, chairs, deans and provosts finish off stellar careers that end […]
Seven Reasons Why HBCU Presidents Must Support Career Centers
With commencement season behind us and in light of a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) stating that the unemployment rate for black college graduates is twice as […]
Florida A&M, Spelman, and North Carolina A&T named Top Ten Colleges by Essence/Money Magazine
Essence Magazine and Money Magazine collaborated to compile a list of the Top 50 Colleges for African-Americans. The list compared student-body representation, affordability (after scholarships and grants), graduation rates, and […]
For NCAA Division I HBCUs, You Get What You Pay For
by Will Broussard, courtesy of Out of Bounds Magazine USA Today recently published its annual report on 2014-2015 NCAA Division I athletic department revenues and expenses. A cursory scan of […]
Trio of Southern Softball Student-Athletes Tops in NCAA
While the team has had an up and down season, winning 6 of 7 in conference after starting out losers of 7 of 8, three student-athletes have performed at a level […]
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