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Section: Demographics
African-American
Ten HBCU MBA Students are First Hennessy Fellows
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Hennessy have announced the selection of the 10-member inaugural cohort of the newly formed Hennessy Fellows program. The fellows, MBA students from historically Black colleges and universities, are attending an intensive executive boot camp in New York City that began Monday and ends Saturday. The 2019 group includes Brianna [âŠ]
July 29, 2019
Native Americans
Tribal Colleges Struggle to Connect
Last year, the Federal Communications Commission found that about 35 percent of Americans living on tribal lands donât have broadband service compared to 8 percent of Americans overall, prompting a Government Accountability Office report on tribal access to the internet. A year later, tribal colleges still struggle to provide their students and faculty access to up-to-date Wi-Fi service.
July 26, 2019
Latinx
Latina Leaders Talk Education, Public Policy at Third Annual Summit
California Rep. Nanette BarragĂĄn remembers her immigrant parents telling her, âDoctor or lawyer â thatâs the only way youâre going to get out of poverty.â She shared the memory Wednesday at the third annual Latina Leaders Summit hosted by The Hill, which brought women together to discuss how policymakers can level the playing field for Latinas in politics, education and the workforce.
July 24, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
The Trauma of âGo Backâ: Calling Out Racism in Full
When I was a freshman in high school, I was walking to my geometry class for sixth period. A loud voice boomed down the hall, âHey, Korean trash, go home!â In an almost exclusively White high school, I knew that the insult was being hurled at me.
July 18, 2019
Women
Young HBCU Leaders Look to Carry the Torch
Higher education observers consistently note that a number of HBCU presidents will be stepping down or retiring over the next decade, paving the way for up-and-coming leaders to carry on the work for student success and completion.
July 14, 2019
Disabilties
Students Lead Efforts to Boost Employment of Autistic Young Adults
By developing an employer manual and a series of training sessions, MERISTEM students who are part of an advocacy group in California aim to lower the high unemployment rates among young adults with autism spectrum disorder.
July 13, 2019
African-American
Sisters of the Academy: A âHidden Gemâ for Black Women in Higher Education
Nearly 20 years ago at Florida State University, a tight-knit group of Black women doctoral students and early career professionals came together to form what would become the organization Sisters of the Academy (SOTA), a space dedicated to facilitating the overall success of Black women in higher education.
July 11, 2019
Native Americans
Historianâs Book Details The Battle of Negro Fort
From Rosewood in Florida to Greenwood in Oklahoma, American history is replete with stories of communities of free and enslaved Black people being terrorized and killed in violent attacks â or rebelling against oppression under the leadership of the likes of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner.A much more obscure but no less horrific historical event is the subject of a new book by University of Houston history professor and historian Dr. Matthew J. Clavin.
July 11, 2019
Women
What Beyoncé Can Teach Us About Race, Identity and Social Justice
In higher education, we talk a lot about diversity, but all too often students, faculty and staff can find themselves at a loss, and ill-equipped to talk openly, constructively and authentically about issues of culture, privilege, power, gender and race.
July 11, 2019
Latinx
Emerging HSIs Step Up to Serve Hispanic, Latinx Students
Research from organizations like the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and Excelencia in Education indicates that the number of HSIs in the U.S. will continue to grow as Hispanic and Latino students increasingly graduate from high schools across the country.
July 9, 2019
African-American
UNCF Convening Helps HBCUs Prepare Students for Changing Workforce
A three-day convening by the United Negro College Fund has brought together HBCU presidents, faculty and students to explore the changing needs of a 21st century workplace in a broader context of systemic cultural and societal barriers.
July 3, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
Kamala Harris Has No Problem Being Black, But Why Doesnât She Say Publicly Sheâs Part Asian?
Kamala Harris likes to say sheâs American. Of course. But sheâs not generic. Her racial subtext is this: On her fatherâs side sheâs half-Jamaican, and on her motherâs side sheâs half-Asian Indian. Harris should say it proudly and often. Because thereâs a lot of misunderstanding out there. Just ask Donald Trump Jr.
June 30, 2019
Women
Policy Research: College Promise Programs Are Excluding Student Parents
Twenty percent of college students in the United States are raising children, yet the much-touted âfree collegeâ initiatives, also known as Promise programs, often âunintentionally excludeâ these students when offering financial support, according to a briefing paper released this week by the Institute for Womenâs Policy Research (IWPR).
June 27, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
Fitting In Doesnât Fix Discrimination
I have been studying the internment of Japanese Americans ever since I have been a professor. Yet I have had the most important insight, personally as an Asian American albeit not Japanese originally, only recently. To explain why the mass incarceration during World War II of 120,000 individuals on the basis of heritage, two-thirds of them native-born citizens of this nation, was wrong requires pointing out that the people who are most offended about the violation of civil rights are those who subscribe in the ideals of the United States.
June 27, 2019
African-American
Dr. Henry N. Tisdale: Transforming Claflin Over 25 Years
As Dr. Henry N. Tisdale ends a quarter-century at the helm of Claflin University, he finishes the race with a track record that makes him one of the most transformational college presidents of his time.
June 27, 2019
African-American
VSU Student Wins Scholarship to Intern with Actor Terrence J
Virginia State University junior Jaelan Hodges has won a $15,000 summer internship scholarship on behalf of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Hodges received the award at the recent BET Weekend Brotherhood Dinner in Los Angeles from actor and TMCF national ambassador Terrence J. âI am beyond blessed!â exclaimed Hodges, a mass communications major from Virginia [âŠ]
June 27, 2019
Latinx
The Future of Research and Practice about MSIs
Today, there are more than 700 Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) designated by the federal government that represent 14 percent of all degree granting institutions of higher education. These institutions enroll nearly 30 percent of all undergraduates in the U.S. and carry the heavy load of ensuring the success of a student population that is majority Pell Eligible and students of color, two populations that are often overlooked.
June 26, 2019
African-American
UNCF Study: HBCUs âPunch Above Their Weightâ
A steady increase since 2017 in federal funding for historically Black colleges and universities and their students is a sign that lawmakers are becoming more informed about how HBCUs disproportionately graduate African-Americans and impact economies, according to participants in a media briefing Tuesday about a new study by the United Negro College Fund.
June 25, 2019
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