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Section: Demographics
Latinx
NASA-MUST Program Aims To Propel Students Into STEM Disciplines
Latinos are among the students targeted by the NASA-funded program that involves the Hispanic College Fund along with the United Negro College Fund, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, the Association on Higher Education and Disability and the Institute for Broadening Participation.
February 15, 2012
African-American
New Book Explores Black History and the American Presidency
Every president of the United States from George Washington to Barack Obama has had to confront issues surrounding African-Americans and race relations in America.
February 14, 2012
Latinx
Civil Rights Project: California Maintains Segregated Community College System
The vast majority of Black and Latino students in California are being subjected to a “segregated” community college system where very few transfer to four-year institutions, researchers charged Tuesday as they released three reports.
February 14, 2012
African-American
Albany State Awards Honorary Degrees to 32 Students Expelled for 1961 Protests
Dr. Everette Freeman said when he became president of Albany State, an HBCU, in 2005, he knew he wanted to honor the Albany Movement students for their civil rights activism.
February 13, 2012
African-American
Commentary: The Complex Simplicity of Black Male Success in College
When I read through the key findings of the study, I was struck by the simplicity of the reasons these Black men offered as to why they have succeeded in college.
February 12, 2012
African-American
HBCU Television Network Eyes March Launch
For longtime cable television executive Curtis Symonds, launching the HBCU Network as a cable television channel represents the pinnacle of a lifelong association with historically Black institutions.
February 12, 2012
Native Americans
University of North Dakota Will Use Fighting Sioux Nickname
The University of North Dakota will resume using its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname despite threats from the NCAA, the school’s president said Wednesday, marking the latest twist in a years-long fight about a name that some consider offensive.
February 9, 2012
African-American
Johnson C. Smith University Embraces Foster Youth
Under Dr. Ronald Carter’s leadership, Johnson C. Smith University wants to be a family and community for young adults coming out of foster care.
February 9, 2012
Latinx
Hispanic Education Highlighted at Twitter Town Hall Meeting
During a Twitter Town Hall hosted by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, more than 400 tweeted questions and received answers related to Hispanic education.
February 8, 2012
African-American
Report: AP Courses Not Available for Black Students
The vast majority of 2011 Black high school graduates who could have excelled in an AP course never enrolled in one because they were either “left out” or went to a school that didn’t offer the college prep courses, the College Board reports.
February 8, 2012
African-American
Speaking Freely: Cornel West Takes Aim and Fires
Whether the target is the Obama administration or a colleague in the civil rights movement, Dr. Cornel West pulls no punches when it comes to his advocacy.
February 8, 2012
African-American
Virginia State University, USAID Pitch In To Help South Sudan Grow
Virginia State University and Virginia Tech have partnered to help the University of Juba and the Catholic University of Sudan develop a curriculum to teach South Sudanese farmers through community outreach.
February 2, 2012
African-American
Second Black Graduate of University of Mississippi Dies
Along with James Meredith and another student, Cleveland Donald Jr. entered Ole Miss under a federal protection order.
February 1, 2012
Latinx
Emerging Scholars: Cell Biology Pioneer – Magdalena Bezanilla
The ninth profile in a 12-part series on prominent young scholars is that of Dr. Magdalena Bezanilla, who is an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts.
February 1, 2012
African-American
Robert Franklin to Step Down as Morehouse College President
Morehouse College has announced that school president Dr. Robert M. Franklin will spend the 2012-13 academic year on sabbatical as a Scholar-in-Residence at Stanford University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Institute.
February 1, 2012
African-American
FAMU Campus Organizations Suspended From Taking in New Members
Florida A & M University, in the aftermath of the recent death of a FAMU band member after a hazing incident, issued a sweeping ban Tuesday on campus club intake for the remainder of the school year.
January 31, 2012
African-American
Black Students Seeking Action on Racial Climate at Duke
A group of Black students at Duke University are continuing their push to force college administrators to improve the racial climate on campus.
January 31, 2012
African-American
Tennessee Seeks Appeal to Reverse Fisk Art Sale Approval
The Tennessee Attorney General on Monday asked the Court of Appeals to hear his arguments against two lower state courts’ decisions allowing Fisk University to sell part ownership in its treasured Stieglitz Collection
January 31, 2012
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