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Asian American Pacific Islander

Commentary: Jeremy Lin Phenomenon Shows Us We Don’t Know Asian Americans

In a time when there are more Asians and Asian Americans on college campuses than ever before, Lin’s explosion into our pop consciousness as an NBA basketball star is allowing society a new pathway to see Asian Americans.

African-American

Fisk University President Hazel R. O’Leary to Retire in December

News of O’Leary’s departure announcement comes as the school manages to maintain a small, solid academic program while continuing to lose enrollment and thirst for a huge infusion of money to keep its doors open.

African-American

Prominent FAMU Trustee Resigns from University Board

Richard Dent III, a Florida A & M University graduate and successful retail executive, resigned earlier this month from his post as vice chair of the FAMU Board of Trustees.

Richard Dent III

African-American

Lawsuit in FAMU Death Reveals Details of Hazing

The parents of a Florida A&M band member who died after being hazed filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the owner and driver of the charter bus where the ritual took place, and revealed new details about what might have happened the night Robert Champion died.

Robert Champion

NASA-MUST Program Aims To Propel Students Into STEM Disciplines

Latinos are among the students targeted by the NASA-funded program that involves the Hispanic College Fund along with the United Negro College Fund, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, the Association on Higher Education and Disability and the Institute for Broadening Participation.

African-American

New Book Explores Black History and the American Presidency

Every president of the United States from George Washington to Barack Obama has had to confront issues surrounding African-Americans and race relations in America.

Johnson civil rights

Civil Rights Project: California Maintains Segregated Community College System

The vast majority of Black and Latino students in California are being subjected to a “segregated” community college system where very few transfer to four-year institutions, researchers charged Tuesday as they released three reports.

Dr. Gary Orfield

African-American

Albany State Awards Honorary Degrees to 32 Students Expelled for 1961 Protests

Dr. Everette Freeman said when he became president of Albany State, an HBCU, in 2005, he knew he wanted to honor the Albany Movement students for their civil rights activism.

Albany State grads

African-American

Commentary: The Complex Simplicity of Black Male Success in College

When I read through the key findings of the study, I was struck by the simplicity of the reasons these Black men offered as to why they have succeeded in college.

African-American

HBCU Television Network Eyes March Launch

For longtime cable television executive Curtis Symonds, launching the HBCU Network as a cable television channel represents the pinnacle of a lifelong association with historically Black institutions.

CEO Curtis Symonds

Native Americans

University of North Dakota Will Use Fighting Sioux Nickname

The University of North Dakota will resume using its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname despite threats from the NCAA, the school’s president said Wednesday, marking the latest twist in a years-long fight about a name that some consider offensive.

African-American

Johnson C. Smith University Embraces Foster Youth

Under Dr. Ronald Carter’s leadership, Johnson C. Smith University wants to be a family and community for young adults coming out of foster care.

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