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Appeals Court Rules University of Texas Can Use Race in Admissions

In a 2-1 ruling, judges from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that barring the university from using race would ultimately lead to a less diverse student body.

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Howard University Commemorates 50 Years of the Civil Rights Act

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, activists and senior government officials gathered at Howard University to celebrate past achievements and look to the future of racial equality.

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Addressing the Crisis Among Men of Color in Higher Education

The representation of African-American and Latino men in higher education is the worst it has been in the last 30 years.

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Report: Lack of Loan Access Has Nearly 1M Community College Students at Risk

A new report says nearly 1 million community college students — including many students of color — face added educational and financial challenges because their colleges choose not to participate in federal student loan programs.

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Professor: Chicago’s New Police-File Policy Will Shine Light

An agreement to make public all completed investigations of Chicago police misconduct will shine a light like never before on a department that has long been dogged by a reputation for brutality and a code of silence.

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Leadership & Policy

College Presidents Returning to Classroom

Experts say that, over the past decade, the number of college presidents enrolling into doctoral programs has steadily increased.

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Leadership & Policy

Union Pulls UNCF Support in Wake of $25M Koch Gift

WASHINGTON ― A powerful government workers’ union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund after the group accepted $25 million from the conservative powerhouse Koch brothers and the college fund’s president appeared at a Koch event. In a letter made public last Thursday, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees […]

Report: Blacks Need Additional Schooling to Have Equal Employment Chances as Lesser Educated Whites

While young Black adults at all education levels experience higher unemployment rates than others, such employment gaps diminish considerably as Black educational attainment increases, a new study says.

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The Birth Of a Nation

In July, the month we celebrate our nation’s Declaration o f Independence, we look at books about its colonial beginnings and its founding. That history cannot be separated from the issue of slavery in this country…

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Black Women Increasingly Becoming Victims of Brutal Violence

While many people have expressed their outrage at such injustices, there have been those who have resorted to a “they must have done something to deserve it” stance.

Faculty & Staff

Arizona State Professor Ersula Ore Pleads to Resisting Arrest

MESA, Ariz. ― An Arizona State University professor who accused campus police of excessive force when they arrested her agreed to a plea deal Wednesday. Ersula Ore pleaded guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court in Mesa to one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest. In exchange, three other charges, including a felony count of aggravated assault, […]

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Spelman College President Beverly Tatum to Retire Next Year

After 12 years at the helm, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum cites the recent completion of a 10-year fundraising campaign and the approach of her 60th birthday as factors leading to her retirement.

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