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Leadership & Policy

NAFEO Board Cites Need to Move in ‘Another Direction’

NAFEO Board Cites Need to Move in ‘Another Direction’Humphries out; Washington-based attorney to serve as interim presidentBy Cassie ChewWASHINGTONCiting the need to “move into another direction with its leadership,” the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), at an April 26 board meeting, requested that its top officer, Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, step […]

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Disciplined Consequences of Brown

Disciplined Consequences of BrownThe desegregation that began in Clarendon, S.C., came to my hometown of Sumter back in 1965, some 11 years after the celebrated Brown decision. My sense of surprise, anxiety and anticipation when informed that I would be among the handful of students chosen to undertake this noble experiment was understandably significant.I didn’t […]

Faculty & Staff

Africanizing Our Historically Black Institutions

Africanizing Our Historically Black Institutions“The Blacker the College the Sweeter the Knowledge,” is a common saying heard among students who attend Black institutions, as well as many proud alumni. These institutions have, from their inception, served a unique mission in educating the masses of Black folk, thus creating the Black middle class. They have done […]

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2004 Commencement Speakers

2004 Commencement Speakers•Ashland University (Ohio) Robert C. Springer Colonel, United States Marine Corps, retired NASA astronaut director •Bennett College (N.C.) Gwendolyn E. Boyd National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. •Bucknell University (Pa.) Ralph Nader Consumer advocate, lawyer, author and presidential candidate •California State University – Fullerton Susan Elizabeth George Educator, novelist and founder of the […]

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Arkansas State University Group Traces Graves at Cemeteries

Arkansas State University Group Traces Graves at CemeteriesTULOT, Ark.Descendants of Black sharecroppers in Poinsett County are attempting to get two cemeteries listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Dr. Julie Morrow, archaeologist at the Arkansas State University-Jonesboro station of the Arkansas Archaeological Survey, and eight of her archaeology and geology students traced grave sites at […]

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Rethinking Nationalism: Seeking Answers for Future Black Voices

Rethinking Nationalism: Seeking Answers for Future Black VoicesAll of the organizations I am aware of that conduct statistical analyses of demographic information indicate that the United States is rapidly becoming a more diverse place (e.g., U.S. Census, 2000). Many of the major newspapers such as the Washington Post on March 7, 2003, seemed eager to […]

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Survey Shows Blacks Not Concerned Enough About Kidney Disease

Survey Shows Blacks Not Concerned Enough About Kidney DiseaseJACKSON, Miss. Health officials may have an uphill battle in educating Blacks about a disease that’s being called a “silent killer,” a recent survey shows. Kidney disease is an illness that’s become more prevalent, especially in the nation’s Black population, but a survey conducted in Jackson, Atlanta, […]

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Experts Address Influence of AD/HD in Black Community

Experts Address Influence of AD/HD in Black CommunityA panel of experts voiced concerns to the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) about misperceptions of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) in the African American community during a Capitol Hill briefing last month hosted by Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD). Co-sponsored by Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, and Donna […]

Faculty & Staff

On the Right Path

On the Right PathMillersville president’s personal commitment to minority student recruitment, retention brings her to historic post.By Erv Dyer At 150 years old, Millersville University is still making history. One of its defining moments came just one year ago when Dr. Francine McNairy was appointed as the first Black and first female president of the […]

Leadership & Policy

Brown University Committee Examines Historical Ties to Slavery

Brown University Committee Examines Historical Ties to SlaveryPROVIDENCE, R.I.Brown University President Ruth Simmons has established a committee to examine the Ivy League school’s historical ties to slavery and debate whether the university should make amends. An article in Brown’s alumni magazine last summer reported that Simmons created the presidential committee last spring. She appointed about […]

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Former Liberian Head of State Named Boston University’s African President-in-Residence

Former Liberian Head of State Named Boston University’s African President-in-Residence BOSTONRuth Sando Perry, the only female African head of state in modern times, has been appointed the next Balfour African President-in-Residence at Boston University’s African Presidential Archives and Research Center (APARC). A former legislator, teacher and bank executive, she served in 1996 and 1997 as […]

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Florida State Celebrates Its Integration in a Monumental Way

Florida State Celebrates Its Integration in a Monumental WayTALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida State University unveiled a larger-than-life bronze sculpture last month to pay tribute to the first African American students who integrated the university more than 40 years ago. The sculpture, called “Integration,” was dedicated during the university’s Heritage Day celebration. It is located in the […]

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