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Changing the Political Rhetoric Surrounding HBCUs
Politics are an important cornerstone of American culture.
African-American
Harvard Appoints First African-American Faculty Dean
Michelle A. Williams, S.M. ’88, Sc.D. ’91, a distinguished epidemiologist and award-winning educator known for her influential studies of maternal and child health around the world, will become the next dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, starting in July. Since 2011, Williams has been the Stephen B. Kay Family Professor of […]
Faculty & Staff
Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson Honored at Annual Luncheon
Hundreds of historians gathered Saturday to commemorate Black History Month and celebrate its founder, Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
Students
Diverse Conversations: Have For-profit Schools Preyed on Minorities?
Have For-profit Schools Preyed on Minorities?
Students
U. of Missouri: $2M in Donations Lost After Unrest
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― About $2 million in donations to the University of Missouri have been lost in fallout from the unrest at the campus in Columbia, a top university official said Thursday. Vice Chancellor for Advancement Tom Hiles said several donors who had pledged money to the university have pulled back their pledges, though the […]
African-American
HBCUs’ Mission Rooted in Reconstruction
Exploring the roots of historically Black colleges helps to better explain the challenges and achievements of the pioneers and put today’s hurdles in context, say historians.
Students
Providence College Vows Inclusivity After Sit-in Over Racism
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― The president of a Catholic college in Rhode Island is promising to create a more inclusive environment as part of a deal reached with students who staged a 13-hour sit-in over complaints of campus racism. About 50 students at Providence College occupied the Rev. Brian Shanley’s office until he signed the agreement […]
African-American
ABC Replaces Top Boss With First Black Female Broadcast President
Major executive shake-up at ABC: Entertainment chief Paul Lee has stepped down from his post after six years leading the network’s programming department. Lee has been replaced by ABC’s vice president of drama development, Channing Dungey, who is the first African-American to ever lead the entertainment division of a major broadcast network. Dungey helped develop ABC hits […]
African-American
Studying Rebellion
As Black History Month opens this year, people are still talking about how the film “The Birth of a Nation,” created by Nate Parker, actor, screenwriter and director, set a new sales record at the Sundance Film Festival. The $17.5 million distribution deal from Fox Searchlight came after a bidding war among several companies, according to various news reports.
Faculty & Staff
Iranian-Born Gharipour Building Reputation as Champion of Architecture
Dr. Mohammad Gharipour, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, is sharing with the world his view that architecture exists within a cultural context.
Faculty & Staff
Guinier: America Needs Large-scale Social Movement
A large-scale social movement is needed to impact political decisions in a way that makes them more reflective of the will of the American people, Harvard law professor Lani Guinier argued Tuesday during a forum on higher education.
Students
Texas A&M leaders Visit School, Apologize for Race Incident
DALLAS ― Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp apologized Tuesday to high school students for racial insults that some minority students say they heard while visiting the College Station campus last week. Sharp and Texas A&M President Michael Young met privately with the junior class at Uplift Hampton Preparatory, according to a statement from […]
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