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Golden Gate University Ranked No.1 for Adult Learners

Golden Gate University is ranked No. 1 for adult learners in the latest edition of Washington Monthly’s annual best college rankings issue.

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Increasing HBCU Retention: It’s the Small Things

Administration may overlook the collection of issues that may lead students to attrition, transferring from an HBCU to a predominantly White institution (PWI), community college or giving up higher education altogether for each individual student.

Study: Academic Readiness Gaps Closing but Slowly

Despite the narrowing readiness gaps, they remain large and in fact progress is so slow that at the rate that improvements are occurring, it will take at least 60 years for disparities to be eliminated.

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Calif. High School Ethnic Studies in Governor’s Hands Now

A California Bill that would mandate the teaching of ethnic studies in public schools across the state has cleared a legislative hurdled in the senate and assembly and is now headed to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk.

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Colleges Work to be More Family Friendly

Times are changing and colleges and universities are scrambling to keep up — at least when it comes to family benefits for employees.

Ex-University of Arkansas Student Files Lawsuit in Rape Case

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. ― A former student at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the school acted with “deliberate indifference” after she reported that she was raped by another student. The lawsuit was filed Monday, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. It alleges the university violated Title IX, a federal law that […]

Leadership & Policy

FAMU Board Fails to Extend Mangum’s Contract

The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees has for the second time this summer declined an opportunity to extend the contract of the historically Black institution’s president, Elmira Mangum.

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Langston Hughes’ Harlem Home Gets New Lease on Life

A plan to sell Langston Hughes’ Harlem home has been derailed — at least for now ― thanks to the tenacious work of poet and teacher Renee Watson.

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Yousufzai Introduces Students to Beauty of Science

Dr. Sardar Yousfzai, an assistant professor in the Division of Natural Sciences at Paine College, has dedicated each summer for the past 10 years to hosting a free summer chemistry camp to middle and high school youth.

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LGBTQ Inclusion Summit Series Kicks off at Virginia State University

Leading LGBTQ education organization Campus Pride launches its first HBCU Sports Inclusion Summit series this week at Virginia State University.

Virginia State University

Faculty & Staff

International Black Male Colloquium to Honor Dr. Lee Jones

When students and scholars gather in Bermuda in October for the 5th annual International Colloquium on Black Males in Education, they will pay homage to Dr. Lee Jones, founding president of the Brothers of the Academy Institute (BOTA) who passed away late last year.

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The Double Standard of Black Faculty in Academia

The increase of Black faculty into academia is a great improvement; however, additional efforts are required in order to recruit, retain and support the success of Black faculty members in years to come.

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