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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Educators Work to Resuscitate Arts Education After No Child Left Behind
Since the law was enacted in 2002, school systems have less money to spend on materials and art instructors have less time to teach.
December 10, 2012
Students
Penn State Sorority Apologizes for Insensitive Photo
A Penn State sorority has apologized after a photo of members wearing sombreros and holding offensive signs circulated on the Internet.
December 5, 2012
Students
Group Calls for Overhaul of Federal Student Aid System
The National College Access Network recommends a series of reforms that would steer more resources toward students with the greatest need.
December 5, 2012
African-American
Experts Say More Minority STEM Programs are Vital to National Growth
Recruiting top engineers from minority groups has become a priority due to the demographic shift of a stronger represented minority group.
December 4, 2012
African-American
Morgan State University Expected to be First HBCU to Announce MOOC Deal
The higher education movement to develop Massive Open Online Courses is taking a new path with Morgan State University and Alcorn State University each exploring a partnership with the Udacity organization.
December 3, 2012
African-American
Gift List For Scholars
Gift-giving season is upon us, and the only thing better than getting a book just might be giving one. If some of the family, friends and colleagues on your list are educators and scholars, the choice of a gift is simple.
December 3, 2012
African-American
Charles Chesnutt Leaves an Indelible Legacy in Hometown and the Nation
Fayetteville, N.C. is well known as the home of one of the country’s largest Army bases. Historians and literature lovers may know that the city was also home to America’s first famous Black novelist, Charles Waddell Chesnutt. His works focused on racial prejudice in the country in the late 19th and early 20th century, an issue he knew first-hand and wrote about long before the Harlem Renaissance.
November 26, 2012
Students
Prescient ‘First Black President’ Still Trying to Steer Youth in Positive Direction
A quarter-century before Barack Hussein Obama was elected as president, he was portrayed by Dennis Rahiim Watson on college campuses across the country.
November 21, 2012
Sports
NC A&T Band to March in Macy’s Day Parade
The Blue and Gold Marching Machine will represent A&T — and the HBCU family — in the 2012 parade.
November 21, 2012
African-American
Schools Scrambling to Reinstate Students in Wake of PPL Reversal
The Department of Education’s decision to ease loan restrictions has resulted in the challenge schools face in trying to get back students who could not afford to attend when their parents failed to qualify for the loans.
November 20, 2012
African-American
St. Augustine’s University, St. Paul’s College Plan to Merge
The proposed move is an effort to save St. Paul’s, which has faced tremendous financial difficulty in recent years.
November 20, 2012
African-American
Howard Students Say Blacks Need to Reach Out to Lift Community
Mentoring and establishing identity as Black Americans is seen as keys to combating the “all about me” mentality.
November 19, 2012
African-American
New Department of Labor Initiative Focuses on Workforce Development
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says nearly half of all job openings in the next decade will require less than a four-year degree but require more than a high school diploma.
November 19, 2012
Sports
A Year Later, Hazing Scandal Still Shadows FAMU
Florida A&M remains immersed in reflection as it continues to cope with the ramifications of the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion at last year’s Florida Classic football game.
November 18, 2012
African-American
Survey: New Grads Can Expect Modest Rise in Hiring
Modest good news for college students: An annual survey predicts employers will increase hiring of new four-year college graduates about 5 percent in the coming year.
November 15, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Coppin State Names Interim President
An interim president has been named for Coppin State University.
November 14, 2012
African-American
Morehouse’s New President to Focus on Creating ‘Cutting Edge Institution’
Alumnus John S. Wilson takes over as the school’s 11th president and says he will take aim at easing students’ debt load.
November 12, 2012
African-American
Inspiration For NaNoWriMo
As many aspiring fiction writers are aware, National Novel Writing Month is full throttle. A small, nonprofit organization, the Office of Letters and Light, runs the effort known as NaNoWriMo, which has been a tradition since 1999
November 8, 2012
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