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HBCUs Look to Court Superstar Black Faculty

HBCU presidents are saying that’s the tact they’ll continue to take if they are successful in raising enough funds to make attractive offers to top-tier Black faculty at majority institutions.

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Law Professor Cashin Makes Case for Building Affirmative Action Anew

In a new book, Georgetown University law professor Sheryll Cashin argues for a new form of affirmative action.

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Hill Leaving Columbia University for Morehouse College Professorship

The move signals a new effort by Morehouse to aggressively compete with predominantly White institutions for young Black superstar professors.

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Appeals Court Rejects Professor’s Disability-Based Bias Claim

A University of Maryland Eastern Shore professor who was terminated after refusing to undergo a mental health evaluation has lost another round in his suit alleging disability-based discrimination.

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Faculty & Staff

Time No Barrier to Law Professor Ronald Sullivan Getting to Truth

Harvard educator is a consultant on Brooklyn’s Conviction Review Unit that seeks to bring the innocent to justice and restore faith in the legal system.

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President Obama Touts Expansion of Program for Minority Boys

Obama announced a major expansion of his initiative to improve the lives of boys and young men of color, with educators, star athletes, companies and foundations announcing partnerships to help minority boys in conjunction with his My Brother’s Keeper program.

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University of Connecticut Settles Sex Assault Lawsuit

The University of Connecticut will pay $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit by five women who alleged the school did not take seriously their claims of sexual assaults on campus.

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ACE Fellows Program Creating Pipeline to Presidency for Women, Minorities

Fellows Program at the American Council on Higher Education (ACE) is providing the training to navigate through the presidential search process.

One Thousand HBCU Students to be Awarded Scholarships to Study in China

New scholarship program is centerpiece of wide-ranging agreement between the Chinese government and a historically Black college and university leadership group.

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Faculty & Staff

A New Take on Race

In this issue of Diverse we profile the American Council on Education’s Fellows Program, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary next year, and its preparation of minority and women candidates for top-tier positions in academia. We take a look at several HBCU issues, including the growth of unions at HBCUs across the country and recent […]

Diverse Conversations: Black Men and College Initiatives ― Fair or Unfair?

Despite the obvious need for college incentive programs for this nation’s young Black men, there are plenty who complain about the special treatment these young men receive.

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More HBCU Faculty Lean Toward Raising Collective Voices

Fewer than 10 percent of the nation’s 105 HBCUs have faculty unions. But that may be changing—due to increasing angst among faculty and greater demands for shared governance.

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