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Post-Brown Diversity has to Mean More Than Numbers

Brown v. Board of Education was as much a stepping stone to building a diverse democracy as it was about the attainment of equal educational opportunities for non-White students.

Bethune-Cookman Graduates Chose Which Way They Wanted to Go

The decision by the students to show resistance was solidified. They could not straddle the fence. The Trump administration is quickly forcing people to choose sides.

University of New Hampshire Hit by Racism Claims

DURHAM, N.H. — Some University of New Hampshire students say the school has failed to address currents of racism on campus and are demanding that it double the number of students and faculty of color, offer diversity training for all staff and amend the student conduct code to expel students who post “racially insensitive” content. […]

Leadership & Policy

Trustees Could Decide This Week on Jackson State President

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi College Board trustees are still considering a new president for Jackson State University. Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce said Friday that trustees could take action in a closed session after their monthly meeting Thursday. Boyce says all three unnamed finalists discussed in a closed meeting Monday are still in the running. […]

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NAFEO Pushed for White House Initiative Move

Lezli Baskerville said NAFEO had recommended that the initiative be placed in The White House, “reporting to a senior executive to the President.”

Lezli Baskerville

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4 Among List of White House Initiative Executive Director Candidates

Diverse has obtained the names of four individuals whose names have been floated for the post, including two who held it under previous administrations.

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Faculty & Staff

Hine Retiring from Northwestern U. Endowed Professorship

Dr. Darlene Clark Hine — known in the academy as the dean of African-American women’s history — is retiring from her endowed professorship at Northwestern University.

President Barack Obama presented Dr. Darlene Clark Hine with the National Humanities Medal for outstanding achievements in history in 2014.

The African-American College Experience and Student Loan Debt

The cost of college has spiraled beyond the reach of many families and is leaving millions of students and graduates with debts that are keeping them from realizing their financial goals.

Civil Rights Should be Part of UNC’s Mission, Speakers Say

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A campus that protects a statue honoring White supremacy in the Civil War should balance that support by continuing to train law students who will fight social injustice, the head of the school’s Center for Civil Rights told a panel Thursday. Ted Shaw, director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights, […]

Protests, Boos Greet DeVos at Bethune-Cookman Commencement

Ever since officials announced the choice for this year’s commencement speaker at the historically Black institution would be Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the university and the town where it’s based have been roiled by controversy and protests.

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Expert: Achievement Gap a National Crisis

Consider this sobering fact: For every 10 African-American students who enter college, only four will graduate. Just four in 10.

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Congressional Black Caucus Not Buying Trump’s ‘Unwavering Support’ of HBCUs

Two leading Democratic Black lawmakers on Monday slammed President Donald J. Trump’s attempt to walk back his previous comments questioning the constitutionality of a program that helps support HBCUs.

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