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Students Protest Brigham Young University’s Beard Ban

A group of Brigham Young University students is protesting the Mormon Church-owned school’s ban on something its namesake once sported: a beard.

African-American

Proponents Push for Creative Methods to Cultivate Interest in STEM

Even though mastery of math and science is a critical part of the effort to achieve more proportionate Black representation in STEM fields, a bigger part of the equation is to spark student interest in STEM careers.

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After Leaving UNCF, Labor Union Goes With Thurgood Marshall College Fund Marc Morial: Not Interested in Succeeding Francis at Xavier University HBCU Advocates Riding Wave of Wariness Over Proposed College Ratings System Federal Student Loan Default Rate Drops But Critics Question Data

Experts: HBCUs Need to Start Prepping Potential College Students

HBCUs and Predominantly Black Institutions should drill deeper into the K-12 systems in order to better prepare students for the demands of a college education.

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Student Accused of Videotaping Females in Shower

VERMILLION, S.D. ― University of South Dakota officials are defending their notification procedures after a student was accused of using a cellphone to videotape women in a dormitory shower in late August and charged days later in an off-campus rape.

Leadership & Policy

HBCU Advocates Riding Wave of Wariness Over Proposed College Ratings System

In wake of Parent Plus loan “debacle,” Department of Education trying to quell anxiety as it moves toward the anticipated rollout of the system.

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Diverse on the Go!

The Diverse staff will be out in full force at the White House Initiative on HBCUs national conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park today. Reporter Catherine Moss and Director of Advertising Virginia Hendrix will be among the staffers in attendance.

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After Leaving UNCF, Labor Union Goes With Thurgood Marshall College Fund

AFSCME, one of the largest labor unions in the country, severed its ties with the United Negro College Fund earlier this summer over its decision to accept money from the controversial Koch brothers.

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Kurt Schmoke Looks to Raise University of Baltimore’s Profile Diverse Conversations: Three Ways HBCUs Can Avoid Dying Out NYU’s Initiative for Women With Disabilities Provides Holistic Wellness Services Wilberforce University Moving Closer to Naming President

Faculty & Staff

Venue Hearing Set in Ex-Penn State President Suit

A federal judge has scheduled a Nov. 14 hearing to determine whether former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s defamation suit against former FBI director Louis Freeh should be heard in federal court or in Centre County where it was filed.

Oakwood University Professor Creates First HBCU-Developed MOOC

Colleagues hope Dr. Keith Augustus Burton’s creation will put HBCUs square in the mix of the growing educational trend.

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Police Resume Search for Missing University of Virginia Student

Hannah Elizabeth Graham is the fourth young woman to go missing in the area in the past five years.

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