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Section: Demographics
Students
Eloy Oakley Named Chancellor of California Community Colleges System
Eloy Oakley becomes the first Latino to lead the California Community Colleges, the nation’s largest and most diverse system of public higher education.
July 18, 2016
African-American
Scholar Warns Police Body Cams may be Used to Show Underrepresented in Worst Light
Access to footage from police body-worn cameras is among contentious issues that touch on matters of community trust, transparency and privacy.
July 18, 2016
Leadership & Policy
LSU, Southern University Seek to Offer Stability Amid Tragedy in Baton Rouge
Higher education’s role in helping college campuses and their communities find answers and solutions to the string of tragic confrontations between police and civilians grew in significance this past weekend as deadly violence struck again in Baton Rouge.
July 17, 2016
Students
Bahng’s Tenure Controversy Remains Cloud Over Ivy League for Asian American Studies Advocates
For Sera Kwon, Dr. Aimee Bahng’s situation raises larger questions about the viability of a career in academe, particularly in ethnic studies.
July 17, 2016
Students
Portland State University Views Diversity Efforts Through Eyes of Marginalized
Portland State’s Equity Lens panels and Diversity Action Council regularly assess the university’s four-year strategic plan.
July 17, 2016
Students
Mississippi State’s Bully Mascot Settles with ESPN
ABERDEEN, Miss. ― A former Mississippi State University cheerleader has settled her wrongful injury case with ESPN for an undisclosed sum. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Michaela Mills was dressed as the MSU mascot Bully during the 2013 Egg Bowl when she was run over by a motorized television camera cart. The lawsuit alleged […]
July 15, 2016
Students
Kepler College Program in Rwanda Refugee Camp a Unique Experience
Kepler is a postsecondary educational program first established in Kigali in 2013 by the nonprofit organization Generation Rwanda.
July 14, 2016
Students
Activist Role Grows on Breana Ross of United States Student Association
Breana Ross is vice president of the United States Student Association (USSA), the nation’s oldest student-led movement with a membership of 1.5 million.
July 14, 2016
Sports
University of Iowa to Lay Off Ex-athletic Official Who Sued
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― The University of Iowa is planning to lay off a former top athletic administrator who is suing the school for gender discrimination and retaliation, the school confirmed Wednesday. Iowa has informed former senior associate athletic director Jane Meyer that her position as a project manager will be eliminated Sept. 9, saying […]
July 13, 2016
Students
Johnson C. Smith University Gets $1M Grant from Leon Levine Foundation
Johnson C. Smith joins the growing list of colleges and universities that are setting aside emergency funds to support students who face a shortfall between financial aid packages and the rising cost of tuition.
July 13, 2016
Students
Native American Cultural Spaces on Campuses Getting Financial Short Shrift
Inequities in funding continue to persist for different cultural spaces at universities.
July 13, 2016
African-American
Yale Worker Destroys Stained-glass Window Depicting Slaves
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A former Yale University dining services worker facing criminal charges for destroying a stained-glass window depicting slaves in a cotton field said Tuesday that he should not have done it, but he found the image disturbing. Corey Menafee, who is black, used a broomstick last month to break the window inside Calhoun […]
July 12, 2016
African-American
Dallas Police Shooting — Trading Calm for Reason and Truth
The tragic events that recently occurred in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas combine to teach a sad and painful message about the fragility of American society and how far we have not come in the last half century. The occurrence of the tragedy is the first part of the story. The way in which that […]
July 12, 2016
Students
JCSU Establishes Center for Culture and Race in China
Johnson C. Smith University brings Black history and culture to China with the opening of the Center for American Culture and Race at Guangdong Baiyun University.
July 12, 2016
Students
GVSU Committed to Advancing Success of Latino Students
In August, about 80 Latino students and their families will be welcomed at Grand Valley State University for the third annual Laker Familia, an orientation specific to Latino/a students.
July 11, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Muhlenberg College Takes Strategic Step Toward Inclusiveness
Muhlenberg College hires 10 diverse tenure-track faculty in an effort to become more inclusive.
July 11, 2016
African-American
Study: Blacks Less Likely to be Shot by Police Than Whites
There is no evidence of racial discrimination in officer-involved shootings, according to a recent study by Harvard economist Roland G. Fryer, Jr.
July 11, 2016
Students
GVSU Committed to Advancing Success of Latino Students
In August, about 80 Latino students and their families will be welcomed at Grand Valley State University for the third annual Laker Familia, an orientation specific to Latino/a students. We include the parents and siblings of our new students during a portion of this orientation because we want the entire family to feel comfortable with […]
July 11, 2016
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