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Section: Demographics
African-American
Jobs Elusive for Puerto Ricans Flocking to Central Florida
MIAMI — Mayra Rios didn’t want to leave her native Puerto Rico, but the constant bullying that her autistic son faced at school and the lack of services available to him were the last blows. “Over there, it’s almost impossible to live,” she said in Spanish at her modest two-bedroom Orlando apartment. “There’s a blow […]
July 21, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Clemson Trustees Call Tillman ‘Repugnant,’ Fail to Remove Name
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Clemson University trustees passed a resolution Friday calling the racist views of one of its founders, Benjamin Tillman, “repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose,” but did not call for removing the name of the late governor and U.S. senator from a key campus building. Instead, the trustees unanimously agreed to […]
July 19, 2015
African-American
Using History to Become Constructively Critical
In history as well as other disciplines, the need to corroborate the narrative is simply a given.
July 16, 2015
African-American
The Sad Reality of Bill Cosby’s Downfall
Last week, a U.S district judge ordered that depositions given by Bill Cosby in a 2005 lawsuit be unsealed and made available for public consumption.
July 14, 2015
African-American
Verizon Invests in STEM Education for Black Males
Executives from Morgan State University and the Verizon Wireless Foundation announced a new partnership Tuesday in Baltimore aimed at exposing minority males to STEM via HBCU campuses.
July 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Feds Investigate Hiring Practices at Police Department in Kentucky
The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating hiring practices at the Bowling Green Police Department.
July 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
University Helps Florida Veterans Find Livelihood in Farming
Mat Santos stands at the edge of seven acres of land, the field of his future, pondering what to plant, grow and harvest, and sell.
July 14, 2015
Sports
The University of Texas Austin Battles a Tumultuous Legacy
The University of Texas at Austin bears a complicated history toward race.
July 13, 2015
Asian American Pacific Islander
ANDRE FORTUNE
ANDRE FORTUNE has been appointed assistant vice president forstudent affairs at The University of Texas at Arlington. He currently serves as assistant to the vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Fortune earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Kansas, and a doctorate from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
July 13, 2015
Faculty & Staff
LEAH BORNSTEIN
LEAH BORNSTEIN has been named president of Aims Community College in Colorado, effective August 1. She was president of Coconino Community College in Arizona. Bornstein earned an associate and bachelor’s from Bradford College in Massachusetts, a master’s from the University of Vermont and a doctorate from the University of Denver.
July 13, 2015
Faculty & Staff
SHEILA RADFORD-HILL
SHEILA RADFORD-HILL has been named chief diversity officer of Dominican University in Illinois. Radford-Hill was executive director of the Diversity Center at Luther College in Iowa. She earned a bachelor’s from DePaul University, a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania and a doctorate from Columbia Commonwealth University.
July 13, 2015
African-American
RICARDO JACQUEZ
RICARDO JACQUEZ has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management at California State University, Chico, effective August 1. He is currently dean of the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University. Jacquez earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from New Mexico State, and a doctorate from Virginia Tech.
July 13, 2015
Faculty & Staff
ANDREA LEWIS MILLER
ANDREA LEWIS MILLER has been appointed president of Lemoyne-Owen College in Tennessee, effective September 1. She was chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College. Miller earned a bachelor’s from Lemoyne-Owen, and a master’s and a doctorate from Atlanta University.
July 13, 2015
African-American
Claflin Named HBCU of the Year
Claflin University took home HBCU of the year at the AARP HBCU Awards presented by Hampton University July 10.
July 12, 2015
Disabilties
ED Enforces Complaint System for Colleges and Universities
In an effort to avert fiascos that leave college students in a lurch, the U.S. Department of Education earlier this month began enforcement of a federal requirement for colleges and universities to have complaint systems in place for students.
July 12, 2015
Faculty & Staff
NAACP Growing Youth Numbers
Despite criticism that the NAACP has not done enough to bring more youth into the organization, the NAACP has seen its youth numbers increase in the wake of the recent deaths of unarmed Black men.
July 12, 2015
African-American
In Case You Missed It …
Cal State Campuses Preserving Painful Piece of U.S. History Study: Community Colleges a Destination University of California’s Fall 2015 Freshman Numbers Sound an Alarm Gates Foundation Pushes for FAFSA Simplification
July 9, 2015
Native Americans
Native American Teens from Across U.S. Gather for Summit
More than 875 Native American youths from across the nation are gathering Thursday in Washington, D.C., for a first-of-its-kind summit called by the White House.
July 9, 2015
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