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Section: Demographics
Faculty & Staff
LAWRENCE T. POTTER JR.
LAWRENCE T. POTTER JR. has been appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of La Verne, effective August 10. He was a professor and dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Jackson State University. He earned a bachelorâs from Stillman College, and a masterâs and a doctorate from the University of Missouri.
July 28, 2015
African-American
NADER TEHRANI
NADER TEHRANI has been named dean of the School of Architecture at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He was a professor of architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tehrani earned bachelorâs degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design and a masterâs from Harvard University.
July 28, 2015
Disabilties
Marshallâs Handling of American Indian Remains Investigated
Marshall Universityâs handling of American Indian remains is under investigation by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
July 27, 2015
African-American
Black Students Lagging in College Readiness Despite Taking Prep Courses
Even when African-American students complete the recommended âcore or moreâ college readiness courses in high school, they still donât meet the âcollege readinessâ benchmarks on the ACT at the same rate as other students, according to a new report released jointly Monday by ACT and UNCF.
July 27, 2015
African-American
Remembering Dr. George E. Cooper
When I met Dr. Cooper in September 2013, he had just been named Executive Director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.
July 27, 2015
Faculty & Staff
DANIELLE CONWAY
DANIELLE CONWAY has been appointed a professor and dean of the University of Maine School of Law. She was the Michael J. Marks Distinguished Professor of Business Law and director of the Hawaiâi Procurement Institute at the University of Hawaiâi at MÄnoa William S. Richardson School of Law. Conway earned a bachelorâs from New York University, a juris doctor from Howard University and a masterâs from The George Washington School of Law.
July 27, 2015
Faculty & Staff
CARLOS PATO
CARLOS PATO has been appointed dean of the College of Medicine at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. He was Franz Alexander Professor of Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences and chair of the psychiatry department at the University of Southern California. Pato earned a bachelorâs from Brown University and an M.D. from the University of Cincinnati.
July 27, 2015
Students
U. of Richmond Suspends Fraternity for Policy Violations
Sigma Alpha Epsilonâs chapter at the University of Richmond has been indefinitely suspended for violating the schoolâs policies.
July 26, 2015
Faculty & Staff
With Africa Tour, Obama Establishes Himself as the âDiversityâ President
And you thought President Obama singing âAmazing Graceâ at the Rev. Clementa Pinckneyâs wake in Charleston was a bold statement of his identity as an African- American president.
July 26, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Cosbyâs Lawyer Remains Chairman of Temple University Trustees
Bill Cosby, once the very public pride of Temple University, parted ways with the school last year amid allegations that he had drugged and sexually assaulted women.
July 23, 2015
Disabilties
University of Michigan Settles Disability Bias Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice says it has settled a lawsuit against the University of Michigan that accused the school of failing to provide proper job reassignment to employees with disabilities.
July 23, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Lincoln University Professorâs Facebook Comments Stir Controversy
Lincoln University professor Dr. Kaukab Siddique has made waves over anti-Semitic, misogynistic and homophobic comments on his Facebook page.
July 23, 2015
African-American
Congress Pondering How to Catch Up With Education
As Congress moves towards reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (HEA), members of a Senate committee said that they would hope to encourage innovation in higher education.
July 22, 2015
Students
Tony Brown Going into Black Journalistsâ Hall of Fame
Tony Brown, a renowned journalist and educator, has been selected for induction into the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Hall of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday.
July 22, 2015
Students
Va. Faith-based School Drops Same-Sex Marriage Hiring Ban
Eastern Mennonite University says it will no longer discriminate against job prospects who are in same-sex marriages.
July 21, 2015
African-American
Young Men and the Epidemic of Anger, Violence
It is truly an alarming and disturbing state of affairs.
July 21, 2015
Women
Professor Rides âWord Cloudsâ to Poetic Prominence
Elizabeth Alexander has blossomed into an essayist, poet and playwright whose prose has taken her from prestigious university lecture halls to perhaps the grandest of stages.
July 21, 2015
Students
Black Students Outpacing Other Groups for Loans
Students of all races and ethnicities are taking out loans, but a larger percentage of Black undergraduates took out students loans than any other demographic group in 2011-12.
July 21, 2015
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