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Tragedy in Paris Steve Fund Challenging Views of Mental Health in Minority Communities Failing Grade: Why There Aren’t More African-American Teachers in Classrooms Mizzou and the Future of Black Student-Athletes’ Protests

Report: Clear Path from Community Colleges to 4-Year Institutions

The Edvance Foundation issued a report that lays out a series of recommendations on how to smooth the transfer pathway from community colleges to four-year institutions.

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Board Ready to Lead ASALH into 2nd Century of Existence

As the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) moves into its second century of existence, it will be led by a well-known historian who has been active in the organization for decades.

Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, recently elected president of ASALH, has been lauded for her ground-breaking scholarship.

Faculty & Staff

Portraits of Black Faculty Members Defaced at Harvard Law

BOSTON ― Harvard Law School says portraits of Black faculty members have been defaced a day after a campus rally for Black students. Several portraits were discovered Thursday with black strips of tape placed diagonally over the Black faculty members’ faces. The portraits were on the first floor of Wasserstein Hall, which houses two hallways […]

University to Rebrand 14 Campus Restrooms as ‘All Gender’

INDIANAPOLIS ― Officials at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have announced a plan to re-label 14 restrooms across campus as “All Gender.” The Indianapolis Star reports the university announced the plan in a faculty newsletter Tuesday. The school also plans a new center at Taylor Hall for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. Karen Dace is […]

Native Imagery in Sports Remains Hot-Button Issue

Tribal members crown the homecoming chief and princess with authentic Seminole regalia at Florida State University.

Diverse Conversations: Do Full-ride Scholarships Really Increase College Diversity?

Finances are certainly an obstacle when it comes to creating diverse college campuses but it is not the only issue.

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Failing Grade: Why There Aren’t More African-American Teachers in Classrooms

The need for the African-American teacher continues to increase. What do we need to do to protect the lifeline of the African-American teacher candidate?

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Steve Fund Challenging Views of Mental Health in Minority Communities

The Steve Fund, focused on the specific mental health challenges that plague minority communities, will hold its “Young, Gifted, and @ Risk” symposium Friday at Stanford University.

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Texas Rejects Letting Academics Vet Public School Textbooks

AUSTIN, Texas ― Top Texas education officials rejected Wednesday letting university experts fact-check textbooks approved for use in public-school classrooms statewide, instead reaffirming a vetting system that has helped spark years of ideological battles over how potentially thorny lessons in history and science are taught. The Board of Education approves textbooks in the nation’s second-largest […]

Leadership & Policy

Students Want Woodrow Wilson’s Name Removed from Princeton

PRINCETON, N.J. ― Students staged a protest Wednesday inside the office of Princeton University’s president, demanding the school remove the name of former school president and U.S. President Woodrow Wilson from programs and buildings over what they said was his racist legacy. Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber told the students he agreed with them that Wilson […]

Fighting Hawks Picked as University of North Dakota Nickname

FARGO, N.D. ― University of North Dakota backers have selected Fighting Hawks as the school’s new nickname, the school announced Wednesday. The predatory bird mascot was declared the winner after receiving 57 percent of the vote compared to 43 percent for Roughriders in the two-nickname runoff. The vote was open to people with UND ties, […]

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