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Tulane University Institute Finds Racial Divide Over Post-Katrina Public School Changes
In survey of New Orleans residents, the university’s Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives found that a higher percentage of White voters (80 percent) than Black voters (57 percent) believe the state made the right decision in taking over most public schools in the city.
African-American
Prostate Cancer Screening Debate Explored at HBCU Symposium
Students, faculty and researchers from colleges and universities around the country gathered at Clark Atlanta University Monday to hear from some of the nation’s most renowned experts on prostate cancer.
African-American
Temple University Benefactor Donates Harriet Tubman Items to Smithsonian
Tourists will be able to see some rare, personal belongings of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman when an African-American history museum opens on the National Mall. This week, historian Charles L. Blockson donated about 40 objects from Tubman’s life to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
African-American
Obama Proposal Seeks to Consolidate Minority Undergraduate STEM Programs
Weighing a new approach for assisting minority college students in the sciences, the Obama administration has proposed the National Science Foundation consolidate major initiatives that target specific racial and ethnic groups for participation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines into a single program.
African-American
First Lady to Deliver HBCU Commencement Address
First lady Michelle Obama will be the featured graduation speaker at three commencement ceremonies this spring, including the graduation at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a historically Black institution.
Sports
Reviews: Catching Up on the Black History Book Bounty
Biographies of the legendary basketball coach Nolan Richardson and the late jazz singer Nina Simone were among the volumes released during the publishing industry’s February push to launch books documenting the Black experience in America.
Leadership & Policy
Women Leaders Honored at ACE Meeting
The American Council on Education honored Dr. Blenda Wilson, former president of California State University, Northridge, with the Donna Shavlik award Saturday, at the Women’s Leadership Dinner during ACE’s 92nd Annual Meeting being held through Tuesday in Phoenix.
African-American
Ohio Institutions Focus on Black Male Achievement
Ohio-based schools and organizations have developed education initiatives aimed at helping African-American male students succeed.
Leadership & Policy
Tavis Smiley, Chicago State University Preparing to Host Black Agenda Meeting
Two months after ending his annual State of the Black Union conference, Tavis Smiley is gathering African-American advocates to press the case for a “Black agenda.”
Students
Racist Incidents, Protests Spread at UC Campuses
A firestorm over racially and ethnically charged incidents at several University of California campuses spread Tuesday as UC San Diego announced a KKK-style hood was found on campus and students in Los Angeles and Irvine demonstrated against intolerance.
Students
Online Debate Rages Over White Team’s Step Competition Win
A white Arkansas sorority team’s win in an Atlanta step competition has stirred a fiery debate over the African-inspired tradition and whether the integration of a once-ethnically-exclusive activity constitutes a form of cultural theft.
African-American
Obama Signs Black College Executive Order
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order strengthening the long-standing White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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