Pearl StewartHomeGeorgetown Researchers: Majors Matter in Higher-Ed DecisionsA new report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce states that “the high school economy is gone and it is not coming back” and that two-thirds of jobs now require workers to have at least some college education.May 17, 2018African-AmericanNew Book Explores Unsung Black Women Freedom FightersThe title of Dr. Keisha Blain’s critically acclaimed new book about Black nationalist women may portend her own future as a scholar and historian. “Set the World on Fire” and her other projects reveal a woman ablaze with momentum.May 15, 2018StudentsBoseman Delivers Wakanda Wisdom to His Alma Mater’s GraduatesWASHINGTON — Actor Chadwick Boseman, also known as superhero T’Challa in “The Black Panther” blockbuster movie, challenged Howard University graduates to focus on finding purpose rather than just jobs and careers during a metaphorical and occasionally spiritual commencement address delivered on Saturday.May 13, 2018Latest NewsSingle Moms in College Face Major ChallengesA briefing paper released this week by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research found that single mothers who are fulltime college students spend the equivalent of a full work day on child care and housework, and more time in paid employment than women students without children.May 10, 2018Latest NewsProfessor’s Research Rejects Stereotypes of Black Women AthletesDr. Tomika Ferguson recalls the words that were the genesis of her ongoing research on women of color in college athletics. As an elite student-athlete, she was once described as a “workhorse” with “natural athletic ability.”April 5, 2018Latest NewsLegacy of Black Scholar-Activist is Topic of Forum, New BookColleagues and friends discussed the legacy of scholar and civil rights activist Dr. Ronald Walters in a forum this week in connection with the recent publication of a new book about his life by Dr. Robert C. Smith.March 29, 2018African-AmericanRankins Is First Black Named To Top Mississippi Higher Ed PostAmong the numerous African-American “firsts” who symbolize racial progress in their fields, Dr. Alfred Rankins is likely to stand out. He is the first African-American to become commissioner of higher education in Mississippi.March 27, 2018StudentsHampton Administrators Address Causes of Student UnrestIn the weeks leading up to spring break at Hampton University, tensions on the Virginia seaside campus reached a boiling point and students took to the streets — and to the lawn of President William Harvey’s campus home — to air their grievances.March 7, 2018StudentsSelecting Commencement Speakers: A Political MinefieldIn this hyper-polarized environment, students in the class of 2018 may find themselves without a commencement speaker who has strong views on political or social issues. Many administrators are struggling to identify orators who will be welcomed by the campus community without provoking protests.March 6, 2018Latest NewsAmerica Remains Divided 50 Years After KernerHealing is still needed and America’s racial wounds are still raw, according to the 50-year update released Tuesday by the Eisenhower Foundation as part of its ongoing follow-up to the original report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, commonly known as the Kerner Commission.February 27, 2018Previous PagePage 9 of 23Next Page
