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Section: Demographics
Sports
Famed Marching 100 Band May Steal the Show at Miami-FAMU Game
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — When the final whistle blows to end Miami’s game against Florida A&M, Hurricanes coach Randy Shannon will hurry off the field. And then he’ll hurry right back out.
October 8, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Convention Panel Encourages Gay Chancellors, Presidents to Remain Open About Their Sexual Orientation
Since age 26, Dr. David Wain Coon has been open personally and professionally about his sexual orientation. “I wanted my students to have the role model I didn’t have when I went through my education.”
October 8, 2009
African-American
Wheaton College Was Underground Railroad Stop
An entry buried in a 120-year-old manuscript has confirmed what local historians long have believed: Wheaton College was a stop on the Underground Railroad.
October 6, 2009
African-American
S.F. State University Hosts Conference To Celebrate, Further Explore Ethnic Studies
At a time when some pundits and critics contend that ethnic studies are no longer needed, the dean of the only U.S. college devoted to the discipline calls the struggle to survive a collective one.
October 6, 2009
African-American
Mass. Legislation Could Authorize Study of Slavery’s Economic Legacy
Legislators in Massachusetts are considering a bill that could authorize a study to determine how much state and local institutions profited from the African slave trade.
October 5, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Asian-Americans Hope To Build Pipelines to College Presidencies
Dr. Ding-Jo Currie has long been aware that she is one of only a handful of Asian American college presidents in the U.S. today. What she did not know until recently, however, is how few mid- and senior-level Asian administrators are groomed into becoming presidents.
October 4, 2009
Latinx
Sotomayor Ushers In New Era for Latinas in Legal Profession
Today’s start to the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term with Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the bench represents for many female Hispanic lawyers and aspiring lawyers a new era regarding their place in the legal profession.
October 4, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Decision on UND Fighting Sioux Nickname Postponed
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has postponed a decision on the fate of the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, saying it wants to give one of the namesake tribes a chance to vote on the issue.
October 1, 2009
Latinx
WASHINGTON UPDATE: An Ally and Partner
White House Hispanic education leader seeks to build links to educators, improve visibility of HSIs with federal agencies.
September 30, 2009
Students
Black College Advocate Questions Funding Formula for Southern University Campuses
While serving as an appointee on a panel examining ways to overhaul Louisiana public college systems, the president of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education questioned whether state funding practices are fair to the historically Black schools
September 30, 2009
Disabilties
Sustainability Officer
Robert Rodriguez, of the University of Texas in San Antonio, sets the standards for green policies at the South Texas institution as the “sustainability officer.” The energy manager gives a tour on what UTSA is doing to save energy.
September 29, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Making It Known That Latinos Have an Education ‘Ally and Partner’
White House Hispanic education leader seeks to build links to educators and improve visibility of Hispanic-Serving Institutions with federal agencies.
September 29, 2009
African-American
Committed to Conservation
Despite budget constraints and a backlog of maintenance projects, HBCUs strive to implement ‘green’ principles on campus.
September 28, 2009
African-American
Hampton U. Summit To Promote Marriage, Two-Parent Families
Hampton University brings together religious leaders, psychologists, public health workers and other experts to discuss the state of marriage and talk about how to reverse trends such as high divorce rates and out-of-wedlock births.
September 28, 2009
African-American
Hampden-Sydney’s Superstar President Makes Splash
Christopher Howard has taken the helm of Hampden-Sydney College as the first African-American to lead the all-male Virginia liberal arts college.
September 27, 2009
Sports
U of ND Faces Deadline on Fighting Sioux Name
Unless the University of North Dakota gets the support of the state’s two Sioux tribes by Oct. 1, which appears unlikely, the South Dakota Board of Higher Education says it must drop the Fighting Sioux as the school’s nickname.
September 27, 2009
African-American
Film Review: Feeling the Power of “The Providence Effect”
More than three decades after turning a west side Chicago parochial school into a nationally acclaimed private K-12 academy that annually sends 100 percent of its high school seniors to college, Paul J. Adams has attained legendary status as an educator.
September 24, 2009
African-American
Republican Leader Says Party Must Court Blacks
RNC Chair Michael Steele told audience at historically Black college that many African-Americans are frustrated with his party and said the Republicans must reach out to the Black community to remedy the situation. He said the party would need to take “baby steps” to win over Black voters.
September 22, 2009
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