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Section: Demographics
African-American
Xavier University to Develop Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Management Program
With the support of a recent Helis Foundation grant, Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) will develop a new master’s degree in Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Management.
January 23, 2019
Students
Arts Education Remains Passion for 2007 Emerging Scholar
Dr. Lorenzo Candelaria doesn’t live or work where he did 12 years ago, but the former Diverse Emerging Scholar has remained passionate about the arts education and its potential to reach and inspire underrepresented students.
January 23, 2019
Students
Concordia University Texas Receives Hispanic-Serving Institution Designation
Concordia University Texas, a small, liberal arts and sciences institution in Austin, is the latest school to be designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education.
January 22, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
Cilantro and Prejudice
Cilantro is a good example for showing the stupidity of racial stereotypes. The herb, also known as coriander and Chinese parsley, is a staple in some cuisines to the surprise of diners of varying backgrounds who report it tastes like soap. It turns out that whether you like this seasoning or want to spit it out depends on your genetics — your heritage.
January 22, 2019
African-American
Colleges and Universities Commemorate King Holiday
From coast to coast, institutions of higher education are presenting events to celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights legend Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 17, 2019
Disabilties
On Being a Professor with Autism, and Traveling the World to Destigmatize It
People on the autism spectrum have similar characteristics no matter their nationality or race. However, there are great differences in societal awareness, acceptance and appreciation of people on the autism spectrum throughout the world.
January 17, 2019
African-American
UNCF Receives $500K Grant from Walmart Foundation to Continue its Support of HBCUs
The Walmart Foundation has announced it has given a $500,000 grant to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to continue its support of historically Black colleges and universities. This grant follows Walmart Foundation’s 11th consecutive year that it has supported the UNCF Institute for Capacity Building. The grant will support UNCF in providing its member […]
January 17, 2019
African-American
Founder of Black AIDS Institute Retires
Phill Wilson, the founder and president and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute (BAI) since its inception in 1999, has recently retired. The Institute is the only national HIV/AIDS think tank in the country that’s focused on African-Americans.
January 17, 2019
African-American
Scholar-Alumna Returns to Prairie View A&M after 20 Years
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) students will soon see Dr. Melanye Price – an alumna and newly appointed endowed professor – on campus when she returns to the historically Black university this spring.
January 16, 2019
African-American
Report: Stereotypes in College STEM Classes Harm Black and Asian Students
A recent study funded by the National Science Foundation found that Black and Asian undergraduate college students are negatively affected by stereotypes and labels within their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) academic environments.
January 16, 2019
Women
Education in Spite of It All: A Black Woman’s Journey
My mother, Dr. Mildred Pratt, died in 2012. I think about her often. She was one of the first-generation of Black women to become a full professor at a predominantly White institution. When she became a full professor in the 1970s, Black women represented 1 percent of all full professors. As of 2016, Black women, like me, represent 2 percent of all full professors. In fact, out of all the full-time faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, Black women only represent 3 percent of all faculty. We need more.
January 15, 2019
African-American
‘Mascu’sectionality: Theorizing an Alternative Framework for Black Males
The theorizing and theoretical frameworks speaking to the male experience, particularly the Black male experience has tended to emanate from a place of deficit thinking and pathology. Hence, for Black males and those who study this population, engaging in critical discourse about their epistemological and ontological being is at best lopsided.
January 15, 2019
African-American
A Revived “North Star” Emerges
Beginning next month, an updated North Star, founded by activist journalist Shaun King and edited by noted scholar Dr. Keisha Blain, will emerge online with content created by progressives seeking to agitate for justice in the spirit of Frederick Douglass and the movement he inspired.
January 14, 2019
African-American
Study: Black Students who Have One Black Teacher are More Likely to Enroll in College
Representation in education matters. According to a recent study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, data shows that Black students who have at least one teacher of their race both reduces Black students’ high school dropout rates and increases the chances of them wanted to and enrolling in college. The study, titled “The […]
January 14, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
A Lottery for Harvard and Other Elite Schools?
As we wait for the judge’s decision, one interesting essay has been published in Quartz by Natasha Warikoo, an associate professor of education at Harvard. Warikoo suggests Harvard save time, money and anxiety by running a lottery. That’s right. A lottery.
January 11, 2019
Disabilties
HBCU Websites Must Adhere to American with Disabilities Act Guidelines
Over the next few years schools that fail to address whether their websites and other tools are consistent with ADA guidelines will encounter additional challenges. This is important considering that HBCUs are traditionally underfunded.
January 7, 2019
Women
Support Grows for Imperiled Bennett College
By postal service and online, in amounts small and large, a steady stream of donations is flowing into Bennett College every day as the private, all-women HBCU seeks to raise $5 million in unrestricted funds by February. The North Carolina school is fighting to avoid a loss of accreditation that could force its closure.
January 5, 2019
LGBTQ+
Mutcherson Marks Three Major Firsts for Rutgers Law School in Camden
Noted bioethics and health law scholar Kimberly Mutcherson is the first woman, first African-American and first LGBT person to be named co-dean of Rutgers Law School in Camden.
January 3, 2019
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