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Section: Demographics
Students
Race Complaints Persist With La. Governor Jindal’s Plan To Merge Schools
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposal renews a politically and racially charged argument that pops up periodically in the roughly 20 states that have public, four-year institutions known as historically Black colleges and universities.
April 27, 2011
African-American
Blacks More Willing To Spend All for Cancer Care
Blacks and other minorities with cancer are more likely than Whites to say they would spend everything they have on aggressive treatments that might prolong their lives, a study found.
April 26, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Morris Brown, Feds Prepping Debt Deal
Morris Brown College is expected to settle nearly $10 million in debt for pennies on the dollar in an agreement pending with the U.S. Education Department, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
April 26, 2011
African-American
Historically Black Schools Turning to Capital Campaigns
While planned giving campaigns are not a new phenomenon, the fundraising strategy might spell salvation for cash-strapped HBCUs.
April 26, 2011
African-American
Connecticut Hospital Teams With Tuskegee University on Cancer Study
Saint Francis Hospital and Tuskegee University have announced a partnership to study why prostate cancer has a disproportionately high death rate among African-American men.
April 25, 2011
African-American
Activists, Educators Converge for Princeton Prison Conference
Panelists, including Ohio State University Associate Professor of Law Michelle Alexander, denounce mandatory minimum sentences, disenfranchisement and the term “felon.”
April 25, 2011
African-American
Global Forum: International Education Today To Prepare the Leaders of Tomorrow
Universities can no longer afford to allow students to graduate without an understanding of the global community.
April 24, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Political Strategist Brazile Says Scholar’s Obama Criticism is Valuable for Democrats
Donna Brazile, one of the nation’s most visible Democratic strategists, recently journeyed to Princeton University to engage in a public discussion with Dr. Cornel West about the current state of American politics.
April 24, 2011
African-American
Education Secretary Arne Duncan Says Minority Teachers Needed
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday, during stops in N.J., promoted a program aimed at recruiting more teachers to work in urban and rural areas.
April 21, 2011
LGBTQ+
Former Rutgers Student Charged with Hate Crime in N.J. Suicide
A grand jury indictment charges Dharun Ravi with bias intimidation, invasion of privacy, witness and evidence tampering and other charges stemming from the suicide of 18-year-old Tyler Clementi in September.
April 20, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Tornado-damaged Shaw University Closes Doors for the School Year
Officials at Shaw University decided to end the semester early after a storm damaged buildings and displaced students.
April 20, 2011
Students
Recent Law School Graduates Face the Tightest Job Market in Years
But amid lingering industry wide uncertainties, officials at some law schools are scrambling to ensure that underrepresented minorities get jobs.
April 20, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Online Education Made Possible With College, Management Firm Partnerships
For schools and the online learning management companies that serve them, offering full-degree online programs is more than just an academic pursuit.
April 19, 2011
African-American
PBS Series Explores Black Culture in Latin America
Dr. Henry Louis Gates’ “Black in Latin America” documentary series, spanning four episodes, was filmed in six Caribbean and Latin American countries.
April 18, 2011
Students
UNCF Study Shows HBCUs Chosen for Small Faculty-Student Ratio, Sense of Belonging
Study authors report that attending HBCUs allows students to “benefit from positive cultural experiences around being Black that they may not have received during their formal elementary and secondary education experiences.”
April 18, 2011
Leadership & Policy
University of the West Indies Team Triumphs at HBCU Business Plan Competition
More than 300 students from 21 historically or predominantly Black colleges competed, presenting business proposals that ranged from construction and land surveying improvements to the mass production of Jamaican ginger.
April 17, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Cornell University Provost Blasted for Plan to Move Africana Center
Controversial plan to embed Africana Studies and Research Center in College of Arts and Sciences rankles students, faculty at Cornell University.
April 17, 2011
African-American
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley Angers Black Legislators over Medical School Board Removal
Earlier this month, the governor replaced Dr. Paula Orr, a Black woman, with dentist Harold Jablon of Columbia, who is White, on the Medical University of South Carolina board.
April 14, 2011
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