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Remembering Dr. Willis Braswell Sheftall Jr.

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F rom 1999 to 2013, he was the chief academic officer at Morehouse and served as acting president in 2013. Born in in Macon, Georgia, Sheftall became known as an economist with a particular interest in the economics of higher education, local public finance, and U.S. Economic History.

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UNC Chancellor Dr. Kevin M. Guskiewicz Appointed President of Michigan State University

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In 2013, Time magazine named him one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America” in 2013. During his time at UNC, he founded the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center; led the school’s $1.2

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

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Among those ages 25–59 who are English majors, the median earnings of Black graduates in 2010–14 was $46,000 and the median for Latino grads in 2009-2013 was $48,000. Meanwhile, for English grads overall from 2009-2013, the median was $53,000, according to the report.

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UNCF, Steve Fund, and TMCF Partner for National Initiative to Support Mental Health at Black Colleges and Universities

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More than 60% of students met criteria for one or more mental health problems in 2021, an almost 50% increase since 2013. The initiative is a response to the declining mental health of U.S. college students.

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N.C. A&T Enrollment Tops 14,311

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The university has experienced an annual increase since 2013, when 10,561 students enrolled. North Carolina A&T, an historically Black university, enrolled 14,311 this fall.

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UDC to Unveil Statue of “Grandfather of Black Basketball”

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He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013 and the UDC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018. The unveiling of the statue – it was made by master sculptor Brian Hanlon – will take place on Jun. Henderson was the first African American man to earn certification to teach physical education in the U.S

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Report Shows Increases in Retention and Persistence

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for incoming students who began fall 2013 to 55% for those who began fall 2022. This chart from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center's Persistence & Retention Report shows starting enrollment intensity from 2013 to 2022. The largest gain in retention rates over the last decade was in community colleges — increasing 3.7