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Rev. Jackson Debunks ‘Post-Racial’ Idea at Minority Legal Scholar Conference

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who twice ran for president, mocks the notion that the mere fact that a Black person is sitting in the White House means the nation has entered a “post-racial” era.

African-American

An Appreciation: Political Scientist Ronald Walters, 1938 – 2010

Dr. Ronald Walters, who retired last year from his post at the University of Maryland in College Park where he was professor of government and politics and director of the school’s African American Leadership Institute, died late Friday of cancer.

Leadership & Policy

Shaw University Announces New President

A historically Black college in North Carolina’s capital city has named its first female president.

Dr. Irma McClaurin was named president of Shaw University on Thursday.

Bernie Milano Maintains Long-term Focus on Minority Doctorate Program

In an exclusive interview with Diverse, KPMG Foundation President Bernie Milano discusses the state of affairs at The PhD Project and what lies ahead for the storied initiative.

Latino Higher Education Group Launches College-completion Campaign

Excelencia in Education’s Ensuring America’s Future by Increasing Latino College Completion campaign seeks to align itself with the Obama Administration’s goal of making the United States the most college-educated nation in the world by 2020.

Best & Brightest: Temple University Grad Continues Public Health Advocacy

Kelly Lopez credits Temple University with allowing her to create Chicas in Charge, a five-week program in Reading, Pa.,that helps Latina girls ages 14 to 17 learn about preventing sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy.

Chicas in Charge group

African-American

HBCU Stimulus Funding Has Helpful Yet Limited Impact

HBCUs’ share of stimulus money, with few exceptions, did little to improve the beleaguered condition of the institutions. Click here for HBCU stimulus funding analysis.

Central State University

Congresswoman Repays Foundation for College Scholarships

U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas), following her admission that she broke scholarship rules by awarding money to her relatives and an aide’s children, said that she has repaid about $31,000 to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.

Eddie Bernice Johnson

Leadership & Policy

Opinion: Assessing the Broad Picture of Asian-American Achievement

Although Asian-Americans boast the highest college graduation rates among ethnic groups in the U.S., large sectors of their population suffer from low educational attainment.

U.S. Rep. Michael Honda

African-American

ETS Report Notes Arrested Progress in Closing Black-White Achievement Gap

Educational Testing Service study finds no clear reason why Black academic progress has halted since the 1980s.

young student reflects

After Voluntary Deportation, Arizona State Grad Returns as U.S. Resident

Oscar Vazquez knew he was taking a risk when he returned to Mexico for the first time in his adult life, starting what could have been a years-long odyssey to earn legal U.S. residency.

Sen. Dick Dubin, D-Illinois

Leadership & Policy

Case of Missing $1 Million at Ala. A&M Unsolved After Two Years

The mystery of what happened to more than $1 million at Alabama A&M University hasn’t been solved two years after state examiners reported financial problems at the school.

Dr. Robert Jennings was president of Alabama A&M University from 2006 to 2008.

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