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Section: Demographics
Students
Tribal Culture, Oil Access Collide in North Dakota
Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their supporters, who have been protesting the construction of the pipeline daily, are attempting to peacefully stop the bulldozing of the site.
September 8, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: How Black Colleges Can Win Against Tough Competition
How will HBCUs compete against PWIs that now accept and actively recruit minority students and have more resources to serve them?
September 8, 2016
Sports
Texas Asks State Supreme Court to Block Track Coach Lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas ― The University of Texas recently asked the state Supreme Court to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out in 2013 after the school learned about a romantic relationship with one of her athletes a decade earlier. University lawyers argued in […]
September 7, 2016
Students
Ky. Attorney General Intervenes in University Suit Against School Paper
FRANKFORT, Ky. ― Kentucky’s attorney general has ratcheted up his dispute with the state’s flagship university in an open-records case that spurred the school to sue its campus newspaper after it asked for investigative documents pertaining to a professor under investigation for alleged sexual harassment. In the latest twist, Attorney General Andy Beshear said Wednesday […]
September 7, 2016
Students
Experts: Minority Students Need Aerospace Opportunities
In order to diversify the workforce of the aerospace and defense industries, business and higher education leaders must be proactive and intentional.
September 7, 2016
Leadership & Policy
UTSA President Ricardo Romo to Retire Next Year
Ricardo Romo, the longest serving and first Hispanic president in the University of Texas at San Antonio’s 47-year history, has announced that he will retire next year.
September 7, 2016
Students
Organizations Launch Campaign to Bring Facts to Light about MSIs
Organizations Launch Campaign to Bring Facts to Light about MSIs
September 7, 2016
African-American
University Study Finds Inequality Unchanged in Hollywood
Despite widespread attention over diversity in the movie business, a new study finds that little is changing in Hollywood for women, minorities, LGBT people and others who continue to find themselves on the outside of an industry where researchers say inequality is “the norm.” A report to be released Wednesday by the Media, Diversity and […]
September 7, 2016
Students
San Jose State Professor on Leave in Sexual Harassment Case
SAN JOSE, Calif. ― A San Jose State professor accused of sexually harassing a student last year has been placed on paid leave nearly five months after a campus investigation into the matter concluded. An investigation by the Bay Area News Group into Professor Lewis Aptekar raises questions about the campus’ response to a problem […]
September 7, 2016
Students
Malveaux Pushes for Advancement of Blacks in Higher Ed, ‘Social Economic Justice’
Former president of Bennett College Dr. Julianne Malveaux has created a legacy of sounding off about injustices against Blacks from the higher ed realm to the political arena.
September 6, 2016
Sports
Kaepernick, Race and the Hypocrisy of the American Public
It always seems to perplex and, in fact, disturb me when certain fellow Black folk decide to wallow and sit in judgment of another person’s Black bonafides.
September 4, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Georgetown University to Atone for Slavery Ties
Georgetown derived operational funds from the profits of Maryland plantations and benefited from the sale of 272 enslaved persons in 1838.
September 1, 2016
Students
Analysis: Child Care Centers Losing Ground at Public Colleges
Despite an increase in the number of college students with children, campus-based child care at public colleges is steadily becoming more scarce, according to a new analysis released Thursday.
September 1, 2016
Sports
Thanks to Colin Kaepernick and Those Who Can’t Stand Racial Injustice
The presence of sport in American society has always lived under the long shadow of racism.
September 1, 2016
Women
University of Colorado Business Dean Accused of Gender Discrimination to Resign
BOULDER, Colo. ― The dean of University of Colorado’s business school is resigning from his position amid allegations of gender discrimination. The Daily Camera reports David Ikenberry said in a resignation letter Monday he thinks the Leeds School of Business “needs a fresh start.” Ikenberry will remain in his post until Senior Vice Provost Bill […]
August 31, 2016
Students
A Recipe for Success in Educating STEM Leaders
Is there a recipe for success? Nothing beats hard work, we can all agree on that.
August 31, 2016
Faculty & Staff
At the Bottom of the Resource Gap Lies the Diversity Desert
Actually, it really is difficult to hire a more diverse faculty, and it’s a phenomenon that affects colleges across the country.
August 31, 2016
Students
The Letter No School Administrator Wants to Write
Tim King founded Urban Prep Academies to help Chicago’s young Black men succeed. Each time a current or former student is killed in a shooting, he has the difficult task of delivering the news.
August 31, 2016
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