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Digital Archives Gives Access to African American History

MINNEAPOLIS — A University of Minnesota-led digital archive of African American historical materials is now free and accessible online to the public. The university’s Umbra search includes handwritten 17th-century letters, underground hip hop albums from the 1970s and a whole of other artifacts, the Minnesota Daily reported. Cecily Marcus, curator of the Archie Givens, Sr., […]

Keeping Black History Alive for Future Generations

Just as Black History Month has been kept alive for you, you must now keep it alive for future generations.

Blacks, Hispanics Losing Out on LSAT-based Financial Aid

The result of privileging LSAT scores through merit-based scholarships is what some call a “reverse Robin Hood” effect, in which students from less privileged backgrounds end up shouldering more of the cost of law school.

Kyle McEntee is executive director and co-founder of Law School Transparency

Sides Not Close in Maryland HBCU Remedy Trial

The plaintiffs and those representing the state of Maryland are still apparently far apart when it comes to how to remedy a segregated higher ed system that has disadvantaged Maryland’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU). In the ongoing remedial bench trial in Baltimore, testimony on behalf of the state has put the price tag […]

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Leadership & Policy

Sweet Briar College Names Former UVa Dean as New President

SWEET BRIAR, Va. — Sweet Briar College has selected a new president. News outlets report Meredith Woo will become the college’s 13th president on May 15. The college announced Monday that Woo will succeed Phillip C. Stone who’s set to retire after this academic year. Woo has been in London most recently as director of […]

Forged Racist Emails Cause Stir at University of Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Someone sent racist and anti-Semitic emails to University of Michigan students and made it look like they were from a computer science professor who pushed for presidential election recounts in several states. About 40 students protested early Wednesday outside the home of the school’s president, Mark Schlissel, about the spoofed emails […]

Rodriguez: Light Skin Preference and the Denial of Indigeneity

Part of what I choose to examine is the earliest memories when children become conscious of their color and that there is meaning attached to their color.

Ethics and the 21st Century HBCU

The real question is this: how do we achieve this seemingly elusive goal of ensuring the success of the HBCU while still upholding the college’s mission and longstanding legacy?

At Her Core, Zurita-Lopez All About Helping

Dr. Cecilia I. Zurita-Lopez, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, knew at a young age that she wanted to help other people.

Dr. Cecilia I. Zurita-Lopez

African-American

Professor Uses Interactive Technology to Tell Emmett Till Story

Lawrence, Kansas is a long way from Sumner, Mississippi but Dr. David Tell of the University of Kansas is shortening the distance with his research, scholarship and actions related to the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till.

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Antebellum Slave Tax has Lingering Effect in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In the late spring or early summer of 1822, a man named Bolling Hall made a list of all his property before taking it to the Autauga County assessor and paying his taxes. On the left side of a piece of parchment, Hall listed hundreds of acres of land he’d acquired since […]

Jackson State Asks Alumni to Give to Offset Cash Crunch

JACKSON, Miss. — Jackson State University’s temporary leader Monday asked alumni to dig into their pockets to overcome the school’s financial challenges. Interim President Rod Paige stated in a letter to graduates that the 10,000-student university’s expenses are exceeding income. He asked graduates to each contribute $100 to an “urgent fundraising campaign” that seeks to […]

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