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VALERIE SMITH
VALERIE SMITH has been appointed president of Swarthmore College, effective July 1. She is currently dean of the college and a professor of literature and African-American studies at Princeton University. Smith earned a bachelor’s from Bates College, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Virginia.
April 6, 2015
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Students
RANGITA DE SILVA DE ALWIS
RANGITA DE SILVA DE ALWIS has been appointed associate dean of international affairs for the School of Law at the University of Pennsylvania. She was director of the Women in Public Service Project and the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. De Silva de Alwis earned a bachelor’s from the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard Law School.
April 6, 2015
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Students
RHONDA TRACY
RHONDA TRACY has been named chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, effective April 16. She is currently the senior vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. She earned a bachelor’s from the University of South Carolina, a master’s from West Virginia University and a doctorate from Ohio University.
April 6, 2015
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Students
Racism a Lingering Problem Among Collegiate Millennials
Kayla Tarrant loves the University of Maryland. But the campus tour guide says a racist email and photo attributed to her schoolmates makes her reluctant to encourage other black students to enroll “in a place where you feel unsafe and no one cares about you.”
April 5, 2015
Latinx
NYC Cop Apologizes for Racist Rant Against South Asian
Good enough or not so fast? Video is a reminder of the deep hate in everyday life.
April 5, 2015
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African-American
White Faculty Deal With the Challenges of Teaching at HBCUs
White faculty deal with issues concerning promotion, tenure and discrimination while teaching at HBCUs.
April 5, 2015
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African-American
Inequalities in Education Continue to Fuel Wealth Gap in U.S.
A recent report titled “The Racial Wealth Gap” examined, in conjunction with other factors, the role education plays in the persistent wealth gap between minorities and their White counterparts in this country.
April 5, 2015
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Students
School: What is it Good for?
The nature and purpose behind the American education system are not always consistent with the methods of teaching nor the outcome.
April 5, 2015
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African-American
Fraternity Implements Strategies to Help Black Males Succeed
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity—also known as the Boulé—is stepping up its efforts to help young African-American males succeed.
April 5, 2015
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Asian American Pacific Islander
Happy Anniversary!
Please join the staff in congratulating Operations Assistant Azeb Kelati on her eighth anniversary as an employee of Diverse.
April 2, 2015
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Latinx
Professor On Board with Preserving Panamanian Culture
When Latin American history professor Peter Szok first rode one of the “red devil” buses in Panama City as a graduate student in the early 1990s, he soon realized that the experience would be much more than just a regular bus trip.
April 2, 2015
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African-American
Spelman College Appears to be Riding Wave of Momentum
Students, or Spelmanites, as they call themselves, have high hopes for what Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell will contribute to the college as its new president.
April 2, 2015
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African-American
Huston-Tillotson Names Pierce Burnette President
Huston-Tillotson University’s Board of Trustees has selected Colette Pierce Burnette as the successor to Larry L. Earvin as president of the private, historically Black institution in East Austin, Texas.
April 1, 2015
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African-American
African-American Literary Stars Return to Roots
A­fter teaching and writing for decades at prestigious institutions outside their native states, Trudier Harris and Nikky Finney return to their native Southern states to teach.
April 1, 2015
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Sports
Experts: HBCUs Powered Baseball’s Negro Leagues
The best untold story of Black baseball in the United States is the one in which the pursuit of a higher education was front and centerfield in the lives of many Black baseball players.
April 1, 2015
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Students
Congressman’s Son a Defendant in Clemson Fraternity-Death Lawsuits
The son of U.S. Rep. John Carney, D-Del., is one of five defendants in two lawsuits seeking at least $50 million stemming from the death of a Clemson University fraternity pledge.
March 31, 2015
African-American
Clark Atlanta Chooses Texas Southern Dean as President
Clark Atlanta University has selected Ronald A. Johnson to be the fourth president in the historically Black institution’s history.
March 31, 2015
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African-American
Howard, Gallaudet Further ‘Black Lives Matter’ Discussion
Panelists agreed that to promote “all lives matter” over “Black lives matter” misses the central truth that, for too long, Black lives have been deemed of less worth than White lives.
March 31, 2015
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