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Diverse Docket: Court Upholds North Carolina A&T Firing

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has rejected a wrongful termination suit by the former executive assistant to the dean of the School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina A&T University.

Ex-Baylor Officer Sues School Claiming Retaliatory Firing

WACO, Texas — A former financial aid officer at Baylor is suing the university claiming it fired her in retaliation after she sought to reinstate a football player’s scholarship. Lyn Kinyon filed the federal lawsuit Wednesday in Waco, arguing Baylor violated federal Title IX protections when she was fired last year. The lawsuit says the […]

University of Oregon Building Name Will Stay Despite Man’s Pro-slavery Stance

EUGENE, Ore. — The president of the University of Oregon said he will not change the name of the oldest building on campus, which honors the school’s founder. The name became controversial because of the founder’s pro-slavery views. The school’s Black Student Task Force demanded in November 2015 that Deady Hall be renamed, reported The […]

Ala Qattawi Constantly Fine-tuning Approach to Teaching

Dr. Ala Qattawi, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, is a University of California, Merced assistant professor and the United States’ first female doctoral grad in automotive engineering.

Dr. Ala Qattawi

Faculty & Staff

Cornel West: We’re All Responsible for ‘Gangster’ Trump

In his lecture at Harvard, Dr. Cornel West waxed introspective about the courage he believes is necessary to speak truth to power during Donald Trump’s presidency.

Dr. Cornel West

Delaware State Aviation Program Soaring Again

With airlines expected to hire thousands of pilots and mechanics over the next decade, Delaware State University is ramping up its aviation program to answer that call.

Faculty & Staff

We’re Always Athletes: Microaggressions of Black Males Navigating Academia

The assumption often is that Black males within higher education contexts are athletes or related to athletics and could not possibly be there for anything else.

Dr. Adriel A. Hilton

African-American

Diversity in Tech: Lots of Attention, Little Progress

NEW YORK — The tech industry has brought us self-driving cars, artificial intelligence, disappearing photos and 3-D printers. But when it comes to racial and gender diversity, its companies are no trailblazers. Despite loudly touted efforts to hire more Black, Latino and female workers, especially in technical and leadership positions, diversity numbers at the largest […]

Diverse Conversations: What Would MLK Say About Diversity in Higher Ed?

As a champion of equality in education, what would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have to say about equalizing opportunities in higher ed through diversity initiatives and other efforts?

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School of Mines’ Wilson Nominated as Air Force Secretary

RAPID CITY, S.D. — President Donald Trump is planning to nominate Heather Wilson as secretary of the Air Force. A White House statement said Monday that Wilson, a former New Mexico congresswoman and president of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, would be the first Air Force Academy graduate to hold the position, […]

Our Struggle to Overcome Must Begin With You and Me

Let us strive to be our brother’s and sister’s keeper. We need more dignity and more respect when it comes to each other.

Leadership & Policy

Grambling President Advises Connecting with Politicians

Grambling State President Richard Gallot has advice for his peers, offered as a seasoned politician turned higher education administrator: connect with your so-called adversaries early, earnestly and often.

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