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Section: Demographics
African-American
ACE Fellows Program Creating Pipeline to Presidency for Women, Minorities
Fellows Program at the American Council on Higher Education (ACE) is providing the training to navigate through the presidential search process.
July 20, 2014
Students
One Thousand HBCU Students to be Awarded Scholarships to Study in China
New scholarship program is centerpiece of wide-ranging agreement between the Chinese government and a historically Black college and university leadership group.
July 17, 2014
Faculty & Staff
A New Take on Race
In this issue of Diverse we profile the American Council on Education’s Fellows Program, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary next year, and its preparation of minority and women candidates for top-tier positions in academia. We take a look at several HBCU issues, including the growth of unions at HBCUs across the country and recent […]
July 17, 2014
Students
Diverse Conversations: Black Men and College Initiatives ― Fair or Unfair?
Despite the obvious need for college incentive programs for this nation’s young Black men, there are plenty who complain about the special treatment these young men receive.
July 16, 2014
Faculty & Staff
More HBCU Faculty Lean Toward Raising Collective Voices
Fewer than 10 percent of the nation’s 105 HBCUs have faculty unions. But that may be changing—due to increasing angst among faculty and greater demands for shared governance.
July 16, 2014
Students
Appeals Court Rules University of Texas Can Use Race in Admissions
In a 2-1 ruling, judges from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that barring the university from using race would ultimately lead to a less diverse student body.
July 15, 2014
Students
Howard University Commemorates 50 Years of the Civil Rights Act
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, activists and senior government officials gathered at Howard University to celebrate past achievements and look to the future of racial equality.
July 15, 2014
African-American
Addressing the Crisis Among Men of Color in Higher Education
The representation of African-American and Latino men in higher education is the worst it has been in the last 30 years.
July 15, 2014
Students
Report: Lack of Loan Access Has Nearly 1M Community College Students at Risk
A new report says nearly 1 million community college students — including many students of color — face added educational and financial challenges because their colleges choose not to participate in federal student loan programs.
July 14, 2014
African-American
Professor: Chicago’s New Police-File Policy Will Shine Light
An agreement to make public all completed investigations of Chicago police misconduct will shine a light like never before on a department that has long been dogged by a reputation for brutality and a code of silence.
July 14, 2014
Leadership & Policy
College Presidents Returning to Classroom
Experts say that, over the past decade, the number of college presidents enrolling into doctoral programs has steadily increased.
July 14, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Union Pulls UNCF Support in Wake of $25M Koch Gift
WASHINGTON ― A powerful government workers’ union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund after the group accepted $25 million from the conservative powerhouse Koch brothers and the college fund’s president appeared at a Koch event. In a letter made public last Thursday, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees […]
July 13, 2014
Students
Report: Blacks Need Additional Schooling to Have Equal Employment Chances as Lesser Educated Whites
While young Black adults at all education levels experience higher unemployment rates than others, such employment gaps diminish considerably as Black educational attainment increases, a new study says.
July 13, 2014
African-American
The Birth Of a Nation
In July, the month we celebrate our nation’s Declaration o f Independence, we look at books about its colonial beginnings and its founding. That history cannot be separated from the issue of slavery in this country…
July 13, 2014
African-American
Black Women Increasingly Becoming Victims of Brutal Violence
While many people have expressed their outrage at such injustices, there have been those who have resorted to a “they must have done something to deserve it” stance.
July 10, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Arizona State Professor Ersula Ore Pleads to Resisting Arrest
MESA, Ariz. ― An Arizona State University professor who accused campus police of excessive force when they arrested her agreed to a plea deal Wednesday. Ersula Ore pleaded guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court in Mesa to one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest. In exchange, three other charges, including a felony count of aggravated assault, […]
July 10, 2014
African-American
Spelman College President Beverly Tatum to Retire Next Year
After 12 years at the helm, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum cites the recent completion of a 10-year fundraising campaign and the approach of her 60th birthday as factors leading to her retirement.
July 9, 2014
African-American
HistoryMakers Collection Finds Home at Library of Congress
Kenneth E. Reeves, facing front, discusses his trailblazing role as a student at Harvard College and later as the first African-American mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo Courtesy of The HistoryMakers Collection at the Library of Congress)
July 8, 2014
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