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Section: Demographics
African-American
Alabama Senate Seeks to Rename Edmund Pettus Bridge
MONTGOMERY, Ala. ― Alabama senators are seeking to rename Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge, a historic site in the voting rights movement that also bears the name of a Ku Klux Klan officer.
June 4, 2015
Students
Princeton to Offer African American Studies Major
Princeton University’s Board of Trustees has granted the Center for African American Studies (CAAS) academic departmental status, clearing the way for the university to begin offering a major in African American Studies in the fall.
June 2, 2015
Students
Institutional Leadership for Undocumented Students
Undocumented students have raised their voices and called upon institutions to meet their obligations to provide equitable college experiences for all, regardless of a student’s residency status.
June 2, 2015
Students
NCCU Jazz Studies Program Declared Safe
News organizations misinterpreted a move by the UNC Board of Governors allowing realignment of music concentrations at North Carolina Central University as bringing an end to the celebrated Jazz education program.
June 2, 2015
Faculty & Staff
The Music Lives On
With the death of B.B. King, “the blues has lost its king, and America has lost a legend,” President Barack Obama said in a letter read at the famed guitarist’s funeral on Saturday, May 30, in his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi. King, the son of sharecroppers, died on May 14 at the age of 89, leaving a rich legacy as an innovator and hard-working performer.
June 1, 2015
African-American
Faculty Outraged Over Wisconsin’s Proposed Tenure Changes
Critics see the elimination of tenure protections and other proposals as a serious threat to stunt intellectual growth and muffle voices of dissent.
June 1, 2015
Faculty & Staff
South Carolina Legal Scholars Weigh In on N. Charleston Murder Case
Law professors and their students at the University of South Carolina had intense class discussions this spring as a “case for the ages” began to play out in their state.
May 31, 2015
Disabilties
College System Boosts Efforts for Undocumented Students
The University of California system is making a strong effort to assist the undocumented students who seek out an education at its campuses.
May 31, 2015
African-American
Curfews Should Start at Home
Some weeks ago now the controversial death of Freddie Gray led the city of Baltimore Maryland to be under a curfew watch. The mayor of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake eventually lifted the 10 p.m. curfew which had been enforced to help curb the impending violence in the city. Many involved in what some would call […]
May 30, 2015
Sports
In Case You Missed It
Princeton Takes Major Step Forward in African-American Studies NISOD Emphasizes Educational Lessons Grounded in Ferguson Black College Coaches Unite to Boost Diversity in Hiring NCORE a Safe Space for All
May 29, 2015
Students
15 Chinese Nationals Accused in U.S. of Student Visa Scheme
Fifteen Chinese citizens conspired to take college entrance exams on behalf of others or paid to have that done for them so they could obtain student visas, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
May 28, 2015
African-American
September Trial Date Set for U.Va. Student in Bloody Arrest
A September trial date has been set for a University of Virginia student whose bloody arrest outside a bar sparked a public uproar.
May 28, 2015
Disabilties
Judge Sides with Texas Southern in Discrimination Suit
An African-American applicant who was repeatedly rejected by the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University has lost his race, gender and disability discrimination case.
May 28, 2015
African-American
Ongoing Debate over Offensive Words Hits NCORE
Panelists and participants at annual conference weighed use of the “N-word,” “Redskin” and “queer.”
May 28, 2015
Students
A Question of Fairness at Heart of Lawsuit Against Harvard
A recent lawsuit alleges that Harvard University’s admissions process discriminates against Asian Americans.
May 28, 2015
LGBTQ+
India Appoints First Transgender as Head of College
India has for the first time appointed a transgender as the principal of a college, a top education official said Wednesday.
May 27, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Bill to Allow Concealed Handguns at Texas Colleges Gets Big Boost
Texas took a giant step closer to allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms late Tuesday, with House lawmakers giving their preliminary approval to a so-called “campus carry” measure, barely beating a midnight deadline.
May 27, 2015
Faculty & Staff
N.C. Central University Facing 3 Discrimination Suits
NCCU denied the validity of claims in three lawsuits filed against it that accuse Chancellor Debra Saunders-White of discriminating against non-African-American employees.
May 27, 2015
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