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Leadership & Policy

Paul Quinn Addresses Issues in Black Community With New Institute

In an effort to address a litany of economic, educational, public policy and leadership development issues, Paul Quinn College recently announced the creation of the African American Leadership Institute.

Brooks Gives Unique Perspective on Two Worlds at Cal State Fullerton

Dr. Siobhan Brooks has created the first class of its kind at Cal State Fulerton chronicling the Black LGBT experience.

PwC’s $1.35M Gift to Bryant University May Spur Greater Investment in Diversity

A recent $1.35 million gift to Bryant University from PwC, the world’s largest accounting firm, to support diversity initiatives focused on student scholarships and leadership development, has redefined philanthropic giving.

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Proposed University of California System Tuition Hike Ignites Firestorm

The State Assembly voted to significantly raise tuition costs for out-of-state students at UC schools and cap the enrollment number of those students at 10 percent in a bid to expand access to low-income California students.

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Scholars: Turning Potential into Participation Key after Restoration of Ex-felons’ Voting Rights

Political observers say that the state of Virginia likely will play a major role in November’s presidential election, particularly after Gov. Terry McAuliffe restored voting rights to more than 200,000 of the state’s convicted felons.

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U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Leading Charge to Diversify K-12 Schools

U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King lamented the fact that, despite being more than 60 years removed from Brown v. Board of Education, America’s students today are more racially and socioeconomically isolated than they were 10 or 20 years ago.

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As a Black Female College Professor in Texas, Should I Get a Gun?

I’m unsettled by the notion of entire university communities being motivated by fear to take up arms. I also wonder how people will react to Black students, staff and faculty who choose to arm themselves.

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Faculty & Staff

Villanova University Names Mark C. Alexander Law School Dean

Mark C. Alexander — a seasoned law school administrator, scholar and litigator — has been named the Arthur J. Kania Dean of the Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova University.

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Magic Johnson Helping S.C. State Raise $2.5M

ORANGEBURG, S.C. ― NBA great Earvin “Magic” Johnson will work with South Carolina State University to raise $2.5 million for scholarships that bear his name. The university announced in a release Monday that the Earvin “Magic” Johnson Endowed Scholarship Fund will help students seeking business degrees at the state-supported, historically Black university in Orangeburg. Johnson […]

For Maine Colleges and Universities, Diversity Challenges More than a Matter of Numbers

College and universities navigate issues of racism and diversity in the Whitest state in the union.

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Faculty of Color Urged to Heed Call of Activism

Numerous NCORE attendees agreed that it’s imperative for faculty and staff of color to find ways to stand in solidarity with today’s underrepresented and disadvantaged students amid racial tensions, escalating tuition and national political rhetoric that is often anti-minority, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim.

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Muhammad Ali Moved People Out of Their Comfort Zones

Muhammad Ali, known in his early life as Cassius Clay, was one of the most controversial figures in American history. He engendered feelings of delirious admiration among his supporters and frequently vile emotions from his detractors.

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