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Leadership & Policy

Yale to Revisit Name of College Honoring Slavery Supporter

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Yale University said Monday it will reconsider the decision to keep the name of a residential college named for John C. Calhoun, a 19th-century alumnus and ardent supporter of slavery. Yale President Peter Salovey announced in April that the university was preserving the name of Calhoun College, defying protesters who railed […]

Leadership & Policy

Ronald Carter to Step Down as Johnson C. Smith President in 2017

Dr. Ronald L. Carter, president of Johnson C. Smith University since 2008, announced his intention to step aside as leader of the historically Black institution in June 2017. Carter, in a letter sent to JCSU stakeholders on Monday, indicated that the university had completed the goals of the 2008-2017 Strategic Plan implemented when he took […]

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The Perverse Affinity for Defending Slavery

One can only wonder what would make any rational, decent human being assert that slavery was a good thing.

African-American

Black Scholars Take Issue with Obama on Police Encounters

President Obama suggested that Hillary Clinton is the best candidate in the 2016 presidential race because she knows “the worry Black parents feel when their son leaves the house isn’t so different than what a brave cop’s family feels when he puts on the blue and goes to work.”

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Leadership & Policy

Arkansas Baptist College Names Joseph L. Jones President

Dr. Joseph L. Jones, a political scientist, has been tapped as the next president of Arkansas Baptist College — a small, private historically Black college located in Little Rock.

Dr. Joseph L. Jones

Diverse Docket: Professor’s Bias Suit Against John Jay College Rejected

A federal judge has rejected a race discrimination and retaliation suit by an African-American assistant professor of economics who failed to win tenure and promotion at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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Experts: Education Not Likely to be Priority at Democratic National Convention

As more than 50,000 Democrats converge in Philadelphia this week to formally nominate Hillary Clinton as their presidential nominee, experts say education isn’t likely to take center stage at the Democratic National Convention.

Diverse Conversations: 4 Predictions for College Diversity by 2020

The realm of higher education will most likely see four major changes before the end of the decade.

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The Problem Behind GMU Law School Name Change

Jacquelyn Branscomb, a law student at George Mason University, shares her experiences surrounding the school’s name change.

Jacquelyn Branscomb is a law student at George Mason University School of Law.

Diversity Candidate? Trump’s No Voice for Diversity

Donald Trump’s speeches provide a clear message on his stance on diversity issues.

Management Leadership Program Aims to Boost Workforce Diversity

Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) provides minority students with one-on-one leadership coaching, role-playing exercises and networking opportunities to groom them for future management positions.

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GMU Law School Renaming a Possible Roadblock to Diversity

George Mason University moves forward with plans to foster diversity despite the controversy surrounding the renaming the law school after the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

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