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Most Diverse Class of Plebes Enters Naval Academy

The U.S. Naval Academy earlier this month swore in its most racially diverse class ever.

July 22, 2009

Naval Academy Names Sports Complex in Honor of First Black Graduate

Wesley Brown was told he had little-to-no chance of graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy. Earlier this month, the academy named its new $50 million sports complex in honor of Brown, its first Black graduate.

May 26, 2008

A Historical Omission

Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez and colleagues were puzzled to learn of a major World War II documentary to air without the voices of Latino veterans. And then the campaign began.

September 19, 2007

African-American

Number of Blacks Joining Military Down

WASHINGTON The number of Blacks joining the military has plunged by more than one-third since the Afghanistan and Iraq wars began. Other job prospects are soaring and relatives of potential recruits increasingly are discouraging them from joining the armed services.

June 25, 2007

Supreme Court ruling on VMI not a legal burden to HBCUs – Virginia Military Institute, historically Black colleges and universities

Historically Black colleges and universities probably won’t face another legal barrage now that the Supreme Court has eradicated single-gender education at Virginia Military Institute, discrimination law experts say.

June 18, 2007

Leadership & Policy

The Citadel subpoenas women who left

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Citadel has subpoenaed two female cadets who left the college alleging they were hazed by male cadets, the military school’s president said.

June 15, 2007

African-American

Georgia Tech Markets Educational Opportunities In Order To Boost Minority Graduate Enrollment

Georgia Tech’s FOCUS recruiting program helps the school remain a top producer of Black engineering master’s degrees and doctorates. Program founder Robert Haley, a former IBM sales professional, says marketing is the key ingredient to success.

January 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

In Memorian

In Memorian Gerald M. Boyd: The first Black managing editor of the New York Times, Boyd was instrumental in coverage that won the newspaper three Pulitzers: for articles about the first World Trade Center bombing, for a series on children of poverty, and for a series on race relations in the United States. It was […]

December 27, 2006

Native Americans

The Learning Path of Patty Loew

Three years ago, while researching archival photographs and records for a documentary on American Indian war veterans…

November 1, 2006

Academy Removes Questions About Racial and Religious Preference

ANNAPOLIS, Md. After protests from civil rights groups, questions about racial and religious preference have been removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s application form that allows local families to sponsor midshipmen.

August 14, 2006

U.S. Military Academies Open To Iraqi Students

BAGHDAD, Iraq The Iraqi Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that it will begin accepting applications from Iraqis who want to attend U.S. military academies.

August 1, 2006

Air Force Coach Under Fire

Air Force Academy head football coach Fisher DeBerry, expressing frustration after a recent…

November 16, 2005

Air Force Coach Under Fire for Comments on Minority Players

Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry, expressing frustration Tuesday with the Falcons’ slumping performance, attributed the latest loss in part to No. 20 TCU’s having more Black players who “can run very, very well.”…

October 26, 2005

Fifty Female Cadets Report To The Citadel

Fifty Female Cadets Report To The CitadelCHARLESTON, S.C.This year 50 women were among those reporting to The Citadel last month. It is the largest class of freshmen women to enroll at the state military college. The cadet corps of about 1,950 will have a total of about 125 women, or about 6 percent of the […]

September 11, 2002

Citadel Alumni Association to Award Scholarship in Name of First Black Graduate

Citadel Alumni Association to Award Scholarship in Name of First Black GraduateCHARLESTON, S.C. The Citadel African American Alumni Association has established a scholarship for minority students in honor of the school’s first Black graduate, Charles Foster. Black alumni hope to award the first scholarship this fall. It will be awarded annually once enough money is […]

February 14, 2001