Diverse StaffSportsMeet Jennifer Lynne Williams, Director of Athletics, Alabama State UniversityWomen in Sports Leadership: Q&A with Jennifer Lynne Williams, the director of athletics at Alabama State University.November 23, 2020News RoundupGarcia to Graduates: You have a Responsibility to the Next GenerationMildred García, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, told graduates at Ithaca College’s 124th Commencement ceremony that they have a profound responsibility to use the achievement of their degree to serve as a beacon of hope and opportunity for others. García delivered the main address to some 1,500 graduates at the […]May 19, 2019StudentsThurgood Marshall College Fund Awards More Than $3.3 Million to Students in 2018The Thurgood Marshall College Fund has awarded more than $3.3.million in scholarship money to students since January 2018, according to a press release issued Monday by the organization. The money was received by high-achieving students attending historically Black Colleges and universities (HBCUs). According to TMCF, since its inception in 1987, some $300 million in funds has been raised […]September 10, 2018News RoundupBlack UNC Faculty Issue Letter on ‘Silent Sam’Earlier this week, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Dr. Carol Folt announced that she was working with university trustees to create a relocation plan for the Confederate statue “Silent Sam” by a November 15 deadline. Hundreds of university faculty called for the polarizing statue to not be restored to its original location. […]September 8, 2018News RoundupKent State Graduate Posts Photos of Herself with AR-10 RifleKENT, Ohio — A Kent State University graduate is not apologizing for posting graduation photos of herself carrying a rifle on campus. Kaitlin Bennett tweeted that she could “arm herself” now that she was a graduate of the university. Along with the AR-10 rifle, the photo shows a mortarboard with the words: “Come and take […]May 17, 2018News RoundupCommunity College Classes Resume After Shooting ThreatHOUSTON – Houston Community College Central Campus will reopen for business as usual Wednesday after it was closed Monday and Tuesday while authorities investigated a shooting threat made on social media over the weekend. Finals will resume as scheduled with the exception of the Monday, May 7, exams, which are postponed to Friday, and the […]May 8, 2018STEMToyota, Alabama A&M Partner on Mobility InitiativeAlabama A&M University students will be teaming up with Toyota Motor North America on an initiative to help solve mobility issues. David Fernandes, president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, announced at a Friday event on the university’s campus an initial grant of $300,000 to fund the initiative, which includes scholarships for students accepted into the […]April 16, 2018News RoundupShaw University Hosts Memorial Service, Luncheon for President EmeritusShaw University will host a memorial service and luncheon April 14 to celebrate Dr. Talbert O. Shaw, the university’s 12th president. Shaw, who later became president emeritus and died in January, is credited with leading the university through difficult financial times and restoring its reputation. He became president in 1987, when the university’s finances were […]April 8, 2018News RoundupCultural Diversity Highlights 2018 List of Guggenheim FellowsThe John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced Thursday its 2018 recipients of annual Guggenheim Fellowships, with a total of 173 being awarded in the United States and Canada across the fields of science, scholarship, writing and the arts. Among recipients is Dr. Carol C. Anderson, an African-American historian and Charles Howard Candler Professor and Chair […]April 5, 2018StudentsHoward Faculty ‘No Confidence’ Voting Ends FridayDuring a three-day balloting period that began Wednesday and ends Friday, Howard University’s full-time faculty will decide whether or not embattled university President Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick and other top leaders at the school get a “no confidence’ vote. This comes in the midst of a student takeover of the administration building that is entering […]April 5, 2018Previous PagePage 4 of 115Next Page
