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Section: Demographics
Latinx
A Question of Identity: Examining Use of the Term ‘Latinx’
In academic and student activist circles, many have adopted the term “Latinx” as a gender-neutral and gender non-binary inclusive replacement for Latino or Latina. The word — which made its debut in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary in 2018 — is increasingly popular among scholars, with universities like Harvard, Yale and others offering Latinx studies programs. But only 3% of U.S. Hispanics actually use the term, according to a Pew Research Center study in August.
October 6, 2020
African-American
Three Black Female Authors Among 2020 ‘Genius Grant’ Winners
Three prominent Black female authors — N.K. Jemisin, Jacqueline Woodson and Tressie McMillan Cottom — are among 21 winners of this year’s MacArthur Foundation “genius grants,” reports CNN, which explained that the winners will receive a $625,000 “no-strings-attached” award paid out over five years. Since 1981, more than 1,000 people have earned the honor, with acclaimed […]
October 6, 2020
Latinx
Excelencia’s ALASS Institute Focuses on the Future of HSIs
More than 1,000 higher education and organizational leaders virtually convened last week as part of Excelencia in Education’s Accelerating Latino Student Success (ALASS) Institute. Discussions focused on advancing equity for Latinx students as well the future of Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) post-COVID-19.
October 5, 2020
Students
HBCUs and White Churches: a Collaboration Long Overdue
Churches have a long history of advocating for civil rights. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the Baptist, Methodist and other religious denominations united to support civil rights for African Americans. Many churches, for example, provided shelter to protesters during civil rights marches. They organized food assistance programs, assisted homeless with housing needs […]
October 5, 2020
African-American
2020 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education Kicks Off Tuesday
Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ohio State University’s Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male will hold the 2020 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education (ICBME) virtually this year, with events each Tuesday in October, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison press […]
October 5, 2020
African-American
Kevin Young Named as New Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Kevin Young, who is currently the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, has been named the new director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. He will begin his new role in January. Young is a poet, author, essayist, and editor at The New Yorker magazine. This […]
October 5, 2020
Latinx
Long Beach City College Earns 2020 Seal of Excelencia
By developing programs specifically designed for Latinx students, Long Beach City College (LBCC), a two-year institution, has seen positive results.
October 5, 2020
African-American
Common App Removes Disciplinary Violation Question
The Common Application is removing a question about high school disciplinary violations after research found that the answer disproportionately affected students of color, particularly Black students, CNN reported. Black applicants are twice as likely than White applicants to answer yes to the question. And students who disclose school disciplinary records – mostly students of color […]
October 2, 2020
Latinx
An ‘Hispanic-Thriving’ Institution: University of Texas at San Antonio Earns 2020 Seal of Excelencia
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) takes pride in always striving to better serve Latinx students and bring that success into the community.
October 2, 2020
Students
DeVos Announces $24 Million In Grants to Expand Education Choice for Native American Students
The U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that 40 new grant awards totaling $24 million will be used to help expand education options for American Indian and Alaska Native students over the next 3-5 years. The Accessing Choices in Education (ACE) grants are designed to help Native American communities learn new skills through different […]
October 1, 2020
Latinx
The University of Texas at Austin Earns 2020 Seal of Excelencia
Editor’s Note: Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and Excelencia in Education have partnered to exclusively release names of the institutions that have earned the 2020 Seal of Excelencia, a national certification that confirms an institution goes beyond enrollment to intentionally serve Latino students. The following school, University of Texas at Austin, is one of five […]
October 1, 2020
African-American
Kansas City Art Institute Hires First Director of Talent and Inclusion
Shawntae Jones was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. Now, she’s serving as the first director of talent and inclusion at Kansas City Art Institute.
September 30, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Say Their Names, But Not the N-Word
The current reckoning about anti-Blackness in the United States is exposing the limits of solidarity. Millions of white and non-white people have marched and expressed support for Black Lives by saying the names of men and women brutally killed or shot in police custody. This powerful act of solidarity humanizes these victims while bearing witness to systemic racism. At the same time, faculty in some of our nation’s colleges and universities continue to defend the right to utter the N-word as part of their educational practice. This counterintuitive notion is not just tone-deaf to the national reckoning but harms the institutional culture, devalues the presence of Black faculty, staff and students, and compromises the moral credibility of the professoriate.
September 30, 2020
African-American
Harvard Business School Renames Building After Renowned Black Professor
Harvard Business School (HBS) announced Tuesday that it will rename a building on its campus in honor of Dr. James I. Cash, a retired faculty member known for his leadership and for breaking barriers for Black people. The announcement came at a virtual town hall with faculty, staff and students. “When one thinks of individuals […]
September 30, 2020
African-American
NBA Star Chris Paul Enrolls at HBCU
NBA star Chris Paul has enrolled at Winston-Salem State University, a North Carolina historically Black college, where he will take a class and encourage students to get to the polls, the NBA reported. Paul’s parents also attended Winston-Salem State. “We are providing transportation to HBCU students to get the polls so we are working on […]
September 30, 2020
African-American
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson Heads to Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University has scored a major coup in luring Dr. Michael Eric Dyson—one of the nation’s most prominent Black intellectuals—from Georgetown University.
September 29, 2020
African-American
Legal Scholars Worry About Affirmative Action and Civil Rights if Barrett is Confirmed
As Judge Amy Coney Barrett makes the rounds on Capitol Hill this week in preparation for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee next month, some legal scholars are concerned about what her appointment to the high court might mean for the future of civil rights and affirmative action. “I am very concerned about […]
September 29, 2020
Sports
Study: Collegiate Esports Is Booming, But Women Are Being Left Behind
Varsity esports programs are rapidly expanding onto the collegiate scene, but women players are being left behind, according to a North Carolina State University (NCSU) study, “Gender and the Two-Tiered System of Collegiate Esports,” published earlier this month.
September 28, 2020
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