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Texas University President Fired after Controversial Remarks

SAN ANTONIO ― A Texas university has fired its president after he had been placed on medical leave because of “uncharacteristic behavior and comments.” The San Antonio Express-News reports the University of the Incarnate Word’s governing board on Monday announced it had voted to remove Louis Agnese Jr. as president. The newspaper says Agnese’s firing […]

Another University furls Confederate-themed Mississippi Flag

JACKSON, Miss. ― Another Mississippi university has stopped flying the state flag that prominently features the Confederate battle emblem. Mississippi State University becomes the sixth of the state’s eight public universities to do so. University spokesman Sid Salter said Tuesday that President Mark Keenum approved deans’ plans to remove the flag from four locations […]

Increasing HBCU Retention: It’s the Small Things

Administration may overlook the collection of issues that may lead students to attrition, transferring from an HBCU to a predominantly White institution (PWI), community college or giving up higher education altogether for each individual student.

Study: Academic Readiness Gaps Closing but Slowly

Despite the narrowing readiness gaps, they remain large and in fact progress is so slow that at the rate that improvements are occurring, it will take at least 60 years for disparities to be eliminated.

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Calif. High School Ethnic Studies in Governor’s Hands Now

A California Bill that would mandate the teaching of ethnic studies in public schools across the state has cleared a legislative hurdled in the senate and assembly and is now headed to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk.

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Leadership & Policy

FAMU Board Fails to Extend Mangum’s Contract

The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees has for the second time this summer declined an opportunity to extend the contract of the historically Black institution’s president, Elmira Mangum.

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Langston Hughes’ Harlem Home Gets New Lease on Life

A plan to sell Langston Hughes’ Harlem home has been derailed — at least for now ― thanks to the tenacious work of poet and teacher Renee Watson.

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Yousufzai Introduces Students to Beauty of Science

Dr. Sardar Yousfzai, an assistant professor in the Division of Natural Sciences at Paine College, has dedicated each summer for the past 10 years to hosting a free summer chemistry camp to middle and high school youth.

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Faculty & Staff

International Black Male Colloquium to Honor Dr. Lee Jones

When students and scholars gather in Bermuda in October for the 5th annual International Colloquium on Black Males in Education, they will pay homage to Dr. Lee Jones, founding president of the Brothers of the Academy Institute (BOTA) who passed away late last year.

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The Double Standard of Black Faculty in Academia

The increase of Black faculty into academia is a great improvement; however, additional efforts are required in order to recruit, retain and support the success of Black faculty members in years to come.

Faculty & Staff

The Double Standard of Black Faculty in Academia

The increase of Black faculty into academia is a great improvement; however, additional efforts are required in order to recruit, retain and support the success of Black faculty members in years to come.

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Restoring Voting Rights to Felons a Step Toward Ending Black Voter Suppression

In deciding to restore voting rights to 13,000 former felons, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe took a “bold” step to end a practice of Black voter suppression that hearkens back to the Reconstruction Era.

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