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Women

Sweet Briar College Seeks to Foster Ideal Learning Environment for Next Generation of Female Engineers

Rather than large lecture-style classes, Sweet Briar College offers a hands-on experiential learning environment for its engineering students. Through surveys with alumni, Sweet Briar — a Virginia-based women’s college — has found that such hands-on learning is beneficial for students’ future careers.

Sports

Outside Investigation Uncovers ‘Systemic Racism’ Within University of Iowa Football Program

An investigation by an outside law firm released on Thursday has determined that systemic racism exists within the University of Iowa football program,  reports the Charlotte Observer. According to the investigation, the program, led by head coach Kirk Ferentz (who is the longest-tenured head coach in college football), suffered a culture that “perpetuated racial bias […]

African-American

UNC-Chapel Hill To Remove Names of Racist Figures From Four Campus Buildings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) will remove the names of White supremacists — Charles Aycock, Julian Carr, Josephus Daniels and Thomas Ruffin Sr. — from four campus buildings following an 11-to-2 vote by its Board of Trustees, who came to the decision after “dissent and discussion” on Wednesday, reports North Carolina […]

African-American

Medgar Evers’ Wife Opposes Reappointment of Rudy Crew as President of Medgar Evers College

Civil rights activist Medgar Evers’ wife Myrlie Evers has opposed the reappointment of Rudy Crew as the president of Medgar Evers Colege, a Brooklyn institution named after her late husband, reported the BK Reader. In a letter to the board of the City University of New York (CUNY), which she shared with the BK Reader, […]

Sports

Are Video Games the Future of HBCU Sports?

As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on traditional fall sports, historically Black colleges and universities are leaning into a growing athletic trend – esports.

African-American

Many HBCUs Are Recipients of Gift From Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

Many historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as well as the United Negro College Fund have received a donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, who announced the gift in a blog post on Medium on Tuesday. Diverse reported on Tuesday that Howard University and the Thurgood Marshall Fund also received a donation from Scott. The other […]

African-American

Howard University Receives Its Largest Ever Gift From a Single Donor

Howard University announced Tuesday it has received “a generous eight-figure gift” from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The gift is the largest one from a single donor in the historically Black university’s history. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) also announced it received “a generous donation” from Scott in support of its efforts to empower […]

Latinx

Seeing Stars: TIMESTEP Helps Minority Students Launch Careers in STEM

Dr. Gurtina Besla, associate professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona, says getting a career or standing out on a graduate school application goes beyond what is taught in the classroom.  “You can walk through your entire degree and do great in your classes, but it doesn’t mean that you’re going to walk out […]

African-American

TMCF, UNCF Partner With Testing for America to Help Safely Reopen HBCUs

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will partner with the nonprofit Testing for America (TFA) to support historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in their COVID-19 testing plans for students, faculty and staff when campuses reopen for the fall. With communities of color disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 […]

African-American

Coastal Carolina University Gets $95 Million Gift From Anonymous African American Donor

Coastal Carolina University has received a $95 million gift from an anonymous donor who describes himself as an African American entrepreneur and philanthropist under the age of 30 and who lives in Alabama. “Coastal Carolina is an up-and-coming university on the verge of greatness,” said the donor, according to a university statement. “During my visit […]

African-American

Fisk University Names Social Justice Institute After Alumnus and Late Congressman John Lewis

The historically Black Fisk University will name its recently launched institute for social justice after late Congressman and Fisk alumnus John R. Lewis, the school announced yesterday. The John R. Lewis Institute for Social Justice is a continuation of the Fisk Race Relations Institute, “which shaped so many of the conversations and policies during the […]

African-American

Think Tank Recommends Four Ways Colleges Can Address Police Brutality

In recent months, universities and colleges nationwide have announced their plans to address systemic racism and police brutality on campus. The Center for American Progress recently published a brief with four recommendations on how higher education institutions can hold local and campus law enforcement accountable for violent actions.

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