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Section: Demographics
Leadership & Policy
The World Mourns Loss of Influential Prince
Undoubtedly we have lost a monumental talent and an artist for whom love of all kinds seems to undergird his decades-worth of unique talent and creativity.
April 21, 2016
African-American
State Department, UNC Turn to Hip-Hop to Bring World Closer
With battles, braggadocio and bravado being the norm within hip-hop, diplomacy has to be one of the last things that comes to mind.
April 20, 2016
Students
Accusers at BYU Investigated by School After Reporting Rape
SALT LAKE CITY ― Madeline MacDonald says she was an 18-year-old freshman at Brigham Young University when she was sexually assaulted by a man she met on an online dating site. She reported the crime to the school’s Title IX office. That same day, she says, BYU’s honor code office received a copy of the […]
April 20, 2016
African-American
Enhancing Identity Development for Black Students at PWIs
“The end of education is to know God and the laws and purposes of His universe and to reconcile one’s life with these laws. The first aim of a good college is not to teach books, but the meaning and purpose of life. Hard study and the learning of books are only a means to […]
April 20, 2016
Latinx
ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON
ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON has been appointed director of the UA Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. She is the R. Pete Vanderveen Chair in Therapeutic Discovery and Development in the School of Pharmacy and a professor of biomedical engineering in the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California. Brinton earned a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Arizona.
April 20, 2016
Sports
Coaches’ Academic Advising May Have Negative Impact on Students
A recent study questions the role coaches take in athletes’ scholarly decisions.
April 19, 2016
African-American
Federal Judge: Firing of Black Faculty Member Not Discriminatory
A federal judge in Indianapolis has ruled that an Indiana university did not discriminate against a Black tenured faculty member when he was fired for falsifying his credentials.
April 18, 2016
Students
Melton Breaks Down Diversity Barriers in Intercollegiate Sports
Nicole Melton has spent the last four years of her budding career in higher education teaching students the importance of breaking barriers in the intercollegiate sports arena.
April 17, 2016
Sports
Strategies for Diversity and Inclusion Key to Collegiate Sports Programs
The message at this year’s NCAA’s Inclusion Forum is simple: diversity and inclusion are essential components to building a successful collegiate sports program.
April 17, 2016
African-American
Young Girls of Color Still Facing Challenges on the Road to Higher Ed
Academicians, public policy officials and community advocates gather to discuss the numerous disparities that continue to plague young girls of color.
April 17, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Black Intellectuals Ponder How Best to Share Knowledge
A recurring theme was how the world beyond the academy has to affect how a Black intellectual views his or her teaching and research within a broader societal context.
April 14, 2016
Latinx
Retention Grant Keeping Dreams Alive at Georgia State
Georgia State University’s Panther Retention Grant program is helping students who lack the funds to pay for their last few semesters of school.
April 14, 2016
African-American
Is Affirmative Action Failing the Students It Was Designed For?
Since the “Harvard Revelation,†several scholars have noted the changing racial and ethnic ancestry of Blacks attending selective higher education institutions.
April 14, 2016
Students
Secret Harvard Club Breaks Silence, Followed by an Apology
BOSTON — A Boston business chief who broke the public silence of a 225-year-old Harvard all-male club apologized after critics said his comments blamed women for sexual assault. Charlie Storey, the president of Boston’s Harpoon Brewery, wrote a letter to Harvard’s student newspaper defending the school’s social clubs for refusing to accept women. He was […]
April 14, 2016
Leadership & Policy
President Obama to Deliver Howard University Commencement Address
President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at Howard University in Washington next month, the university announced Thursday. The president, who will deliver the remarks May 7, will be speaking at commencement of a historically Black college or university for the third time during his administration. He also has been the featured speaker at […]
April 14, 2016
African-American
Diverse on the Go
Staff Writer Catherine Morris and Sports Writer Frank J. Matthews will be representing Diverse at the 2016 NCAA Inclusion Forum in Indianapolis from Saturday through Monday. Senior Staff Writer Jamal Watson will be covering the National Action Network’s convention at the Sheraton Times Square hotel in New York today through Saturday.
April 13, 2016
Students
Ex-Iowa State Athlete Sues School Over Response to Rape Case
AMES, Iowa — A former Iowa State University basketball player who faced a rape charge that was later dropped is suing the school, claiming its response ruined his chances of playing professional basketball. The Des Moines Register reports Bubu Palo’s lawsuit accuses university officials of wrongly punishing him even after the criminal case against him […]
April 13, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Michigan College President Could be Fired Over Spending
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — A college in southwestern Michigan says the school’s new president was suspended and could be fired because of unapproved spending and improper management. Jennifer Spielvogel was suspended with pay Friday at Lake Michigan College, near Benton Harbor. She started in January after working at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. Lake Michigan […]
April 13, 2016
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