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African-American: Page 344
Faculty & Staff
Universities Honor First Black Faculty Member, Journalism Graduate With Building Dedications
In October, the University of Missouri named an academic building in honor of its first Black professor, Dr. Arvarh E. Strickland; A little farther east, Ohio University honored its first Black journalism graduate by dedicating a new residence hall in his name last month.
Faculty & Staff
Universities Are Slow To Reveal Links To Slavery
When Brown University released its landmark report on the institution’s connections to slavery in the fall of 2006, academics and reparations advocates across the country praised the institution, but few universities have followed Brown’s lead in examining their own history with slavery more than one year later.
Students
Black Greeks Debate Their Future
“Enough is enough” was the sentiment of panelists and participants in Diverse’s Web chat last week, when they expressed that dangerous hazing undermines the noble principles on which Black Greek-letter organizations were founded.
African-American
Study: Brutal, Corrupt Police Patrol Black, Latino Neighborhoods
CHICAGO A statistical study by a University of Chicago law professor indicates police officers most often accused of brutality and corruption work in groups that patrol mostly low-income Black and Latino neighborhoods.
Students
Transcripts: Diverse Web Chat on the State of Black Greek Letter Organizations
Here is the modified transcript from Diverse’s web chat on the state of Black Greek-letter Organizations, held Nov. 14.
African-American
Ties That Bind Untangling the history of the “Black Seminoles”
As a transplanted Englishman, Dr. Kevin Mulroy might seem an unlikely candidate to peel back the layers of mystique and legend surrounding the “Black Seminoles.”
African-American
Va. Memorial to Honor 2 Md. Slaves Who Inspired Uncle Tom’s Cabin
ALEXANDRIA Va. In a city well known for famous slaveholders George Washington and Robert E. Lee, an office building planned on the site of a notorious slave pen will provide its first monument to slaves.
Students
Black Greeks: A Legacy in Peril?
During the time of their inception, the purpose of Black Greek-letter organizations was clear. Amid racial oppression and segregation, these elite groups of educated Blacks assumed the charge of activism, scholarship, social uplift and service.
Students
Diverse To Host a Web Chat on Black Greek Letter Organizations
Please join us for an exciting Web chat discussion about the state of Black Greek Letter Organizations at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Our panel includes Dr. Ricky L. Jones, author of “Black Haze: Violence, Sacrifice, and Manhood in Black Greek-Letter Fraternities and Dr. Gregory S. Parks, editor of the new book “Our Fight Has Just Begun: The Relevance of Black Fraternities and Sororities in the 21st Century,” among others.
African-American
House Panel Told Ways to Commemorate Use of Slave Labor to Build Capitol
WASHINGTON Tours, exhibits and commemorative plaques in the Capitol should recognize the contributions of slaves in constructing Congress’ home, experts told a House committee Wednesday.
African-American
Addressing Anxiety, Depression and Suicide Among HBCU Students
In the wake the massacre at Virginia Tech and the recent shooting at Delaware State University, student mental health is becoming increasingly important to colleges and universities nationwide.
Students
Educating Leaders for the Global Community
We have covered minority student participation in study abroad programs over the years and although participation rates have not increased dramatically, much is being done within higher education to make such opportunities more accessible.
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