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Ricks’ Teen Pregnancy Work Born Out of Personal Experience

When she was just 15, Dr. Nila Ricks, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, discovered that she was pregnant. For many, this might have meant the end of high school and the end of any college aspirations.

Guillermo: Trump’s Sense of Equality Doesn’t Include Transgendered

Trump’s words do not match his deeds, when it comes to civil rights or bathroom rights. Trump, who just a month ago vowed to protect the rights of all Americans, is going backward.

Angela Gilmore, left, a North Carolina Central University law professor, and Joaquin Carcaño, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill employee, have a lawsuit pending which claims that North Carolina’s “bathroom law” is unconstitutional. (Photo courtesy of Lambda Legal)

Faculty & Staff

Raheem Beyah Wants to Open More Doors to Cybersecurity

For Dr. Raheem A. Beyah, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, the journey toward a career in teaching cybersecurity began with a simple desire to make sure his mother wouldn’t have to struggle.

Dr. Raheem A. Beyah (Photo courtesy of Dr. Raheem A. Beyah)

Report: MSIs Key to Texas Reaching Higher Ed Goals

Currently, 35 percent of young adults in Texas age 25-34 hold an associate’s degree or higher. Texas’ goal is to raise that number to 60 percent by 2030.

William Casey Boland

Leadership & Policy

Herseth Sandlin Named New Augustana University President

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Former U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says her new position as the 24th president of Augustana University is a “true calling” and she is “done seeking political office.” The Sioux Falls private liberal arts college introduced her Thursday as its first female president. Herseth Sandlin will succeed President Rob Oliver, who […]

New Yale Law Dean Stresses Standing Up for Rule of Law

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — As the next dean of Yale Law School, Heather Gerken says a key challenge will be figuring how best to stand up for the rule of law. Gerken, a constitutional law expert, was appointed this week as the 17th dean of the law school and the first woman to serve in […]

African-American

For Now, Reality Reels In Milo Yiannopoulos

The “inclusion” afforded to Milo Yiannopoulos by some was only temporary and came with strings attached.

1 in 3 West Virginia University Women Surveyed Report Being Sexually Assaulted

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Most students say they feel safe on West Virginia University’s main campus, but 1 in 3 women surveyed reported being sexually assaulted, and 10 percent of the female students responding said they’d been raped. Unfortunately, these numbers are roughly standard for college campuses across the United States, and are most likely under […]

Nguyen Draws on Experience to Start Repairing Education Inequities

Dr. Thai-Huy Nguyen, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, says he will function as a navigator to steer disadvantaged community college students through a system for which they are largely unfamiliar.

Dr. Thai-Huy Nguyen

Smith College Raises Possible Record $486M

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — A private liberal arts college for women says the Massachusetts school has raised a record-high $486 million. The Boston Globe reports Smith College in Northampton announced on Monday its “Women for the World” campaign significantly surpassed its goal of raising $450 million. The campaign launched in the fall of 2012. The school […]

Guillermo: Asian American History Shows Why Travel Ban Unjust

The media mostly forgot that Sunday marked the 75th anniversary of President Roosevelt signing an executive order authorizing the roundup and incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry.

Phil Tajitsu Nash

Scholars: At its Core, Feminism Universal

Black transnational feminisms simply means understanding the ways in which Black women across nationalities are faced with many of the same issues.

Dr. Keisha-Khan Perry

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