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Section: Demographics
Faculty & Staff
3 HBCU Nursing Programs Ranked in Top 15 in Eastern Region
Three historically Black colleges and universities have had their nursing programs ranked among the top 15 in the Eastern region of the United States.
August 30, 2015
Students
Savannah State Regrouping After Shooting Death
Officials at Savannah State University have been trying to quell student concerns that their campus is not safe, following the shooting death of a 22-year-old junior during an altercation in the schoolās Student Union building last Thursday.
August 30, 2015
Faculty & Staff
On Blazers and Blackness
Sometimes itās the forced, extra warm smile. It could be an overtly cordial greeting with disarming jokes. It might mean shirking natural hairstyles. For some, itās even changing the inflection of their voice.
August 30, 2015
African-American
Study Outlines Benefits of Refinancing Student Loans
Recent college graduates should consider refinancing their student loans as one of the many options that might help them to save money in the long term.
August 26, 2015
Students
JABBAR R. BENNETT
JABBAR R. BENNETT has been named associate provost for diversity and inclusion at Northwestern University and an associate professor of medicine, effective October 1. He is currently associate dean of the Graduate School and associate dean for diversity and director of the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs in the Division of Biology and Medicine at Brown University. Bennett earned a bachelorās from North Carolina A&T State University and a doctorate from Meharry Medical College.
August 26, 2015
Disabilties
Court Backs Wichita State University in Lawsuit Over Test
A federal appeals court has sided with Wichita State University in a lawsuit brought by a student with attention deficit disorder over a failed test.
August 25, 2015
African-American
Northwestern Halts Changes to Its āBlack Houseā Amid Protests
After student, alumni protests, Northwestern University postpones facilitiesā change.
August 25, 2015
Women
Judge Dismisses Discrimination Suit Against Kent State
A judge in Ohio has dismissed all federal claims against Kent State University in a suit alleging discrimination for failing to hire an African-American woman who had applied dozens of times for a position.
August 24, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Scranton University Faculty Protest Contract on Move-in Day
Some University of Scranton faculty members picked freshman move-in day to demonstrate for what they called āa fair contract.ā
August 23, 2015
African-American
Black Faculty Expected to Entertain When Presenting
Black faculty members are expected to be āentertainingā when presenting their academic research to their mostly White peers, according to a new study.
August 23, 2015
African-American
83 Students Selected as White House Initiative 2015 HBCU All-Stars
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities has selected 83 students as its 2015 HBCU All-Stars in recognition of their academic achievement, leadership and civic engagement.
August 20, 2015
African-American
Shaun King āOutingā a Distraction
When the race of āBlack Lives Matterā activist, Morehouse Man and Morehouse Oprah (Winfrey) Scholar Shaun King came into question earlier this week, many were quick to dub him āthe second coming of Rachel Dolezal.ā
August 20, 2015
African-American
New āSoldiers for Justiceā Must Carry On Fight in Julian Bondās Place
āThe humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.ā āJulian Bond.
August 19, 2015
Women
āStraight Outta Comptonā Highlights Complex Role of Black Women in Society
Scholars contemplate the broader relationship between hip hop and women.
August 19, 2015
Faculty & Staff
University of Virginia Setting Up Endowed Position in Julian Bondās Honor
The University of Virginia has announced that it will establish a permanent position in the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences in honor of Julian Bond, the civil rights leader and social activist who died Saturday at age 75.
August 18, 2015
African-American
Tuskegee University to Begin Bike Share Program
The bikes, which Regions Bank has donated to the private university founded by Booker T. Washington, will be used to allow students to run errands, commute to class, or utilize for exercise purposes.
August 18, 2015
African-American
Report: Bachelorās Degrees Donāt Protect Black, Hispanic Wealth
A recent study commissioned by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found that college is not working the same way for Black and Hispanic Americans as it is for other groups.
August 17, 2015
Faculty & Staff
President of Connecticut Board of Regents System to Resign
The president of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education announced Friday that he will resign effective Dec. 31, ending a rocky two-year tenure overseeing the state college and university system.
August 16, 2015
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