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Students: Chancellor Failed Minorities on Pro-White Agitator

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor’s response to a student trying to set up a pro-white group on campus further alienates minorities as they struggle for a better campus experience, student leaders said Friday. The student’s effort to set up a campus chapter of the American Freedom Party — whose platform includes “prioritizing […]

Virginia State University Goes Hollywood to Promote Athletics

Virginia State University has turned to a small team of producers with big accolades to put together polished, in-house generated content that helps VSU stand out above much of the work going on in Division II in terms of promoting athletics.

Jesse Vaughn, left, and Cedric Owens are setting a new standard in terms of production of HBCU sports content.

University of Oregon Building Name Will Stay Despite Man’s Pro-slavery Stance

EUGENE, Ore. — The president of the University of Oregon said he will not change the name of the oldest building on campus, which honors the school’s founder. The name became controversial because of the founder’s pro-slavery views. The school’s Black Student Task Force demanded in November 2015 that Deady Hall be renamed, reported The […]

Faculty & Staff

Cornel West: We’re All Responsible for ‘Gangster’ Trump

In his lecture at Harvard, Dr. Cornel West waxed introspective about the courage he believes is necessary to speak truth to power during Donald Trump’s presidency.

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Delaware State Aviation Program Soaring Again

With airlines expected to hire thousands of pilots and mechanics over the next decade, Delaware State University is ramping up its aviation program to answer that call.

Faculty & Staff

We’re Always Athletes: Microaggressions of Black Males Navigating Academia

The assumption often is that Black males within higher education contexts are athletes or related to athletics and could not possibly be there for anything else.

Dr. Adriel A. Hilton

African-American

Diversity in Tech: Lots of Attention, Little Progress

NEW YORK — The tech industry has brought us self-driving cars, artificial intelligence, disappearing photos and 3-D printers. But when it comes to racial and gender diversity, its companies are no trailblazers. Despite loudly touted efforts to hire more Black, Latino and female workers, especially in technical and leadership positions, diversity numbers at the largest […]

Diverse Conversations: What Would MLK Say About Diversity in Higher Ed?

As a champion of equality in education, what would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have to say about equalizing opportunities in higher ed through diversity initiatives and other efforts?

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Our Struggle to Overcome Must Begin With You and Me

Let us strive to be our brother’s and sister’s keeper. We need more dignity and more respect when it comes to each other.

Leadership & Policy

Grambling President Advises Connecting with Politicians

Grambling State President Richard Gallot has advice for his peers, offered as a seasoned politician turned higher education administrator: connect with your so-called adversaries early, earnestly and often.

By Redefining Diversity, Trump Making America Small Again

The size of the audience in Washington aside, the vision of the inaugural speech of Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States, was definitely small.

Rights Activists: Fight Just Getting Started

Speakers said that mobilizing for protests and marches is critical, but sustained activism would be necessary for effecting actual change.

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