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AP Sources: UConn Athletic Director Warde Manuel Offered Michigan Job

STORRS, Conn. ― Two high ranking University of Connecticut officials say the school’s athletic director has been offered the same job at Michigan. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because Michigan has made no official announcements about the opening. UConn President Susan Herbst confirmed that Warde Manuel is […]

January 27, 2016

America’s Extreme Need for More Black Male Educators

“Recently, a friend sent me a YouTube video of a group of students stepping during homecoming. The video didn’t appear any different than the dozens I have received throughout the year. But after looking closely, I recognized a familiar face. One of my former middle school students was helping her sorority sisters lead a stroll. […]

January 27, 2016

11-Year-Old Girl Starts A Project Called #1000BlackGirlBooks To Get More Diverse Books In Schools

In the past year, Philadelphia native Marley Dias has successfully written a proposal for (and received) a Disney Friends for Change grant, served food to orphans in Ghana and recently launched a book club. Dias is 11 years old. “I’m hoping to show that other girls can do this as well,” Dias told PhillyVoice. “I […]

January 26, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Can a little Affirmative Action Help #OscarsSoWhite?

In a broad sense, what the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has done is apply a little “affirmative action” in its quest for diversity.

January 25, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Former Prisoner Advocates for Social Justice

Dwayne Betts, imprisoned for more than eight years, has turned his life around and become an author, teacher, poet and advocate for social issues.

January 25, 2016

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Black Academicians Share Advice on How to be Successful in the Academy

Reaching the Mountaintop of the Academy, a new book edited by three prominent education scholars, provides readers with narratives, advice and useful strategies from Black academicians holding distinguished professorships across the nation.

January 24, 2016

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‘Gifted’ Black Kids Not as Likely to Get Placed in Talented Programs

High-achieving, Black, elementary school students are much less likely than their White peers to receive assignments to gifted and talented programs in math and reading, according to a new study.

January 24, 2016

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My Sister’s Keeper Helps HBCU Women Find Their Voices

When you hear the words reproductive justice, combined with college campus, you might think it is a move to make affordable birth control and abortion services available. But at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Spelman College in Atlanta, thanks to the Black Women’s Health Imperative’s My Sister’s Keeper, it means so much more. Linda […]

January 24, 2016

African-American

Miles College Strategically Strengthens Its Ties to Birmingham

Miles College is positioning itself as not only a critical cornerstone of Birmingham, Alabama’s past, but also a key partner in its future.

January 22, 2016

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African-American

How Gifted Education Fuels Injustices

Black students represent 19% of the public schools population but only 10% of gifted programs. This discrepancy means that over 250,000 Black students have been denied access to gifted education annually.

January 22, 2016

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University of Iowa to Create Bias Response Team

IOWA CITY, Iowa ― The University of Iowa says it expects to have a bias assessment response team in place on campus by the end of the current semester. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the proposed team, which would be known as BART, would address complaints of racial or other bias on campus concerning […]

January 21, 2016

North Carolina A&T Student’s Computer Teaching Draws White House Praise

GREENSBORO, N.C. ― The White House is honoring a North Carolina college student for spearheading a group in Guilford County that is developing a computer science-based program for at-risk youth. The White House issued a statement Thursday saying North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University undergraduate Angelica Willis is being honored next week. The computer […]

January 21, 2016

How Racism on College Campuses—From Microaggresssions to Limited Diversity—Affects Black Students’ Mental Health

“Amid a surge in student-led protests around the country, many colleges have been struggling to make their campuses more accommodating for minorities. Last semester, student-activist groups nationwide issued demands to their universities seeking everything from mandatory sensitivity-and-racial-bias training to the development of safe spaces on campus for people of color. During a protest at Princeton […]

January 21, 2016

Diverse on the Go…

Please join the Diverse staff at the Association of American Colleges and Universities 2016 Annual Meeting today at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. Diverse will host the session Best Practices: Building a Pipeline of Diverse Administrators at 2:45 p.m., located at Independence HI and moderated by Executive Editor David Pluviose.

January 20, 2016

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African-American

UCLA Exemplifies Ability to Forge Ahead in Fisher Era

The Supreme Court’s re-visit of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin reignites the debate over affirmative action in admissions.

January 20, 2016

To Be Young, ‘Gifted’ And Black, It Helps To Have A Black Teacher

“When a student is identified as “gifted,” the label is a vote of confidence — as in the indelible Nina Simone song. It also comes with a prize package: extra services, accelerated classes, individualized learning plans. The availability of these services varies widely from district to district. The chances of being identified as gifted also […]

January 20, 2016

Faculty & Staff

ALVIN ALVAREZ

ALVIN ALVAREZ has been appointed dean of the College of Health and Social Sciences at San Francisco State University. He is interim dean of the College of Health and Social Sciences and a professor at San Francisco State. Alvarez earned bachelor’s degrees from the University of California, Irvine and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Maryland, College Park.

January 20, 2016

Faculty & Staff

ANGELA EVANS

ANGELA EVANS has been appointed dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, effective January 16. She is a clinical professor in the LBJ School. Evans earned a bachelor’s from Canisius College and a master’s from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

January 20, 2016