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Math Big Factor in Diversifying STEM Pipeline

The common denominator for entry into most STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) majors is the ability to successfully complete high-level math courses. There is no getting around this requirement in order to obtain degrees in majors like engineering, computer science and chemistry. There may not be one magic bullet that will increase the diversity […]

Faculty & Staff

Southern University Fires Vice Chancellor Dumas

Southern University has fired Dr. Brandon K. Dumas, the school’s vice chancellor for student affairs who was placed on administrative leave last month for undisclosed reasons. Dumas will have the opportunity to appeal his termination to the historically Black institution’s board of supervisors Friday. Dumas, who had served in his position for nearly five years, […]

HBCU Leaders Aim to Make Campuses More LGBTQ Inclusive

HBCU presidents and executives convened a summit to develop more strategic ways to turn their campuses into safe spaces for students that identify as LGBTQ.

Dr. Makola Abdullah is president of Virginia State University.

Leadership & Policy

BYU-Idaho Professor Fired After Showing LGBT Support on Facebook

REXBURG, Idaho — A former Brigham Young University-Idaho professor says she was fired after posting a critical view of the Mormon church’s policies against same-sex couples on Facebook. Former political science professor and LDS church member Ruthie Robertson wrote a lengthy Facebook post in favor of equal rights for the LGBT community during Pride Month […]

Student Leaders Want to Ban Athletes Convicted of Sex Crime

SPOKANE, Wash. — Student leaders at Washington State University are asking administrators to adopt a policy that prevents the recruitment of any athlete who has been convicted of a sex-related crime. They sent the request in a letter in late June to WSU President Kirk Schulz and Director of Athletics Bill Moos. “This is part […]

Higgins’ Ouster at Claremont Colleges Reignites Faculty Speech Controversy

Dr. Jonathan Higgins, an educator and advocate for social justice issues that affect the Black and LGBTQ community, was recently fired from his position with the Queer Resource Center of Claremont Colleges in California, because of his “tweets and social media presence.”

Dr. Jonathan Higgins

African-American

‘Just in Case,’ Is That Our New Anthem These Days?

In 2017, Black men in America walk a dangerous walk. The relationship between Black men and the police is problematic, at best.

Faculty & Staff

Diversity Pacesetter Maryam Mirzakhani Dies

Stanford professor Maryam Mirzakhani, first and only female winner of prestigious Fields Medal in math, succumbs to cancer.

Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani

Shaw University Names Dillard Interim President

Shaw University vice-president for academic affairs, Dr. Paulette Dillard, was announced Monday as the interim president of the historically Black institution. Shaw is conducting a search for its next president following the resignation of Dr. Tashni -Ann Dubroy earlier this month to become an executive vice president and chief operating officer at Howard University. The […]

Native Americans

Conference Explores Educational Sovereignty for the Navajo Nation

More than 70 Navajo teachers, administrators and counselors from four states convened at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, Arizona, on June 20 and 21 to explore challenges and strategies for promoting educational sovereignty for the Navajo Nation. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Timothy Benally set the tone for the conference by challenging the participants to […]

Dr. Barbara Mink

Leadership & Policy

Bethune-Cookman Appoints Interim President Grimes

Bethune-Cookman University has appointed its general counsel, retired judge Hubert Grimes, to take on the position of interim president in the absence of its former leader, Dr. Edison O. Jackson. Grimes also serves as the director for the Center for Law and Social Justice at B-CU. Grimes’s election comes after Jackson, the university’s sixth president, […]

Faculty & Staff

For Burnim, Integrity at Heart of Success

As he exited his post this summer as president of Maryland’s Bowie State University, Dr. Mickey L. Burnim took a pause to reflect on his more than two decades at the helm of two state institutions — each for more than 10 years.

Dr. Mickey L. Burnim says college presidents “are never really off duty.” (Photo courtesy of Bowie State University)

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