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Students
Va. Gov., Black Fraternity to Meet Over Confederate History Month Flap
Members of a Black fraternity at the College of William and Mary plan to meet with Gov. Bob McDonnell to discuss the contentious issue of Confederate History Month.
April 18, 2010
African-American
Fayetteville State Wins Record Fourth OFC Business Plan Competition
Fayetteville State continues dominance at business plan competition, part of an initiative to promote entrepreneurship education at HBCUs.
April 18, 2010
African-American
U.S. Health Secretary Addresses Minority Health Issues
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that she is developing a national plan of action that would focus for the first time on reducing health care disparities between minority and White populations.
April 15, 2010
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
African-American
HBCUs Explore Ways To Move Beyond Tuition Dependence
Historically Black college and university leaders are seeking the means to move their institutions from a model of tuition-dependency to opening alternative revenue streams that will ensure their institutions’ financial future.
April 14, 2010
Under Bill Harvey’s leadership, Hampton University has used the school’s endowment to build hotels, a shopping center and office buildings on the Virginia coast.
Leadership & Policy
Univ. of South Carolina in Danger of Losing Lone Black Trustee
As state legislators weigh whether to vote out the lone minority trustee at the University of South Carolina, an Associated Press analysis shows the school’s governing board is already less diverse than others in the Southeastern Conference.
April 13, 2010
Leah Moody was temporarily appointed to one of 17 University of South Carolina trustee posts approved by state legislators.
Disabilties
Conference Panelists: Disabled Students Would Benefit From Universal Instruction Design
In the diversity movement, nearly every identity is part of the conversation but disability remains a condition many fail to acknowledge, higher education disability advocates said Tuesday.
April 13, 2010
Panelists Jane West, Martin Gould, and Sally Scott
Students
Education Leader Lifts Community Colleges Into Limelight
Eduardo J. Padron – a man with a gentle demeanor, steely determination and the look of a polished, stately professor – is one of the greatest proponents of the nation’s more than 1,000 community colleges.
April 12, 2010
Eduardo J. Padron
Native Americans
Tribute: Wilma Mankiller – 1945-2010
Wilma Mankiller was a wife, a mother, and Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. From the time she finished high school until her death she worked to improve the lives of her people.
April 12, 2010
Wilma Mankiller
African-American
‘One Florida’ Plan Harmed Minority Enrollment
A newspaper analysis suggests former Gov. Jeb Bush’s decision to abolish affirmative action in college admissions has hurt minority enrollment. The Orlando Sentinel reported Sunday that Black college enrollment has failed to keep pace with the number of minorities graduating high school.
April 11, 2010
Jeb Bush
Leadership & Policy
Jackson State President Among Candidates Vying To Lead Southern University
JSU president Ronald Mason Jr. and Clarence Newsome, the former president of Shaw University in North Carolina, are the two latest applicants to join the pool of four semifinalists scheduled to interview Tuesday on campus, Southern officials said last week.
April 11, 2010
Ronald Mason Jr.
African-American
Howard University Hosts John Hope Franklin Tribute
Scholars who convened last week at Howard for a three-day symposium on Dr. John Hope Franklin’s career agreed that his memory will forever live through his scholarship.
April 11, 2010
John Hope Franklin
African-American
Governor’s Proclamation Omission Puts Virginia in Negative Light, Critics Say
University of Virginia scholar says state image suffers from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s misstep in issuing Confederate history proclamation without noting slavery’s role in the Civil War.
April 8, 2010
Virginia Governor Bob MCDonnell
Students
Author Cultivates Young Writers With Camaraderie
As a teacher in the University of Iowa’s storied Writers’ Workshop, James Alan McPherson develops bonds with his students that extend beyond the classroom.
April 8, 2010
James Alan McPherson (left)
Students
Delaware State Reinstates Women’s Equestrian Team in Legal Battle
Facing scrutiny over possible Title IX violations, Delaware State University has agreed to reinstate their women’s equestrian program through 2010-11 after having announced its elimination earlier this year for budgetary reasons. In February, the Lady Hornet equestrians filed for a preliminary injunction order to preserve the team and ensure its presence at Delaware State University.  In February, the Lady Hornet equestrians filed for a preliminary injunction order to preserve the team and ensure its presence at Delaware State University.
April 7, 2010
DSU Equestrian Team
African-American
Fisk Seeks Trial to Pursue Sale of Artwork
Fisk University has filed a motion seeking a trial date in its quest to sell some of the artwork from its Stieglitz collection.
April 7, 2010
‘The Radiator Building—Night, New York’ by Georgia O’Keeffe is part of the Fisk University art collection.
Latinx
Census Ads Seek to Boost Minority Participation
Ads promoting Census 2010 participation are appearing in 28 languages this year, up from 17 in 2000. Although minority groups make up just 26 percent of the population, more than half of the bureau’s $140 million ad-placement budget is going to campaigns that target them.
April 7, 2010
Television host James Brown participated in the U.S. Census Bureau’s launch of the 2010 Census national advertising campaign in Washington.
Faculty & Staff
Chicago State Provost: Famed Black Poet Not Singled Out for Retaliation
In a public response to the resignation of one of Chicago State University’s most celebrated faculty members, the university provost reiterated the position that the administration has not singled out acclaimed poet and activist Haki R. Madhubuti for retaliation.
April 6, 2010
Haki R. Madhubuti
Students
Report: HSIs Key to Spurring Latino Movement Through STEM Pipeline
A Center for Urban Education (CUE) report argues that reversing the historic underfunding of Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI) will increase the number of Latino students going into the science and technology fields.
April 6, 2010
In 2007, Latinos were awarded just 8.2 percent of STEM bachelor’s degrees.
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