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Missouri Corrects Record on 1923 College Town Lynching
Eighty-seven years after the Missouri public lynching of a Black janitor accused of rape, civic leaders have come together to confront the ugly episode in Columbia and correct the record on the death of the accused, who insisted the rape allegation was a case of mistaken identity.
Dr. Patrick Huber is an associate professor of history at Missouri University of Science and Technology whose undergraduate thesis discussed the James T. Scott lynching.
African-American
Exploring the Connection Between Residential Segregation and Health
Harvard sociologist David R. Williams argues that residential segregation by race is the fundamental cause of racial disparities in health in the United States.
Harvard sociologist David R. Williams argues that residential segregation by race is the fundamental cause of racial disparities in health in the United States.
African-American
Medical School Association Diversity Chief Talks Health Care Reform
Dr. Marc Nivet, the Association of American Medical Colleges chief diversity officer, says the emphasis on prevention and wellness in the health care reform law will benefit minorities.
Health Care
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Tennessee Courts Approves Fisk Art Sale With Rigid Conditions That Anger School and State
A Tennessee Judge has decided financially troubled Fisk University can sell half ownership in its prestigious Alfred Stieglitz Collection of photographs and art for $30 million, if two-third of the proceeds are placed in a new endowment whose sole purpose would be to use its income to ensure the collection remains in Nashville, even if Fisk closes.
Hazel O’Leary
African-American
Minorities Ride GOP Wave to Groundbreaking Wins
The Republican wave produced groundbreaking results for minority candidates, from Latina and Indian-American governors to a pair of Black congressmen from the Deep South.
In Florida, Allen West (pictured) ousted a two-term Democrat to a House seat. He is the first Black Republican elected to Congress from Florida since a former slave served two terms in the 1870s.
African-American
Surgeon General Benjamin Urges Prescription for Better U.S. Health
America’s top doctor leads effort to focus nation on exercise and other strategies to promote health and wellness.
Health Care
Students
Conveying the Black College Experience into Distance Learning
With HBCUsOnline.com, radio personality Tom Joyner ventures into ‘expanding the voice’ of HBCUs by targeting growing contingent of nontraditional students.
Launched by radio personality and longtime HBCU booster Tom Joyner, HBCUsOnline.com seeks to tap into the lucrative online adult higher education market (photo by AP/Mary Ann Chastain).
Students
Future Teachers Must Show, Not Just Tell, Skills
Standing at the edge of a pond surrounded by her class of fourth-graders, Jasmine Zeppa filled a bucket with brown water and lectured her pupils on the science of observing and recording data. Many of the children seemed more interested in nearby geese, a passing jogger and the crunchy leaves underfoot.
Sharon P. Robinson is president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, an umbrella group for schools that specialize in training teachers.
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A Sign of Peace at Southern University
The faculty senate president at Southern University’s Baton Rouge (SUBR) campus says the SUBR faculty organization recently “accepted an olive branch” from top administration officials after months of conflict over budget cuts and fiscal priorities.
Lisa Delpit
Faculty & Staff
Lincoln University President Says He Can’t Fire Professor Over Remarks
The president of Lincoln University said late last week that he cannot fire a tenured professor who has questioned the Holocaust and expressed virulent anti-Israel views because the teacher has kept his opinions out of the classroom.
Dr. Ivory Nelson is president of Lincoln University.
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Schools Step Up Efforts to Attract Adult Learners into College Programs
After traditional colleges and universities lost ground in the race to win back minority college dropouts, there is a push across academia to find innovative ways to recruit and retain adult learners.
CEO Jamie Merisotis
African-American
Anti-affirmative Action Campaign Expected to Win in Arizona
Overshadowed by battle over controversial immigration law, anti-affirmative action ballot initiative in Arizona goes unchallenged.
Ward Connerly
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