Jamal WatsonHomeSupreme Court Deals Voting Rights Act Serious BlowCivil rights advocates are expressing dismay in the wake of the decision to strike down the section that designated that parts of the country must have changes to their voting laws cleared by the federal government or the federal courts.June 25, 2013Faculty & StaffHarvard’s Dean Steps Down, Acknowledges Role in Email Search ScandalHarvard College dean Evelynn M. Hammonds plans to resign but denies her departure is related to controversial email searches.May 29, 2013StudentsColumbia University Seeks to Amend Legacy Whites-Only FellowshipLydia C. Chamberlain, who died in 1920, stipulated that funds from her estate be used for recipients born in Iowa who were exclusively “of the Caucasian race.”May 19, 2013StudentsCity College of New York Honors Colin PowellGeneral Colin Powell returned to his alma mater, City College of New York, to commemorate the school’s decision to rename its division of social sciences after him.May 5, 2013African-AmericanAfter 25 Years, Asante Comes Full Circle at TempleAfter founding the nation’s first doctoral program in African-American Studies, Dr. Molefi Kete Asante once again takes charge.April 30, 2013Faculty & Staff‘Central Park Five’ Activists Want Columbia Law Professor Fired for Role in Infamous CaseProtesters are calling on Columbia University to fire part-time law professor Elizabeth Lederer who along with Linda Fairstein were the lead prosecutors who handled the botched 1989 case.April 21, 2013African-AmericanScholars Work to Highlight Contributions of Anti-Lynching Activist WellsThe significance of Ida B. Wells as a pioneering activist and journalist sometimes has been overlooked or minimized in African-American history.February 3, 2013Faculty & StaffMayor Supports Ouster of UDC PresidentThe University of the District of Columbia board of trustees, citing the need to “go in a different direction,” fired Sessoms with nearly a year left on his contract.December 20, 2012African-AmericanTurmoil in Temple’s African-American Studies Program Taking Its TollGrad students, other critics say receivership undermines the department and creates a divide between history and African-American studies programs.December 16, 2012African-AmericanCelebrities Help Cornel West Bid Princeton FarewellCelebrities like Lupe Fiasco, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Harry Belafonte, joined with high-profile academicians to pay tribute to Dr. Cornel West.May 17, 2012Previous PagePage 11 of 17Next Page
