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Section: Demographics
African-American
The Perfect Strand: Untangling Race, Professionalism, and Hair
Could my ‘natural’ hair cost me the interview or job?
May 24, 2016
Sports
Washington Names Jennifer Cohen New Athletic Director
SEATTLE ― For the second time in the past 10 years, Washington chose continuity at the top of its athletic department over bringing in a new face from outside the school. Washington named Jennifer Cohen as its new athletic director Tuesday after she served as the interim athletic director following Scott Woodward’s departure for Texas […]
May 24, 2016
Students
Utah Valley University Changing Landscape with Latino Initiative
UVU also tripled its annual number of Latino graduates from 2004 to 2014, thanks to support and outreach by many university staff and faculty.
May 23, 2016
African-American
Raymond Burse Abruptly Quits as Kentucky State University President
Raymond M. Burse, the retired General Electric Company executive who came out of retirement to help enrollment and financially troubled Kentucky State University get on a course toward recovery, announced his resignation Monday.
May 23, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Regents Want Pay Gap Suit from Former SDSU Professor Tossed
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. ― The South Dakota Board of Regents is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a former South Dakota State University professor who claims she was paid less than colleagues who were not Black and female. The Argus Leader reports the board’s lawyers in the response to the lawsuit from […]
May 23, 2016
Students
High School Senior With Cerebral Palsy Walks for the 1st Time to Get Diploma
Like the other high school seniors around him, Micah McDade prepared hard for graduation day. But unlike those classmates, Micah’s preparation took a little more muscle. Micah, who was born with cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair, took his first steps in public during his graduation ceremony last Friday. Read the full story […]
May 23, 2016
Women
Dr. Dawn-Elissa Fischer Moving Up Hip-Hop Academic Charts
Dr. Dawn-Elissa Fischer is a scholar on the rise in the hip-hop academic field.
May 22, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
End Racial Profiling of Asian American Scientists and Academics
Joyce Xi now knows what it is to be Asian American, undergoing the extreme xenophobia of her own country.
May 22, 2016
Students
Yale’s Gender Neutral Bathrooms Part of Changing Climate
NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Visitors at Yale University’s 315th commencement will notice something new on campus this year ― gender-neutral bathrooms in 23 buildings. The school is promoting them on its website for Monday’s commencement, complete with a link to a map showing where they can be found. It is one of several changes made […]
May 22, 2016
Sports
Suit Seeks Testimony from ex-Texas Coach Mack Brown, Others
AUSTIN, Texas ― A former University of Texas track coach’s sex and race discrimination lawsuit has new life, and her lawyers are still pursuing long-sought testimony from former football coach Mack Brown and prominent current and former administrators as they dig into one of college sports’ highest-profile athletic departments. Former women’s track coach Bev Kearney […]
May 22, 2016
Students
Former Harlem Drug Dealer Celebrates Columbia University Graduation After Long Road Back From Prison
After 67 years, two prison stints and so many arrests he’s lost count, a former Harlem drug dealer graduated from Columbia University as the oldest member of his class. David Norman shed his dark past for a cap and gown Wednesday after earning his long-awaited bachelor’s degree in philosophy. “It’s always possible to pursue your […]
May 22, 2016
Students
BYU Launches Sexual Assault Policy Feedback Website
SALT LAKE CITY ― Brigham Young University launched a website for people to provide feedback on the school’s sexual assault policy, and is looking into revisions such as an amnesty clause that could give victims immunity from honor code violations committed in the lead-up to a sexual assault. The Mormon-owned school launched the website Thursday, […]
May 19, 2016
African-American
African-American Chess Masters Making Move to Next Level
The three high school seniors revealed that next fall they are all headed to Webster University—home of the No. 1 ranked collegiate chess team in the USA—on full or partial scholarships.
May 19, 2016
African-American
Charlotte to Celebrate Black Male High School Grads at City-wide Baccalaureate
The city of Charlotte will pay tribute to its Black male high school graduates in an inaugural baccalaureate service scheduled to take place next month at Johnson C. Smith University.
May 18, 2016
Students
Wisconsin SAE Chapter Suspended Over Racist, Bigoted Slurs
MADISON, Wis. ― The University of Wisconsin has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at its flagship campus after finding that members of the fraternity repeatedly used racist and bigoted slurs and ostracized a Black member who tried to stop it. The suspension handed down Tuesday by the school’s Committee on Student Organizations comes a […]
May 18, 2016
Women
Creating a Culture of Transfer
For most low-income students, the path to a college degree starts at the door of the local community college.
May 17, 2016
Sports
Judge: Law Doesn’t Cover Gay Hate Crimes in Ex-player’s Case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. ― West Virginia law doesn’t consider violence or threats of violence based solely on a victim’s sexual orientation to be a hate crime, a circuit judge ruled Friday. The decision allows hate crime charges to be dropped against former Marshall University football player Steward Butler, who’s accused of assaulting two gay men after […]
May 16, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian American Undocumented Students Get Boost
Asian American undocumented students thankful, hopeful for extension of University of California’s Dream Loan program.
May 16, 2016
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