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African-American
Anthropologist and Race Scholar Dr. Leith Mullings Dead at 75
Anthropologist Dr. Leith Patricia Mullings, whose work was on the Sojourner Syndrome, establishing the fundamental understanding of negative effects that amplified stresses of race, class and inequality have on African Americans – especially African American women – has died at the age of 75, Social Science Space reported. Mullings – former president of the American […]
Asian American Pacific Islander
Diversity’s Day of Infamy
The recent revelation that Johns Hopkins, once thought to be a “good guy”, owned four slaves himself is one of those backward looks in time that brings about a major shame. However awkward, exposing the truth is always important.
LGBTQ+
Report Examines How HBCUs Can Create Inclusive Environment for LGBTQ+ Students
The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation released a report analyzing ways historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have fostered an inclusive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) students on their campuses.
African-American
Senate Passes Bill Bolstering HBCU Participation in Federal Programs
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that requiring agencies to submit plans on bolstering the capacity of historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to participate in federal programs and initiatives, sending the proposal to the President’s desk. The president is expected to sign the bill. The bill, the HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a […]
LGBTQ+
Deb Price, Pioneer Gay Life Columnist, Dead at 62
Deborah Jane Price – the U.S.’s first mainstream lesbian columnist who wrote about gay life – died at 62 on Nov. 20, the New York Times reported. Price wrote about high-profile LGBTQ+ issues but also the nuances of everyday gay life. Price – born Feb. 27, 1958, in Lubbock, Texas – died from interstitial pneumonitis. […]
Sports
Former HBCU Athletes Sue NCAA for Disproportionate Discrimination
A group of former HBCU athletes is suing the NCAA, “claiming academic standards and subsequent penalties for not meeting them disproportionately discriminates against black athletes and universities,” HBCU Sports reported. The 58-page Thursday lawsuit demanded that the Academic Progress Rate (APR) – a metric to indicate student athletes’ and team’s academic success – be abolished, […]
LGBTQ+
Clemson University Will Open First LGBTQ Residential Community Next Fall
Clemson University is opening its first LGBTQ “living and learning community” in fall 2021, a project ten years in the making, according to LGBTQ students.
Native Americans
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Donates $14 Million to Claremont Graduate University for Health Studies Center
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has donated $14 million to Claremont Graduate University for a research center focusing on physical and mental-health challenges in underserved and tribal communities, Daily Bulletin reported. The Yuhaaviatam Center for Health Studies will be housed in the Huntley Bookstore on the Claremont Colleges’ campus. The $14 million will […]
African-American
SACSCOC Lifts Benedict College’s Probation
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) announced Tuesday that Benedict College’s probation status has been lifted after being put on probation due to financial concerns. Benedict College is in compliance with all financial accrediting standards, according to college officials. President Roslyn Clark Artis said that the school has also increased […]
African-American
University of Dallas Students Face Pushback for Trying to Start Racial Justice Club
The University of Dallas Student Government tabled a proposal for a racial justice student club twice after pushback from faculty and students, who argued the club was divisive.
Latinx
St. Edwards University Names First Hispanic President
Dr. Montserrat “Montse” Fuentes will be the next president of St. Edwards University, effective July 1, 2021. She had stepped down as University of Iowa’s provost in July after a year, WHO Radio and The Gazette reported. She will remain a special assistant at the University of Iowa, earning vice-president-level pay under a deal she […]
African-American
Black Economist, Dr. Walter E. Williams, Dead at 84
Dr. Walter E. Williams, a prominent economist and longtime professor at George Mason University, died last week. He was 84. Williams died on Wednesday, a day after teaching his last class at GMU, where he was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics since 1980. From 1995 to 2001, he also served as the […]
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