Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.

Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

African-American: Page 329

Minority Hires a Priority On Capitol Hill

Government agencies and MSI advocates seek new ways to boost minority participation in federal jobs.

Capitol Hill Interns

African-American

Like Du Bois, UPenn Scholar Has Focused on Interdisciplinary Work

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, the Lasry Family Endowed Professor of Race Relations at the University of Pennsylvania, has found a way to hone all of his academic interests without forcing himself to choose one discipline over another.

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi

African-American

Scholar Renders Deft History of Civil Rights Era

Historian Andrew B. Lewis chronicles the roles of a band of young people who gave new direction and courage to the civil rights movement in The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation.

The Shadows of Youth

Leadership & Policy

Quid Pro Quo Deal Allows Lincoln to Renovate Its Image

Lincoln University gave up ‘control’ of a prized art collection, gaining a chance to remake its campus.

Lincoln University President Ivory Nelson says the institution will be the “center of attraction” to local residents once its renovation is completed.

HBCUs a Bargain Compared with Other Private Colleges, UNCF Says

Applications are on the increase at many private Black colleges, the United Negro College Fund says, and one factor may be their lower tuitions compared with other small private colleges and universities.

UNCF president and CEO Michael Lomax

Changing the Measures of Success for HBCUs

Public HBCUs want institutional graduation rates to reflect social and economic obstacles borne by their disadvantaged students.

African-American

Dispelling HIV/AIDS Myths in Black Community

Claudia Pryor’s documentary explores the attitudes and awareness among Black youth in Pittsburgh about HIV/AIDS that will be the basis of a new curricula to dispel the myths surrounding Blacks with the disease

African-American

No Laughing Matter

Comedian Bill Cosby spreads his message for Black families through town hall meetings, social networking Web sites and hip-hop.

SOUL SURVIVOR

A target in the 1990s culture wars, Temple\’s venerable African American studies department enters its third decade beset by a lingering faculty rift.

Faculty & Staff

SPECTRUM: GROWING BY LEAPS WITHOUT BOUNDS

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi is familiar to millions of viewers on the popular PBS â€œHistory Detectivesâ€ program, a television series in its eighth season devoted to â€œexploring the complexities of historical mysteries.

Despite Struggles, Pioneering Black Studies Department Presses Forward

A target in the 1990s culture wars, Temple University’s venerable African American studies department enters its third decade.

Dr. Nathaniel Norment

African-American

Accreditation Reaffirmed for Fisk University, Three Other HBCUs

Four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), including financially troubled Fisk University, had their accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) reaffirmed for another 10 years.

Fisk University Graduation

Page 329 of 406

The trusted source for all job seekers

We have an extensive variety of listings for both academic and non-academic positions at postsecondary institutions.

The trusted source for all job seekers