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Section: Demographics
Students
University of Wisconsin Student Leaders Condemn Response to Noose Costume
MADISON, Wis. ― University of Wisconsin-Madison student leaders are condemning the response to a man who wore an offensive costume to a football game. The man wore what appeared to be a President Barack Obama mask with a noose around its neck to the Oct. 29 game against Nebraska. Security officers asked him to remove […]
November 7, 2016
Students
Before Election Day, Harvard Takes a Stand Against Sexist Locker Room Talk
After discovering a salacious scouting report where men’s soccer team members rated women’s team members, Harvard has canceled the team’s remaining season.
November 6, 2016
Students
Passion Pushes Princess Williams to Guide Urban Youth
Kindergarten teacher Princess Williams received the Outstanding Urban Teacher Award at the International Conference on Urban Education last week.
November 6, 2016
African-American
University of Oregon Professor Who Donned Blackface at Party Apologizes
EUGENE, Ore. ― A University of Oregon law professor who donned blackface as part of a doctor costume at her Halloween party has apologized, saying she only wanted to stimulate dialogue about race relations in America. Nancy Shurtz said in an apology released Friday that she wore a white coast, stethoscope and black face paint […]
November 6, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Alabama State University President Gwendolyn Boyd Says Suspension ‘Disappointing’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. ― The Alabama State University Board of Trustees has voted to suspend President Gwendolyn Boyd, saying it had lost confidence in her. WSFA-TV reports that Boyd called the events that led to her suspension Friday “disappointing” and said she was surprised by the developments. When asked if she thinks she’ll ever be ASU’s […]
November 6, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Former Higher Ed Leaders Find Lucrative Careers in Consulting
A growing number of higher education leaders have transferred their skill sets from academia to the consulting career track.
November 3, 2016
Students
Scholar: Urban Education Issues Not Confined to U.S.
The issues and challenges that impact urban education aren’t particular to the United States, says Dr. Chance W. Lewis at a three-day international conference.
November 3, 2016
African-American
University of Oregon Law Professor Under Fire for Wearing Blackface
EUGENE, Ore. ― A petition is calling for a senior law professor to resign from his position at the University of Oregon after she wore blackface for Halloween. Law School Dean Michael Moffitt said the unidentified professor has been placed on administrative leave pending the completion of a civil rights investigation, The Register-Guard reported. “The […]
November 3, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Friends of HBCUs: President Obama is Not on the Ballot
It is perplexing that there are those who would escalate a discussion about the impact of President Obama’s policies on HBCUs at this critical juncture in Election 2016.
November 2, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Female Faculty Putting Productivity in Writing
Writing groups for female faculty aim to provide more opportunities for research, opening up pathways to promotion.
November 2, 2016
Students
Eastern Michigan Students Protest After More Anti-Black Graffiti Found
YPSILANTI, Mich. ― Students at Eastern Michigan University protested with a rally and sit-in on Wednesday after more racist graffiti was discovered on campus this week. Students marched late Tuesday and gathered at the EMU Student Center on the school’s Ypsilanti campus, with some participating in a sit-in early Wednesday. Participants said they dispersed after […]
November 2, 2016
Students
Ex-Baylor Official Says She was Told to not Put Anything in Writing
WACO, Texas ― The former Title IX coordinator at Baylor University says that a top school official told her to never put anything in writing after she sent him a 16-page memo detailing her concerns that her authority and support were still being compromised even as the university had indicated it was trying to make […]
November 2, 2016
African-American
Scholars Reveal Gaping Black/White Wealth Disparity in D.C.
The typical White household in Washington, D.C., in 2013 and 2014 had a net worth of $284,000 — a whopping 81 times greater than that of the typical Black household in the city, according to the report “The Color of Wealth in the Nation’s Capital.”
November 1, 2016
Students
Arkansas School of Law Dean Ever Mindful of Native American Heritage, Mentoring
When Stacy Leeds accepted the position of dean at the University of Arkansas School of Law, she made history. Since 2011, she’s served as the only known Native American woman to lead a law school in the country.
November 1, 2016
Students
Sheriff: Texas State University Student’s Death Appears Accidental
MARTINDALE, Texas ― Officials say it appears the death of a Texas State University student found under a shuttle bus at an off-campus site where a fraternity party had been held was an accident. Guadalupe County Sheriff Arnold Zwicke said Monday that an autopsy showed Jordin Taylor’s cause of death to be consistent with being […]
November 1, 2016
Women
Study Underscores Bias Obstacles for Women, Minorities in Engineering
A new study from the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and the Society for Women Engineers sheds light on factors that make it harder for women and people of color to succeed in the field.
October 31, 2016
Students
More Anti-Black Graffiti Found on Eastern Michigan Campus
YPSILANTI, Mich. ― More anti-black graffiti has been discovered on the Eastern Michigan University campus. The university says the graffiti was discovered Monday spray-painted on the exterior of Ford Hall. It says the graffiti was immediately removed. The Ann Arbor News reports university President Jim Smith said in a message emailed to the campus community […]
October 31, 2016
African-American
Cultural Issues ‘Trump’ Economic Issues for Many White Voters
According to a recent study, 72 percent of likely voters supporting Donald Trump, in particular White evangelical Protestants (74 percent), say that the nation has gotten progressively worse since the 1950s.
October 30, 2016
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