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The Evolution of Black Culture Centers

One of the latest projects by the African American Cultural Center at North Carolina State University…

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Interpreting African-American Life and History

As an undergraduate, Dr. Peniel E. Joseph had journalism aspirations. Although he chose an academic path instead…

Faculty & Staff

Interpreting Religion Through Music

When Lorenzo Candelaria’s 7-year-old daughter asked what he does at work, the University of Texas musicologist told her…

Faculty & Staff

Duke Fallout Continues as Top Black Professor Resigns From Race Committee

The Duke University professor heading a university-appointed committee to investigate race relations on campus in the wake of last spring’s men’s lacrosse scandal has resigned from that committee in protest against the recent decision to invite two of the players back on to campus.

Florida Atlantic Joins Latin American Grid Initiative

Florida Atlantic University has joined the IBM-led Latin American Grid, or LA Grid…

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Perspectives: If Not Oprah, Then Who?

While all the attention swirling around Oprah Winfrey’s new $40 million Leadership Academy in South Africa last week focused on what inner city America might have missed out on, some may have missed out on the bigger picture.

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Blacks, Hispanics Have ‘Misperception’ of Healthy Body Weight

A study by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a teaching affiliate of the Harvard Medical School, has found that overweight Blacks are two to three times more likely than heavy Whites to say they are of average weight — even after being diagnosed as overweight or obese by their doctors.

Hispanic Preschoolers More At Risk For Being Overweight

Far too many children are fat by preschool, and Hispanic youngsters are most at risk, concludes a new study on children growing up in poverty.

Reinventing the Outreach Wheel?

As a professor of Chicano studies, a faculty adviser to the student organization MEChA and a mentor…

Asian American Pacific Islander

Sincerely “Reaching Out”?

I was appalled by the fact that a column addressing “reaching and recruiting under represented students” was…

Congress Fails to Enact Spending Bill

The 109th Congress has adjourned without enacting a spending bill for K-12 and higher education…

Yale to Create Position to Oversee

With the help of private donations, Yale University is creating an endowment for a new assistant dean position…

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