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Faculty & Staff

Black Studies Faculty: Teaching Behind Enemy Lines

Being persecuted by the media and society is only one of the repercussions Black Studies faculty experience when they speak out on issues. Others include being terrorized by our own university administration, being sold out by other faculty, and being targeted by students who don’t agree with the material taught.

Dr. Aimee Glocke

Faculty & Staff

Former ED Secretary John King Teaching at University of Maryland

Dr. John B. King, Jr. —former U.S. Secretary of Education and President and CEO of The Education Trust — is slated to teach an undergraduate course on education policy this fall as a visiting professor at the University of Maryland College of Education. “I’m excited to be a part of the University of Maryland community, […]

Leadership & Policy

White House Says HBCU Summit Still On Despite Reports

WASHINGTON — A mid-September conference on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) remains on track, the White House said Wednesday, despite reports that it has been postponed. Omarosa Manigault Newman, an assistant to President Donald Trump and communications director for the White House Office of Public Liaison, said the summit has been moved to the […]

New Report Brings Facts to Light on Minority Serving Institutions

The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions report, backed by a campaign that utilized 52 data points for 52 weeks, highlights the contributions that MSIs make to higher education.

William Casey Boland

African-American

DeVos Met With Experts Before Postponing HBCU Week Conference

Prior to last Friday’s announcement of the postponement of the annual White House Initiative on HBCUs conference, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos discussed the conference at a private meeting in Florida with education leaders of that state.

Rev. Dr. R.B. Holmes

Craig Littlepage Retiring as University of Virginia’s Athletic Director

Craig Littlepage is retiring after 16 years as Virginia’s athletic director. Littlepage made the announcement Tuesday and added that he will remain in the job until a replacement is hired, then transition into a role in the university president’s office. He became the first Black athletic director in Atlantic Coast Conference history when he was […]

Faculty & Staff

Ohio State Ex-director Strayhorn Resigns Over Speaking Fees Questions

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A tenured Ohio State professor has resigned after a review alleged he improperly accepted up to $200,000 for speaking engagements across the country. The Columbus Dispatch reports Dr. Terrell Strayhorn left the College of Education and Human Ecology in May after being fired two months earlier as director of the university’s Center […]

Faculty & Staff

Court Rules Against Professor in Race Discrimination Case

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — An appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of racial discrimination claims by a former Indiana University South Bend professor. The South Bend Tribune reports that the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago published its opinion this week and determined that Otis Grant was not able to prove a lower court […]

Leadership & Policy

White House Initiative on HBCUs Conference Postponed Amid Key Groups’ Concerns

The Department of Education announced on Friday that the annual national conference of historically Black colleges and universities scheduled for September 17-19 will be postponed.

090517 White House

London Delivers Epic Upset in Debut as Howard University Coach

Howard University, a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) school, were a 45-point underdog to UNLV, a member of the NCAA’s top-tier Football Bowl Subdivision.

Howard University coach Mike London

Planning Helped Texas Southern Get a Handle on Harvey

Dr. Austin Lane, Texas Southern University president, and his crisis management team discussed plans for providing food, back-up power, and communication ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Harvey.

Dr. Austin Lane

Scholar: Graduate Research Internships a Resource to Fill STEM Workforce Gap

Expanding opportunities for more students to take advantage of graduate research internships might address future workforce needs in the U.S. and alleviate some of the pressure that faculty face to supplement their rigorous research training with the teaching of, and exposure to, technical and professional career skills and opportunities.

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