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Section: Demographics
Students
Michigan Pushing to Make Flint 11th Promise Zone
Lawmakers in Michigan are pushing to make Flint the state’s 11th Promise Zone to help residents get back on their feet as they cope with an ongoing water crisis and to encourage young people to stay in the city.
December 5, 2016
Sports
Graduation Rate Gap Persists for Black, White Bowl Football Players
A new report shows a 19 percent gap in the graduation rate of Black and White bowl-bound, NCAA football players.
December 5, 2016
Students
Viewing Black Male Students as Princes, not Problems
Despite the litany of studies that highlight the so-called “achievement gap,” we believe that framing the problems that impact the educational success of Black males as merely a “gap” is a cop-out.
December 5, 2016
Native Americans
North Dakota Pipeline Protesters Vow to Stay Despite Victory
CANNON BALL, N.D. — Protesters celebrated a major victory in their push to reroute the Dakota Access oil pipeline away from a tribal water source but pledged to remain camped on federal land in North Dakota anyway, despite Monday’s government deadline to leave. Hundreds of people at the Oceti Sakowin, or Seven Council Fires, […]
December 5, 2016
Students
Program to Aid Community College Grads to Attend Southern University
BATON ROUGE, La. — High-achieving students at Louisiana’s community colleges will be eligible for scholarships to move to Southern University’s campuses in New Orleans and Baton Rouge for further coursework. The Pathway Scholarship transfer agreement was announced by Gov. John Bel Edwards and college system leaders. The program will guarantee admission to Southern and provide […]
December 4, 2016
Students
Grad Student Held in Stabbing Death of USC Professor Bosco Tjan
The University of Southern California will mourn the loss of professor Bosco Tjan in a special prayer ceremony Monday, as the graduate student believed to have stabbed Tjan remains jailed.
December 4, 2016
Students
Land-grant HBCUs Seeking Aid from Congress
The nation’s 19 historically Black land-grant colleges are expected this week to have a Congressional hearing on a plan to strengthen the institutions’ financial ability to provide opportunities for those pursuing studies in the agricultural sciences.
December 4, 2016
Native Americans
In the Spirit of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
Chicago poet Susana Sandoval says her stay at Standing Rock has been a spiritually transforming experience and the camp itself is a ceremony.
December 4, 2016
Students
Report: Housing, Food Insecurities on Rise for Community College Students
Food and housing insecurities continue to be a major issue for community college students across the nation, particularly African-American and Southeast Asian students.
December 4, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Omarosa to Represent Trump at NAFEO’s Presidents and Chancellors Briefing
Presidents of the nation’s 106 HBCUs are set this weekend for a dialogue on the impact of this year’s elections, one that will include an emissary of President-elect Donald Trump.
December 1, 2016
Students
Experts Wary of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary
Though early, the new appointee’s track record of supporting privatization of education and less oversight has been cited as cause for concern.
December 1, 2016
Students
Men to Live on Campus at Mary Baldwin for 1st Time
STAUNTON, Va. — Men will get to live on campus at Mary Baldwin University for the first time beginning next year. Local news media outlets report that the school in Staunton is creating a new unit called University College that will include three residential programs for women and men. The three-year degree programs will be […]
November 30, 2016
Students
Oregonian Analysis: State College Enrollment Diversifies
PORTLAND, Ore. — The number of Latino and multiracial students attending Oregon’s public universities has more than doubled in the past seven years, according to an analysis of enrollment records by a Portland newspaper. The state’s public universities collectively saw enrollment rise 5 percent from 2010 to 2016, largely because of an influx of minority […]
November 30, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: Addressing Needs of Students from Different Backgrounds
It is important for every campus to do more than simply represent the racial and cultural campus majority.
November 30, 2016
Students
President Cauce Continues to Break Down Barriers to Diversity
An emigrant Cuban woman, Dr. Ana Mari Cauce of the University of Washington may not be deemed your typical American college president.
November 29, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Scholar: Make Tenure Great Again
Dr. Andre Perry says that tenure—giving a teacher or professor an appointment until retirement—provides a firewall of protection, saving academic freedom from Donald Trump’s “post-truth” United States.
November 28, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Docket: Judge Allows Professor to Pursue Retaliation Claim Against NCCU
A female professor who was passed over as chair of the School of Mass Communication can pursue a retaliation claim against North Carolina Central University but not claims for sex discrimination or a hostile work environment.
November 28, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Black Doctoral Network a ‘One-stop Shop’ for Universities
Experts say the Black Doctoral Network is the answer for colleges and universities that constantly claim they “can’t find Black faculty.”
November 28, 2016
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