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African-American

Effort Aims To Bridge Swimming Gap for Minorities

A study conducted by the University of Memphis and released in May showed 69 percent of Black children and 58 percent of Hispanic kids either had low or no swimming ability.

University of Memphis swim study

African-American

Poll: Identity, Blending in Important to Hispanics

An Associated Press-Univision poll shows that a significant percentage of Hispanics believe it is important to hold on to their unique identity even as they work to blend into American society.

Dr. Gary Segura, a Stanford University professor and authority on Latino politics, helped design the AP-Univision survey.

Veteran Journalist Pinkston Sees Bright Prospects for the News Profession

Encouraged by educators to become a reporter, CBS newsman Randall Pinkston says he’s optimistic about the news profession because of the promising student journalists he meets while guest lecturing at journalism schools.

CBS newsman Randall Pinkston

African-American

Texas Urged To Hire More Minority Teachers

Texas schools need to hire more Black and Hispanic teachers, especially as the enrollment of minority students continues to rise, experts say.

Federal Appeals Court Hears University of Texas Admissions Case

Two White students who were denied admission to the University of Texas at Austin asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to rule that the school impermissibly uses race in its undergraduate admissions decisions.

5th Circuit Judge Patrick Higginbotham

African-American

Researching African-American History in Indiana

Ask Dr. Tim Lake about early Black settlements in Indiana. He’ll share how he and Wabash College students have discovered that, 150 years ago, Black-White relations were not nearly as polarized as one might assume.

Dr. Tim Lake is director of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies at Wabash College.

African-American

S.C. State University Trustee: Entire Board Should Be Replaced

Maurice Washington, a longtime trustee at South Carolina’s largest historically Black university, says the school’s board should be replaced.

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

Appeals Court to Consider Use of Race in UT’s Admissions Policies

Today, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will consider whether the University of Texas at Austin’s use of race and ethnicity in its admissions policy violates the law.

Sheila Jackson Lee

Journalism Education Embraces Ethnic Media

Journalism schools turn to ethnic media outlets in effort to train future reporters on covering diverse communities.

Journalism students

Award-Winning Journalist Recalls Intervention by College Professor

With assistance from a caring professor, CBS news correspondent Byron Pitts overcame illiteracy and graduated in four years from Ohio Wesleyan University, according to his new autobiography.

Opinion: University of Texas at Austin Continues Its Progress on Diversity

In response to a recent Diverse blog by Dr. Ibram Rogers, the chief diversity officer at The University of Texas at Austin elaborates on the recent decision by The University of Texas System Board of Regents to change the name of Simkins Residence Hall.

Student Body President Steve Glickman

Poll: Despite Low Degree Attainment, Latinos Value Higher Education

Despite strong belief in the value of a college diploma, Hispanics more often than not fall short of that goal.

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