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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
U.S. Higher Education Deeply Stratified Along Racial Lines, Study Says
Enrollment study describes postsecondary system’s complicity as a passive agent in the systematic reproduction of White racial privilege across generations.
July 31, 2013
African-American
Higher Ed Institutions Help Train Unemployed for Environmental Jobs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced its latest grants for that program, totaling $3.2 million, to 16 grantees throughout the nation.
July 30, 2013
African-American
What if the ‘Perpetually Horny Middle-Aged Man’ in the News Was a Person of Color?
We live in a sex-crazed culture.
July 29, 2013
African-American
50 Years Later, Focus on Jobs Minimized in Memories of March on Washington
Although the march has largely been associated with the “I Have a Dream” speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he was not the only speaker to address the 250,000 people who assembled at the Lincoln memorial that sweltering, hot August day.
July 29, 2013
Sports
Urban League Issues a Call to Action for Education, Jobs, Voting Rights
Civil rights leaders united at the National Urban League Conference to discuss education reform, job creation, racial profiling and voting rights protection.
July 28, 2013
Students
Oakwood University Sets the Standard for Meat-Free Eating on HBCU Campuses
Though colleges and universities nationwide are adopting meat-free dining options, Oakwood University has long been a leader in the HBCU community for vegetarian and vegan meals.
July 25, 2013
Students
Report: Steady College Enrollment Growth for Underrepresented Minorities, College Completion Rates Increasing More Slowly
The rate at which Black and Latino students entered four-year colleges outpaced that of Whites, while six-year graduation rates for underrepresented minorities increased only slightly, a new report says.
July 24, 2013
African-American
Saint Paul’s College Proceeds to Close Its Doors
Millard “Pete” Stith Jr., who was hired to raise funds for Saint Paul, is now in charge of officially closing down the campus.
July 22, 2013
African-American
Diverse Conversations: Charlie Nelms Discusses Path to College Presidency
The former chancellor at North Carolina Central University and the founder of Destination Graduation offers suggestions for aspiring college/university presidents.
July 21, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Woodruff Mural Collection Chronicling the Past, Providing Hope for Future
Talladega College hopes to raise $10 million during the tour in order to make a new arts building a reality.
July 18, 2013
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs Urged to Develop Strategic Plans for International Education Programs
In the push to help create high-impact international education programs, the American Council on Education has organized an institute on ‘internationalizing’ historically Black institutions.
July 18, 2013
Faculty & Staff
The Signs of New Millennium Youth and How We Can Help
Today’s world has many more options than it did when I was coming of age.
July 16, 2013
African-American
N.C. A&T Alzheimer’s Study Targets Blacks, The Group Most Affected by the Disease
The planned opening of a brand-new, 3,100-square-foot building at North Carolina A&T State University later this year will mark another milestone in A&T’s role as lead research site for the first and largest study of Alzheimer’s disease among Blacks.
July 16, 2013
African-American
Tom Joyner Offers Rachel Jeantel Scholarship to HBCU
Radio personality Tom Joyner has offered a full scholarship to the Historically Black College or University of her choice to Rachel Jeantel, who testified for the prosecution in the murder trial of George Zimmerman.
July 16, 2013
African-American
Study Calls Attention to NYC Effort on Black and Latino Male College Readiness
While African-American and Latino males in New York City showed improvement in high school graduation rates during the last decade, they demonstrated strikingly low levels of college readiness, a new study says.
July 16, 2013
African-American
Putting the Facts and Race in Perspective in the Zimmerman Acquittal
Still have a problem with the acquittal in the Trayvon Martin killing? The basic facts still don’t add up to me either.
July 15, 2013
African-American
Without Timely PPL Fix, College Officials See Another Dire Financial Fall Ahead
At HBCUs alone, more than 12,000 students were affected last year by the revised Parent Plus Loan standards, collectively costing the institutions tens of millions of dollars in anticipated income.
July 14, 2013
Faculty & Staff
We Have Come a Long Way on Racial Issues, But We Have a Long Way to Go
A few days ago, we were discussing the modern Civil Rights Movement in the five-week summer session course that I am teaching.
July 10, 2013
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