Ronald RoachStudents‘Dear White People’ a Satire About Race Relations on CampusDear White People addresses a multitude of campus climate issues at Winchester University, a fictitious Ivy League school troubled by racial tension.October 23, 2014HomeFour Universities in Running for Obama Presidential LibraryThe list of institutions vying to become the host site of the Barack Obama Presidential Library has been narrowed to four finalists, including two universities in Chicago.October 21, 2014StudentsExperts: Minority Talent Available for Silicon ValleyWhile technology firms have blamed an insufficient talent pipeline for low Black and Latino employee numbers, educators say Silicon Valley companies have cast too narrow a net for potential hires.October 20, 2014African-AmericanScholars to Lead Justice Department’s Community Trust ProjectThe National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice will establish an unprecedented mix of strategies for building trust between police and minority communities.October 9, 2014STEMStudy: Blacks Less Influenced by STEM Gender Stereotypes Than WhitesWhile Black women are more likely than White women to show interest in STEM majors, Black women are less likely to actually complete STEM degrees.September 25, 2014HomeNew Alliance Seeks Improved Graduation Rates at Public Research UniversitiesEleven public research universities have joined together in the University Innovation Alliance to develop new practices to improve retention and graduation rates.September 24, 2014HomeCollege of Charleston Considers Top 10 Percent Admissions PlanCollege administrators should be completing a plan within the next few weeks that will ensure admissions to the top 10 percent of graduating high school seniors from three counties in the Charleston metropolitan area.September 11, 2014African-AmericanSierra Club Award Named for Environmental Justice Pioneer Robert BullardThe renowned environmental organization has announced that it will present the first Robert Bullard Environmental Justice Award to a Mississippi-based activist on November 21.September 10, 2014African-AmericanReport: ‘Nothing New’ About Tensions Between Black Youth, PoliceIn a University of Chicago report, researchers find that tensions between African-American youth and law enforcement are a national problem and have been around for years.August 28, 2014StudentsStudy: Minority-Serving Schools Serve Students of Color as Well as Predominantly White InstitutionsA new study challenges the notion that Black and Latino students are less likely to earn a college degree if they attend minority-serving institutions, such as a historically Black college.August 26, 2014Previous PagePage 6 of 55Next Page