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2 Fired Professors Sue Bryan College

Two former professors at a Dayton college named for one of creationism’s most famous defenders are suing to get their jobs back after rejecting the school’s amended statement of belief.

May 15, 2014

Sterling and Bundy: And the Racist Beat Goes On

It was just a year ago when millions of Americans were reacting to the crass, old-style racism of former celebrity chef Paula Deen.

May 14, 2014

Wealth Gap Show in Latest NCAA Academic Numbers

Of the 17 football and men’s basketball teams banned from the 2014-15 postseason because of sub-par scores on the newest Academic Progress Rate, eight are from HBCUs.

May 14, 2014

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Yale Basketball Player Leaves Team for Glee Club

A Yale basketball player who was expected to play a big role on the team next season has decided to take a year off to sing.

May 13, 2014

NCAA Golf Pioneer Catana Starks’ Story Finally Gets Top Billing

Movie chronicles her journey of building — from scratch — the men’s golf program at Tennessee State University and becoming the first African-American woman to coach an NCAA Division I men’s golf team.

May 12, 2014

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LGBT Organizations Step Up for College Athletes

Experts say collegiate athletes are often at a loss when it comes to LGBTQ outreach and education.

May 8, 2014

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Faculty & Staff

Harrison B. Wilson Getting Honorary Doctorate from University of Kentucky

Denied admission to the University of Kentucky almost 70 years ago because it wouldn’t accept Black students, Wilson went on to become a coach and later a university president.

May 8, 2014

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College Graduation: 4 Ways Things Have Changed

NEW YORK ― There’s still plenty of pomp and circumstance, inspiring words from lofty speakers and tossing tassels, but graduating from college today is very different from a generation or so ago.

May 6, 2014

Texas Tech Invites Rice as Commencement Speaker

Texas Tech University remained hopeful Tuesday that ex-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will accept one of three speaking offers for future graduation ceremonies.

May 6, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Schools Facing Title IX Investigation

May 1, 2014

Diverse Docket: Weatherford College Prevails in Discrimination Suit

A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas community college’s defense against discrimination and retaliation charges by the former chair of its Kinesiology Department.

April 30, 2014

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Faculty & Staff

Sterling Controversy Shows Race to Be America’s Achilles Heel

Here we are in 2014 and race remains at the top of our social disorders list.

April 28, 2014

Dr. Ruth Simmons – President Emeritus, Brown University

In 2001, Simmons became the 18th president of Brown University, the first African-American to lead an Ivy League institution. She was president of Smith College from 1995 to 2001, after serving as vice provost of Princeton University and provost of Spelman College. She has served in various administrative positions at the University of Southern California […]

April 28, 2014

NCAA Penalizes University of Idaho on Academic Standards

The NCAA has levied penalties, including a ban on postseason play next season, against the University of Idaho football team for failing to meet academic standards for the 2009 through 2012 seasons.

April 27, 2014

Donald Sterling’s Free Speech and Latest Ruling on Affirmative Action

To understand L.A. Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling is to understand the modern racist. It’s all about, “Do as I say, not what I do.”

April 27, 2014

Dr. Yvonne Maddox – Deputy Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health

As the deputy director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health, Maddox guides the NICHD’s organizations and programs, and advises the director on internal affairs of the Institute’s $1.3 billion budget. Maddox has received both the Presidential Distinguished Executive Rank Award and the […]

April 25, 2014

Dr. Sharon Beverly – Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, The College of New Jersey

Beverly is the assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of athletics and recreation at The College of New Jersey. Previously, she was director of athletics and physical education at Vassar College. In 2010, Beverly was named Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Woman Administrator of the Year. A student -athlete on Queens College’s women’s […]

April 25, 2014

Grambling Students Vote for Athletics Fee

Grambling State University’s athletic programs will get a boost in the fall after students approved an athletics fee that will generate an additional $1 million annually.

April 24, 2014