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Section: Demographics
Leadership & Policy
Judge Rejects Suit Against Southern University
A state judge Monday threw out a lawsuit filed by Southern University student Author Joiner who sued the school for refusing to renew its contract with Chancellor James Llorens.
May 20, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Social Activism Loses ‘Peaceful Warrior’ Vincent Harding
He was a renaissance man. A productive scholar, who wrote about the Civil Rights Movement, not as a distant outsider but as one who was intimately involved in the day-to-day struggles of Blacks in the American South.
May 20, 2014
Students
Student, Professor Meet in Lifesaving Encounter
A trip to the races could have been deadly for East Tennessee State University pharmacy professor Charles Collins if circumstances had been slightly different.
May 19, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
Experts: Intentional Race-conscious Outreach Needed in Admissions Process
Test scores alone and skewed admissions criteria seen as roadblocks to achieving diversity.
May 19, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Israeli, Chinese Universities to Collaborate
Two top universities from Israel and China announced Monday that they are starting a $300 million research project focused on nanotechnologies.
May 19, 2014
African-American
Low Profile of New President of NAACP Might Be Obstacle for Group’s Growth
Cornell Brooks does not come to the job with national name recognition, which experts say is critical to helping push the organization forward.
May 19, 2014
African-American
IU Professor Describes the Origins of the Asian ‘Model Minority’ in the U.S.
Ellen Wu, assistant professor of history at Indiana University Bloomington, recalls the origins and development of the Asian “model minority” stereotype in recent book.
May 18, 2014
Students
Student Overcomes Autism Disorder to Receive Degree
Justice Martins, who has Aspergers Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder, will receive his degree after overcoming challenges in an intensive baking and pastry arts program.
May 18, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
In Case You Missed It…
Asian Americans Battle ‘Invisibility’ In Bid to Break Through the Bamboo Ceiling Colleges, Nonprofits Seek to Fill Void Created by PPL Shift From Classroom to Community, Professor Advocates for Social Justice It’s Not Just in the Numbers: Making Campus Diversity Work Post-Schuette
May 15, 2014
Students
2 Fired Professors Sue Bryan College
Two former professors at a Dayton college named for one of creationism’s most famous defenders are suing to get their jobs back after rejecting the school’s amended statement of belief.
May 15, 2014
Students
Chiang Remembered as Pioneer Biostatistician of Public Health
Chiang’s use of statistics helped transform the health care field, impacted analyses of public health issues and underscored why biostatistics deserved to become its own discipline.
May 15, 2014
African-American
Unconscious Stereotypes and Black Males
Much of the discrimination that occurs today results from unconscious stereotypes that are not widely understood.
May 15, 2014
African-American
Celebrating Brown, Confronting Its Challenging Legacy
As the sixtieth anniversary of the Brown v. Board court decision is celebrated, scholars say segregation and racially-biased treatment of children of color in K-12 schools still persists.
May 15, 2014
African-American
School Integration Slipping 60 Years After Brown
Progress toward integrating America’s schools since the landmark Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision 60 years ago is being chipped away, and it’s no longer just a Black-and-White issue.
May 14, 2014
African-American
Former Baltimore Mayor Schmoke to Head University of Baltimore
The University System of Maryland Board of Regents named former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke president of the University of Baltimore on Wednesday.
May 14, 2014
Sports
Sterling and Bundy: And the Racist Beat Goes On
It was just a year ago when millions of Americans were reacting to the crass, old-style racism of former celebrity chef Paula Deen.
May 14, 2014
Sports
Wealth Gap Show in Latest NCAA Academic Numbers
Of the 17 football and men’s basketball teams banned from the 2014-15 postseason because of sub-par scores on the newest Academic Progress Rate, eight are from HBCUs.
May 14, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian Americans Battle ‘Invisibility’ In Bid to Break Through the Bamboo Ceiling
Despite an overrepresentation in the academy, Asian Americans in leadership positions are rare.
May 14, 2014
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