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African-American
Brown University Creates Commission to Commemorate History of R.I. Slavery
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Brown University has established a 10-member commission to explore how the history of slavery and the slave trade in Rhode Island should be commemorated in Rhode Island, Providence, and at the university.
July 1, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Michael Eric Dyson Heads To Georgetown
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, the prominent African American scholar known for his writings on hip hop and African American life and culture is heading to Georgetown University in the fall, where he will hold the distinguished rank of University Professor—the highest position that a faculty member can have at the nation’s oldest Catholic university.
July 1, 2007
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Leadership & Policy
NMSU Carlsbad branch names interim executive director
CARLSBAD N.M. A former community college president has been named interim executive director of New Mexico State University’s Carlsbad campus.
June 30, 2007
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Native Americans
Oklahoma American Indian tribe receives $3.8 million federal grant for education, economic development
WASHINGTON The Oklahoma-based Muscogee (Creek) Nation will receive a $3.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to be used for technology-driven regional education and economic development activities, U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao said Friday.
June 29, 2007
Leadership & Policy
President of United Tribes Upbeat About Prospect of American Indian Committee Member for UND
BISMARCK N.D. United Tribes Technical College President David Gipp says he is encouraged by the prospect of an American Indian member of the committee searching for a new University of North Dakota president.
June 29, 2007
Native Americans
Board President Wants Indian Rep on UND Search Committee
BISMARCK N.D. After first rebuffing the idea, the president of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education says he will now recommend adding an American Indian to the panel that will recruit a new president for the University of North Dakota.
June 28, 2007
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Latinx
Hispanic Veterans Suing Over Texas Denial of Tuition Waver
DALLAS Two Texas veterans are challenging a state policy barring them from receiving college tuition waivers because they were legal residents but not yet U.S. citizens when they entered the service.
June 27, 2007
LGBTQ+
Organization may seek injunction against UK domestic partner plan
FRANKFORT Ky. A conservative public policy organization is asking Attorney General Greg Stumbo to provide another opinion on the constitutionality of domestic partner benefits at the University of Kentucky.
June 27, 2007
Women
Former nun invokes Title IX in bias battle against Gannon U.
DATELINE: ERIE Pa. A former Catholic nun whose discrimination claim against Gannon University was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court is trying revive it by invoking a law best known for requiring schools to provide equal athletic opportunities for men and women.
June 27, 2007
Sports
Respecting Black Women
C. Vivian Stringer, the head coach of the Rutgers University women’s basketball team, urged the audience at a symposium on respecting Black women to remain vigilant and to broaden the conversation from the Don Imus incident to all of the ways in which Black women are degraded and disrespected on a daily basis.
June 27, 2007
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Latinx
Making It Happen
Four Latinas discuss how they, against the odds, realized their higher education and professional dreams.
June 27, 2007
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LGBTQ+
Don’t Relegate LGBT People to the Margins
Don’t Relegate LGBT People to the Margins Bravo, Eric, bravo. And kudos to Diverse for broaching the subject in the first place (see “HBCUs Have a Responsibility to LGBT Students,” May 17). Not only are there idealistic and economic reasons for promoting the well-being of LGBT students of color on campuses, but there is a […]
June 27, 2007
Students
Bill May Build Consensus on Aid To Predominantly Black Colleges
A series of changes on Capitol Hill is providing new momentum for efforts to create a federal aid program for predominantly Black colleges — institutions that enroll a large number of African-Americans but are not recognized as historically Black schools.
June 27, 2007
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Disabilties
Black Men and Education Focus Of Urban League Report
This year’s “The State of Black America” study by the National Urban League pays the most attention to Black males because they are further away from parity with their White counterparts in several significant categories.
June 27, 2007
Sports
Attorney: LSU has paid settlement money
BATON ROUGE La. LSU has paid former women’s basketball coach Pokey Chatman the $160,000 owed her as a result of a recent contract settlement following her resignation.
June 26, 2007
African-American
Pittsburgh Blacks Among Nation’s Poorest, Most Segregated, says University of Pittsburgh Report
PITTSBURGH The city’s black population is one of the poorest in the nation and black men here are nearly twice as likely as white men to be unemployed, according to an in-depth report released Tuesday by the University of Pittsburgh.
June 26, 2007
African-American
African American FAU student ends round-the-world solo trip, claims world records
OPA-LOCKA Fla. A 23-year-old pilot landed his single-engine plane as onlookers cheered Wednesday, becoming what he says is the youngest person to fly solo around the world.
June 26, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Sporting a new look – Historically Black colleges and universities promote sports
There is a new dimension to athletics that is taking shape at some of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
June 26, 2007
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