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Section: Demographics
African-American
Paul Quinn College President Makes Fortune Magazine List
Sandwiched between Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase and actress Reese Witherspoon, Dr. Michael Sorrell was named 34 on The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders published by Fortune magazine.
May 1, 2018
Students
Predominantly White Institutions, Black Women Grad Students and a Sense of Belonging
While predominantly White institutions should make deliberate efforts to address issues of a lack of sense of belonging among Black women graduate students, there are several strategies that the students themselves can use.
May 1, 2018
Women
Fix Yo’ Face: Angela Rye, Me, and Cardi B
Over the years, I have heard comments about how I need to control my “emotions” because they are “too expressive,” “offensive” and “disrespectful.” Historical amnesia has stricken the United States regarding women-of-color bodies as objects to be controlled.
May 1, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Group Addresses Incarceration Among Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders
Contrary to the stereotype of Asians as the model minority in America, mass incarceration of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in California spurred the formation of an organization devoted to addressing the issue.
May 1, 2018
Latinx
Study Tackles Issues of Latino College Access, Completion
A study by UnidosUS in collaboration with the Center for Community Capital at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill highlights challenges of college access, affordability and long-term success for Latino students.
April 30, 2018
African-American
Architect of Black Liberation Theology Dies at 79
The Rev. Dr. James H. Cone, the prolific author and founder of Black Liberation Theology whose groundbreaking works inspired a generation of theologians and activists, has died at the age of 79.
April 29, 2018
African-American
What I Learned (Not) Flying First Class
The problem of privilege, no different than ignorance, is that it need not acknowledge itself. I am as culpable as any of us. Yet for a few, the rank they hold, earned or not, is permanent. The rest of us are aware our situation is but temporary.
April 29, 2018
Students
UNCF Summit Amplifies Black Voices in Education Reform Efforts
The United Negro College Fund hosted a panel of educators and community advocates Thursday during its 2018 UNCF Education Summit to augment the release of a new report that seeks to amplify the African-American community’s voice in education-reform discussions.
April 26, 2018
Women
Increasing Role Models, Fostering Community for Women in STEM
A mentoring program created by women engineering students at Georgia Institute of Technology to train and empower the next generation of girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is bearing fruit.
April 24, 2018
African-American
The Hate U Give
It takes only one person to change the trajectory of youth of color and invest in them when they are at the brink of falling into a system that was designed to disadvantage them.
April 23, 2018
African-American
Three HBCUs Partner in DC Entrepreneur Scholarship Program
Morgan State University, Bowie State University and University of the District of Columbia have announced a $1-million program to develop the entrepreneurial aspirations of students from the District of Columbia enrolled in their universities.
April 23, 2018
Leadership & Policy
HBCUs Aid the Rise of Black Women
In exploring issues of gender equity for Black women, the role of HBCUs and their impact across higher education and the business sector are too frequently overlooked. In an industry dominated by White males, Black women have shattered stereotypes and excelled in key campus leadership positions across the academic enterprise.
April 15, 2018
LGBTQ+
Campus Guide Focuses on HIV Prevention and Treatment
With college students still at a high risk of acquiring HIV, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation has released a comprehensive guide to HIV prevention, treatment and care on college and university campuses.
April 12, 2018
Latinx
Forum Advocates for Enhanced Hispanic Higher Education Legislation
WASHINGTON — The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities convened educators and thought leaders from Hispanic Serving Institutions to advance the organization’s legislative agenda during the 23rd Annual National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education.
April 9, 2018
African-American
Direct Engagement With Trump, GOP Pays Off for HBCUs
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s decision not to resist – but instead engage in a strategic way and bipartisan fashion on behalf of our nearly 300,000 HBCU students who need a voice in Congress and with the Trump administration – has borne fruit at many levels.
April 8, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian-American Scholars Honor SFSU’s Pioneering Ethnic Studies
The Association of Asian American Studies celebrated a major diversity milestone at its national conference, 50 years after a student strike at San Francisco State University birthed ethnic studies as a model for the nation.
April 2, 2018
LGBTQ+
VSU Rolls Out Inclusive Gender-Identity Diversity Program
Virginia State University is introducing its first university-wide diversity and inclusion program in order to create a “more inclusive campus culture” for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer/Questioning Intersex Ally+ (LGBTQIA+) individuals.
April 1, 2018
Latinx
VSU Joins Verizon STEM Initiative For Boys of Color
PETERSBURG, VA. – Virginia State University will be among 24 schools in a program that offers minority males from middle schools in Petersburg, Hopewell and Dinwiddie summer intensive courses in science, technology, engineering and math. The Verizon Innovative Learning program, the education initiative of the Verizon Foundation, works with historically Black colleges and universities and […]
April 1, 2018
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