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Section: Demographics
Students
Campus Conversations About Race Now Heating Up the Twitterverse
Social media has created a space for students to connect and participate in national conversations related to race, identity and representation.
November 24, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Southern Cuisine, Civil Rights Author, Dies
John Egerton, an authority on the history of Nashville, Tenn., Southern cuisine and the early days of the civil rights movement, has died.
November 21, 2013
African-American
Wayne State Stands By Detroit Amid Bankruptcy
Despite Detroit’s financial challenges, Wayne State University has been supporting the city by investing in new technology, facilities and small businesses.
November 21, 2013
Native Americans
American Indian Heritage Month
In this edition, Diverse features Rebecca Tsosie, a leading expert on American Indian law; we also look at efforts to get American Indian students on the MBA track, recruitment and retention strategies that work; and programs nurturing the next generation of American Indian farmers.
November 21, 2013
African-American
The Culture of Self-hatred Still Present Among Some Black Folk
Canadian journalist Orville Douglas’ article, “Why I Hate Being a Black Man,” puts a spotlight on the incessant psychology of self-hatred among Blacks.
November 20, 2013
Sports
Proposal to Disband UDC Sports Teams Delayed
University of District Columbia Interim President James Lyons’ proposal to end the school’s participation in the NCAA in an attempt to use funds on academic programs and services was shelved by the board of trustees.
November 20, 2013
Students
Journalist, Diversity Advocate Ramirez Dies
An advocate for diversity in journalism, Raul Ramirez, a lecturer at San Francisco State University for 30 years, has passed from cancer.
November 19, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Alabama A&M’s Fiscal Health Improving
Amid the toughest time in recent history for HBCUs, Andrew Hugine managed to reverse Alabama A&M’s financial losses by reducing staff, merging schools and partnering with the local community.
November 19, 2013
Faculty & Staff
The Philippines’ Super Typhoon and Americans’ Super Ignorance: Is Higher Ed to Blame?
Most people just didn’t know much at all about the Philippines and its historical connection to the U.S.
November 18, 2013
African-American
New SCSU President Tackles Enrollment, Financial Challenges
Five months after being appointed the new president of South Carolina State University, Thomas Elzey is pursing an ambitious agenda to give the troubled institution a new lease on life.
November 18, 2013
African-American
Poll: Minorities More Likely to Say College Degree is Key to Success
Minorities overwhelmingly believe the U.S. economy will benefit if President Obama’s goal of increasing Americans with postsecondary degrees by 2020 is met.
November 17, 2013
LGBTQ+
Showing Intolerance Can Only Lead to More Intolerance
A more radical, less inspirational, semi-Orwellian, hostile, dismissive movement has continued to plague our society.
November 14, 2013
Students
When It Comes to Inclusion, Ohio State’s Lee All In
As chief diversity officer, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and vice president for outreach and engagement at Ohio State, Dr. Valerie Lee manages one of the largest — if not the largest — diversity departments in higher education.
November 14, 2013
Native Americans
Ute Tribe Wants More in Exchange for Use of Name
The Ute Indian Tribe wants more in exchange from the University of Utah to continue allowing them to use the tribe’s name and logo for sports teams.
November 12, 2013
African-American
Johns Hopkins’ Pioneering Cardiac Surgeon Reflects on Lifetime of Service
Photo caption: Among his many roles, Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. made himself a pitchman and a champion who was determined to tackle the shortage of minority students and faculty at Hopkins.
November 10, 2013
Sports
Son of Former Grambling Coach Dies
The son of former Grambling State football coach Eddie Robinson has died.
November 7, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Human Rights Campaign HBCU LGBT Summit Fosters New Leaders
30 LGBT student leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s HBCU Leadership and Career Summit for personal leadership and career training.
November 7, 2013
LGBTQ+
Black People Are Not Immune From Mental Illness
Recent and tragic national headlines like the Navy Yard shooting has started a dialogue about mental illness, which has been ignored for too long in the Black community.
November 6, 2013
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