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Section: Demographics
Leadership & Policy
Smith Tapped as First African-American to Lead Swarthmore College
The appointment of Dr. Valerie Smith as the 15th president of Swarthmore College is being hailed by scholars as a major breakthrough for African-American women in the Academy.
February 22, 2015
Faculty & Staff
American History is not Black History; Black History is not America’s
The argument that ‘Black history is American history’ is naïve to the point of insipidity.
February 19, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Celebrating Black History in the New Millennium
There are some compelling issues to be examined regarding Black History Month as we know it to be now.
February 19, 2015
Leadership & Policy
‘Forgotten’ Latino Scholar Finally Gets Hometown Recognition
Years after leaving New Mexico in disgrace, a noted Mexican American scholar and civil rights advocate whose name graces educational institutions in Texas and California but until recently was virtually unknown in his hometown of Albuquerque finally will be honored in his birth city.
February 19, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Boston College Under Investigation Over Access for Disabled
Boston College has become more difficult to navigate for people with disabilities in recent years, according to former and current students whose complaints have prompted an investigation into whether the school is violating accessibility laws.
February 18, 2015
Students
Clyburn Calls for Ouster of South Carolina State President
U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn and his wife called Wednesday for the ouster of South Carolina State University’s embattled president and for the college’s entire board to be replaced.
February 18, 2015
Disabilties
Police Officer Who Arrested Arizona State Professor Resigns
An Arizona State University police officer accused of wrongful arrest and excessive force by a professor has resigned.
February 17, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Baby Boomers and the Retirement Dilemma
The fact is that this is a transition that is not always as serene as many boomers envisioned.
February 17, 2015
African-American
Activists at Rally Vow S.C. State Won’t Close
Black lawmakers promised more than 1,000 supporters of South Carolina State University at a rally Monday at the Statehouse in Columbia that a legislative proposal to close the HBCU will not be enacted.
February 16, 2015
Students
Race a Factor in South Carolina State University ‘Mess’
The barriers to the solutions are politics, race, intransigence, corruption and political dysfunction.
February 16, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Happy President’s Day for HBCUs? Not Likely
You would think with the first Black president in our country’s history, there would be more of a lovey-dovey relationship with HBCUs. Apparently not. “President Obama was critical of Historically Black Colleges and Universities during a meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus this week according to several in attendance. The February 10 meeting was […]
February 15, 2015
African-American
U.S. Colleges Bringing in Chaplains to Serve the Nonbelievers
Bart Campolo, 51, joined a growing movement of college “humanist chaplains,” arriving at the University of Southern California last September.
February 15, 2015
African-American
And Still We Rise
Construction of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture belies struggle of many Black history museums.
February 13, 2015
Faculty & Staff
DANIELLE S. ALLEN
Danielle S. Allen has been appointed a professor of government at Harvard University. She will start in July. She will also serve as director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. She was the UPS Foundation Professor in the School of Social Science at the Institute for AdvancedStudy in Princeton, New Jersey. Allen earned a bachelor’s from Princeton University, a master’s and a doctorate from Cambridge University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.
February 12, 2015
Students
Clemson University Faculty Senate: Change Tillman Hall Name
Clemson University’s faculty senate is asking administrators to change the name of a building named after the late South Carolina governor and White supremacist Benjamin Tillman.
February 11, 2015
African-American
President Elzey: S.C. State Not Closing, I’m Not Quitting
The state legislature subcommittee’s proposal “will not see the light of day,” according to the embattled HBCU’s president.
February 11, 2015
Students
University of Texas Investigates Fraternity Party
A University of Texas fraternity is under investigation after complaints were filed about how Hispanics were portrayed during a weekend party.
February 10, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Women’s College to Accept transgender, Intersex Students
A small women’s college near Philadelphia says it’ll start accepting transgender women and intersex applicants who don’t identify as male.
February 10, 2015
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