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Nursing Faculty Emphasize Culturally Competent Health Care

Emerging faculty educate their nursing students about issues that impact patient care and bring health care to underserved communities.

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Asian American Pacific Islander

Raising Consciousness for the Future of Higher Education

It is very possible to complete a program in higher education without engaging in a conversation around race, which is troubling.

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Scalia’s ‘Mismatch Theory’ a Foe to Diversity, Inclusion

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia made waves with his remarks about the abilities of African-American students in this country during the oral arguments of the Fisher vs. University of Texas at Austin case.

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Leadership & Policy

Virginia State to Name Makola Abdullah President

Virginia State University will name Bethune-Cookman Provost and Academic Officer Makola M. Abdullah as its next president Friday. Abdullah, a Chicago native, succeeds interim President Pamela Hammond at the historically Black university in Petersburg, Va., and is expected to take office on Feb. 1. Hammond took over as president when Keith Miller resigned last December. […]

Penn Latest to Rename Dorm ‘Masters’ over Racial Concerns

PHILADELPHIA ― The University of Pennsylvania has become the latest Ivy League institution to drop the title “master” to refer to student dorm leaders following weeks of protests against racial insensitivity on college campuses across the country. Penn decided to change the name from faculty “masters” to faculty “directors” to refer to the tenured, full-time […]

De los Santos Turning Over League Reins to Glasper

The League for Innovation in Community Colleges (League) announced that long-serving CEO Gerardo de los Santos will step down in February 2016.

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Ahead of Fisher Showdown, Experts Defend Affirmative Action

The growing unrest across the country points to the fact that students and faculty of color are still not treated or seen as equals, many say.

Carolina Panthers Owner Gives Johnson C. Smith $250K

Jerry Richardson, owner of the Carolina Panthers, has donated $250,000 to a Johnson C. Smith University scholarship fund. The money will go to the President’s Gap scholarship fund, which covers the financial gap between a student’s financial aid package and the cost of tuition at the historically Black institution. The fund was created in 2012. […]

Yale Teacher Resigns Over Offensive Halloween Costume Email

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― A Yale University faculty member who sparked protests when she said students should be free to push boundaries with Halloween costumes, even to the point of offense, resigned from her teaching position, the school announced Monday. Erika Christakis chose not to continue teaching in the spring semester, the university said on […]

More Men Should Make an Effort to Bridge Racial Divide

There are those who argue that cross-racial friendships are not that unusual, particularly among millennials.

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Push for Reparations Gaining Traction Globally

The ongoing issue of reparations for the descendants of African slaves continues to be a hot-button topic around the world.

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University of Maryland President Urges Stadium Name Change

BALTIMORE ― Former University of Maryland President H.C. “Curley” Byrd’s name should come off of Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium because he worked to maintain racial segregation and endorsed “separate but equal” education, the current president said Monday. Wallace D. Loh said in emails and letters to the university community and the Board of […]

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