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Faculty & Staff

HBCU Battle It Out

Highlights from the 2008 Honda Battle of the Bands, held in Atlanta. Music from North Carolina Central University’s marching band, Sound Machine, directed by Jorim E. Reid, is featured in the slide show.

African-American

Race Not Mentioned in Gates 911 Call

The 911 caller who reported a possible break-in at the home of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. did not mention race in the call, according to a statement issued by her attorney and backed up by Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas. According to the Detroit Free Press, Lucia Whalen placed the 911 call July […]

African-American

The Professor, Policeman and President

President Barack Obama on Thursday backed off a statement he made the day before that Cambridge, Mass., police ï¿½acted stupidlyï¿½ during the arrest of prominent Harvard University scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. According to the Detroit Free Press, Obama said he never intended to call the officer ï¿½stupidï¿½ for arresting Gates on a disorderly conduct […]

THE TOP 100: GRADUATE RANKINGS

The Top 100 degree tables published in this edition of Diverse, and the many more detailed tables included on the Diverse Web site, delineate the institutions that have conferred the most masterâ€™s, doctoral and first professional degrees to students of color in academic year 2007-2008.

Asian American Pacific Islander

New Asian American Civil Rights Book

A textbook on Asian Americans and civil rights has been published by the University of California, Los Angeles’ Asian American Studies Center Press. Untold Civil Rights Stories is aimed at high school students and college freshmen, officials say, and marks a rare work on the little-discussed topic.

Diverse Calendar

Sept. 15-17 NATIONAL COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE Hilton San Francisco Web: www.collegeaccess.org Sept. 22-26 National Black MBA Association 31st Annual Conference and Exposition “Connect” Ernest Morial Convention Center New Orleans, La. Web: www.nbmbaa.org Sept. 30-Oct. 3 NATIONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE “Academic Advising: Deep in the Heart of Student Success” San Antonio Convention […]

African-American

Charges Against Gates Dropped

Cambridge officials announced Tuesday in a press release that a disorderly conduct charge against renowned Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. will be dropped, the Boston Herald reported.

Faculty & Staff

Perspectives: Thanks for Asking

We applaud White House and Education Department officials for visiting Hispanic-majority communities to better ascertain the challenges and key issues for Latino/a students. If the goodwill created by this initiative is matched by decisive action, the current administration can achieve educational improvements for Hispanic Americans.

African-American

John Brown Exhibit on Display at West Virginia University

Nineteenth century sketches depicting the trial and hanging of abolitionist John Brown, and the uniform of a Confederate militia commander who helped halt his Harpers Ferry insurrection are on display at West Virginia University.

African-American

Morgan State University Professor M.K. Asante discusses new film, The Black Candle

M.K. Asante, an awarding-winning poet, author and internationally acclaimed filmmaker, recently embarked on his most ambitious teaching assignment to date: educating the world about Kwanzaa.

In Brief: Stories From Around the Academy

UNLV chancellor demoted; President Bill Clinton named honorary Phi Beta Sigma; Hampton names new provost; University of South Carolina trustee charged with bank fraud.

Native American Players Looking for Recognition

Less than four months ago, Wayne Holmberg scored 21 points to help lift his team to a small-schools Alaska state basketball championship.

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