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Fighting Hawks Picked as University of North Dakota Nickname

FARGO, N.D. ― University of North Dakota backers have selected Fighting Hawks as the school’s new nickname, the school announced Wednesday. The predatory bird mascot was declared the winner after receiving 57 percent of the vote compared to 43 percent for Roughriders in the two-nickname runoff. The vote was open to people with UND ties, […]

November 18, 2015

Michigan State University Sued Over Sexual Assault Claims

EAST LANSING, Mich. ― Four Michigan State University students filed a civil rights lawsuit Wednesday accusing the school and its leadership of a slow and inadequate response to their sexual assault complaints. The women said university administrators acted with “deliberate indifference” by failing to properly investigate and by violating school policies meant to prohibit harassment […]

November 18, 2015

Kansas Student Leaders Say They’re not ‘mimicking Mizzou’

by Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — Protest leaders at the University of Kansas said Monday that they’re pushing for changes that ensure problems faced by minority and other “marginalized” students are addressed swiftly and effectively, rather than “mimicking Mizzou” by seeking the ouster of administrators. Leaders of the Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk group in Kansas […]

November 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

University of Wyoming to Hire a Diversity Coordinator

by Associated Press CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming president has announced plans to create a diversity coordinator position and form a committee tasked with increasing inclusivity on campus. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that university spokesman Chad Baldwin says the new position was created in response to concerns about the lack of diversity on […]

November 18, 2015

African-American

Brown University Students Demand Improved Race Relations

by Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A group of 35 graduate students at Brown University have joined together to demand that the Providence school’s administration makes an increased effort to improve race relations on campus. The Providence Journal reports the group, consisting of five graduate student organizations, co-authored a statement released Monday detailing its demands. […]

November 18, 2015

African-American

NASHID MADYUN

NASHID MADYUN has been appointed director of the Southeastern Regional Black Archives and Research Center at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). He was director of the Hampton University Museum. Madyun received a bachelor’s from Mississippi Valley State University, a master’s from Delta State University and a doctorate from the University of Phoenix.

November 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

CHRISTINE SUNG

CHRISTINE SUNG has been appointed assistant professor of marketing in the College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Montana State University. She was an assistant professor at Old Dominion University in Virginia. Sung earned a bachelor’s from the Catholic University of Daegu in Korea, a master’s fromIndiana University and a doctorate from Michigan State University.

November 18, 2015

African-American

Thurgood Marshall Fund: Great Need for Continued HBCU Support

Students and leaders gathered at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s annual scholarship gala Monday.

November 17, 2015

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Faculty & Staff

Jacobs ‘Four Arrows’ Educates on Plight of Native Americans

When it comes to promoting education, Dr. Don Trent Jacobs — most commonly known as “Four Arrows” — favors unconventional pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning.

November 16, 2015

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Fueling the Talent Engine —– A Rich Mixture to go the Distance

The talent engines of organizations can be fueled to perform at the highest levels of excellence through developing and maintaining diverse coaching/mentoring relationships.

November 16, 2015

African-American

New Director Appointed at Jimmy Carter Presidential Library

by Associated Press ATLANTA — Meredith Evans has been named the new director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Archivist of the United States David Ferriero announced Evans’ appointment on Monday. She begins work at the library in Atlanta on Nov. 29. Evans previously oversaw the Department of Special Collections at Washington University […]

November 16, 2015

Tragedy in Paris

An American Global tragedy: Nohemi Gonzalez was an example of diversity in higher ed at its best.

November 15, 2015

African-American

Yale Announces Plan to Increase Diversity

Yale University announced earlier this month a $50 million plan to increase the diversity of faculty on campus.

November 15, 2015

African-American

Islamic Scholars Produce New Translation of Quran

In an effort to bring about a richer understanding of the Quran, a group of mostly American-born and university-based Islamic scholars have produced a new translation of the Islamic sacred text.

November 15, 2015

African-American

Wilberforce University Maintains Accreditation

Wilberforce University received notification from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) last week that the school would maintain its accreditation, according to the Dayton Daily News.

November 15, 2015

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2 More Fired, 3 Cleared in UNC Review after Cheating Scandal

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is firing two employees and barring a former associate dean from leadership positions after an investigation described their roles in the school’s academic fraud scandal, the school said Thursday. The moves mean seven people have been fired, resigned or disciplined since former U.S. […]

November 13, 2015

Southern California College Dean Resigns Amid Racial Issues

CLAREMONT, Calif. ― The dean of students at a small Southern California college resigned Thursday after protests linked to racial concerns on campus. Mary Spellman, who held the position at Claremont McKenna College since 2010, announced her resignation in an email to students. “I believe it is the best way to gain closure of a […]

November 13, 2015

African-American

Suicide, Substance Abuse Taking Toll on Segment of Middle-aged Whites

There has been a lot of buzz about the recent report conducted by recent Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton and his co-author and wife, Anne Case.

November 12, 2015