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Study: Black Adults Who Attended Racially Balanced Schools Were Worse Off
Black adults who attended racially balanced mixed-race schools ended up finishing fewer years of school and were less likely to graduate than others who attended overwhelmingly white schools or predominantly Black schools, according to four researchers, the The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. The researchers used data from the National Survey of Black Americans and looked at information […]
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Middlebury Institute of International Studies Creates Scholarship for HBCU, HSI and TCU Alumni
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey has created a scholarship for alumni of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) and Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), according to Middlebury officials. Alumni of such schools – starting with students admitted for fall 2021 – will receive a $10,000 annual scholarship for a master’s […]
Sports
Deion Sanders Helps SWAC Land Pepsi Sponsorship
Deion Sanders, head football coach at Jackson State University, has helped the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) land a sponsorship with Pepsi, making Pepsi the official soft drink supplier of SWAC football and basketball events through 2023, Football Scoop reported. PepsiCo will hire at least one graduate from each SWAC school. And Sanders will be a […]
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University of Richmond Board Suspends Decision to Keep Controversial Names of Two Campus Buildings
The University of Richmond’s board of trustees has decided to “suspend” its recent controversial decision to keep the names of slavery and segregation-tied historical figures on two campus buildings, The Washington Post reported. The board’s action came after a weeks-long uproar at the school. On Monday Apr. 5, the board released a statement to the […]
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Northern Kentucky University to Investigate White Supremacy Graffiti
Northern Kentucky University will investigate – and increase nightly police patrols – after white supremacy graffiti was found on campus, the second vandalization since the year’s start, CNN reported. The graffiti, found on public space “Housing Rock” included spray-painted stencils of the words, “Patriot Front,” in reference to white nationalist hate group Patriot Front. According […]
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Dr. Debra J. Barksdale Will Be Next Dean of UNC Greensboro School of Nursing
Dr. Debra J. Barksdale will be the next dean of University of North Carolina Greensboro’s School of Nursing and Professor in Family and Community Nursing. Barksdale is currently a professor of nursing and the associate dean of academic affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she led the revision of a nursing leadership and organizational science […]
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Xavier University of Louisiana and Lehigh University Business College Partner on 4+1 Agreement
Lehigh University’s College of Business and Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) are partnering for a new 4+1 agreement, a 5-year program of 4 years of undergrad at XULA plus 1 year of graduate management education at Lehigh. XULA students in liberal arts or STEM field majors can enter Lehigh’s MS in Management program, earning the […]
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White Camden County College Chemistry Professor Sues for Racial Discrimination
William T. Lavell, a white chemistry professor at Camden County College, has sued the school on grounds of racial discrimination, claiming his less qualified Black colleagues are paid more, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The lawsuit was filed in federal court Friday. Lavell – hired by the school in 1995 – alleges suffering ”severe emotional distress, […]
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Bennett College to Receive $25,000 from Fashion Nova and Megan Thee Stallion
Bennett College – a historically Black liberal arts college for women – will receive $25,000 from Fashion Nova Cares, e-commerce fashion lifestyle brand Fashion Nova and Grammy-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion. Bennett’s $25,000 will go towards its Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Throughout March, Fashion Nova Cares pledged to support and donate $1,000,000 to women entrepreneurs, […]
Students
Brown University Students Vote in Favor of Reparations
Brown University students have voted by a vast margin that the Ivy League school should offer reparations to descendants of enslaved people who were affiliated with the school and its founders, NBC News reported. The voting – on two referendum questions – took place last week during an annual election. One question was whether Brown […]
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Morehouse College Receives $2 Million from The Ray Charles Foundation for Business Major Scholarships
Morehouse College received a $2 million gift from The Ray Charles Foundation. The funds will be used to provide scholarships to outstanding business majors. The Ray Charles Foundation scholarship will honor foundation president Valerie Ervin, Morehouse Board of Trustees member and foundation chairman Robert C. Davidson Jr., board chairman emeritus. The gift will fund the […]
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Professor and Teacher Recognized for Antiracist Work
Dr. April Baker-Bell, an associate professor of English and African American and African studies, and Mimi Henderson-Hudson, language arts teacher at Detroit Denby High School, have been recognized by Michigan State University for their community-university partnership between MSU’s College of Arts & Letters English Education program and Detroit high school English teachers and students, according […]
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