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Carolina Panthers Owner Gives Johnson C. Smith $250K

Jerry Richardson, owner of the Carolina Panthers, has donated $250,000 to a Johnson C. Smith University scholarship fund. The money will go to the President’s Gap scholarship fund, which covers the financial gap between a student’s financial aid package and the cost of tuition at the historically Black institution. The fund was created in 2012. […]

December 8, 2015

University of Maryland President Urges Stadium Name Change

BALTIMORE ― Former University of Maryland President H.C. “Curley” Byrd’s name should come off of Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium because he worked to maintain racial segregation and endorsed “separate but equal” education, the current president said Monday. Wallace D. Loh said in emails and letters to the university community and the Board of […]

December 7, 2015

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney Winning in Classroom, on the Field

With a graduation rate of 84 percent, and an Academic Performance Rate (APR) that consistently ranks in the top 10 percent of all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs, Clemson’s football team is as much a model of success in the classroom.

December 4, 2015

Topeka Korean School Keeps Heritage Alive

by Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — A longstanding school that is the subject of a recent documentary works to maintain traditions and culture for second-generation Korean-Americans. The Topeka Korean School was founded in 1993, said Sangyoub Park, associate principal at the school and a Washburn University sociology professor, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports. The Korean school […]

November 30, 2015

Diverse Docket: Former NCCU Football Coach Suffers Another Legal Loss

Fired North Carolina Central University head football coach Henry Frazier III has lost another round in his wrongful termination suit.

November 30, 2015

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Washington University Cancels Classes Over Hate Speech

SEATTLE — After a racist thread on social media sparked outrage on a quiet Washington state campus, college officials sent students home a day early for the Thanksgiving holiday. Western Washington University sent out an alert cancelling classes and an email to students just after 6 a.m. Tuesday from President Bruce Shepard. It is unknown […]

November 24, 2015

Racial Tides Rising on College Campuses

From coast to coast, thousands of young people ― mostly millennials ― have made their voices heard.

November 23, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Brown University Announces $100M Plan on Racism, Diversity

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Brown University says it plans to spend $100 million over the next decade to address diversity and racism on the campus. Brown President Christina Paxson unveiled the 19-page draft action plan and thanked students who have called attention in recent months to issues of injustice at the Ivy League school. The Providence […]

November 22, 2015

Official: Tennessee Promise Helps Spike in Higher Ed Enrollment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s free-tuition program has contributed to a spike in students pursuing a postsecondary degree at the state’s public higher education institutions, the program’s executive director said Thursday. Tennessee Promise offers eligible high school seniors free tuition to a two-year community or technical college. According to the Tennessee Higher Education […]

November 19, 2015

Native Imagery in Sports Remains Hot-Button Issue

Tribal members crown the homecoming chief and princess with authentic Seminole regalia at Florida State University.

November 19, 2015

Fighting Hawks Picked as University of North Dakota Nickname

FARGO, N.D. ― University of North Dakota backers have selected Fighting Hawks as the school’s new nickname, the school announced Wednesday. The predatory bird mascot was declared the winner after receiving 57 percent of the vote compared to 43 percent for Roughriders in the two-nickname runoff. The vote was open to people with UND ties, […]

November 18, 2015

Mizzou and the Future of Black Student-Athletes’ Protests

As a group, Black student-athletes are in an optimal position to use sports as a forum to demand social change and bring attention to national issues and injustices.

November 17, 2015

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Brown Vowing Action After Officer Detains Dartmouth Student

by Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University’s president is promising a full investigation and regular meetings on racial issues after a campus police officer handcuffed a student from another Ivy League school, an encounter officials called “heated and physical.” President Christina Paxson apologized in an email Saturday to the campus community for the “fear […]

November 15, 2015

2 More Fired, 3 Cleared in UNC Review after Cheating Scandal

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is firing two employees and barring a former associate dean from leadership positions after an investigation described their roles in the school’s academic fraud scandal, the school said Thursday. The moves mean seven people have been fired, resigned or disciplined since former U.S. […]

November 13, 2015

In Case You Missed It…

Where Are All the Black College Faculty? R.I.P.: The Tired Myth of the Apathetic Black Student Controversy Surrounds Push for Albany, Darton Merger At Mizzou, and Across the Country, It’s All About the Bottom Line

November 12, 2015

Report: Leadership Atop FBS Schools Still Mostly White, Male

The top leadership positions among Football Bowl Subdivision schools and conferences remains significantly White and male, according to the report released Wednesday by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport.

November 11, 2015

A Big Idea to Alleviate Scandals in College Basketball: Educate

Educating and preparing athletes on certain issues in college will help alleviate many of the problems that can potentially arise at the professional level.

November 9, 2015

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University of Missouri President Resigns Amid Protests

University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe resigned Monday, amid protests and calls for his resignation from the student body, faculty, state legislators and even the football team.

November 9, 2015

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