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This UCLA Doctoral Student Cohort Is Majority Black. Here’s What a Group of Faculty Did to Make It Happen
In the urban schooling division of UCLA’s graduate school of education and information studies, this doctoral student cohort is majority Black. Black faculty, with support from their colleagues, have been proactively recruiting these students, taking a cluster hire approach to graduate education.
February 18, 2021
TyroneHoward-Ackerman
African-American
When You’re Not a Child: Police Violence and Child Social Justice
On January 29th, 2021, in Rochester, New York, three adult police officers handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old, Black girl before forcing her into a police car. As she refused to get into the car, repeatedly screaming for her father, one of the police officers was caught on body camera scolding her, “You’re acting like a child.” She immediately responded, “I am a child!”
February 17, 2021
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African-American
Jamaal O. Bailey: An HBCU Servant Leader
Jamaal O. Bailey spent 12 years advocating for historically Black colleges and universities at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. To him, this feels like a hopeful moment for the institutions, financially and politically.
February 17, 2021
Jamaal O. Bailey
African-American
Eight HBCUs to Receive $650,000 to Preserve Campuses
Several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will receive more than $650,000 in grants to preserve their campuses as part of the new HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative, CBS 17 reported. The eight recipients will be Benedict College, Jackson State University, Lane College, Morgan State University, Philander Smith College, Spelman College, Stillman College and Tuskegee […]
February 17, 2021
benedict college
African-American
Trump Era Displayed the Importance & Continued Relevancy of Black History (Month)
A sense of relief came over the United States last month as Americans watched Joe Biden officially become the country’s 46th President. Perhaps an even more emotional and intellectually stimulating source of delight was to see the historically Black college (Howard University) alumnus and member of the nation’s first Black Greek-lettered collegiate sorority (Alpha Kappa […]
February 16, 2021
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A Wave of Black Student Body Presidents Enter Office Amid COVID-19, Racial Injustice Crises
This academic year, students at predominantly White institutions elected a wave of Black student body presidents, a cohort that now finds itself leading in unprecedented times, amid a pandemic and a national reckoning with racism. And they’re supporting each other through it.
February 16, 2021
Danielle Geathers
Sports
NCAA Hockey Representatives Create Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative
A group of 27 NCAA student-athletes, coaches, and administrators – including people from all 11 NCAA Division One conferences – have created the College Hockey for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative, Drive4Five reported.
February 12, 2021
Jennifer Flowers
African-American
Vincent D. Rougeau Named College of the Holy Cross’s First Black and First Lay President
Vincent D. Rougeau, dean of Boston College Law School, will become president of the College of the Holy Cross, the school’s first Black and first lay president, effective July 1, Mass Live reported. Since 2011, he has been serving as dean of Boston College Law School. Prior to becoming dean, he was a tenured law […]
February 11, 2021
Vincent D. Rougeau
African-American
FedEx Pledges $5 Million to Four HBCUs
A handful of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) – three in Mississippi and one in Tennessee – are each receiving $1 million from shipping company FedEx to prepare students for the workforce, WLBT reported. Tennessee State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University and LeMoyne-Owen College will each get $1 million, with another […]
February 11, 2021
mississippi valley state university
African-American
Overlooked Accomplishments of African American Athletes Receive New Attention
Major League Baseball (MLB) is promoting seven professional Negro Leagues that operated between 1920 and 1948 to Major League status, in a move MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred calls “long overdue recognition.”
February 9, 2021
Kansas City Monarchs
African-American
Virginia Public Universities May Have to Pay Reparations to Descendants of Enslaved People Who Worked on Campuses
Under a Virginia bill passed by the state House last week, Longwood University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, the Virginia Military Institute and the College of William and Mary may have to pay reparations to the descendants of enslaved people who helped build the schools, The Hill reported. Per the proposal, which passed […]
February 8, 2021
University of Virginia
African-American
Declines in Community College Enrollment Among Blacks Will Have Long-Term Consequences
Community colleges throughout the U.S. have experienced dramatic decreases in enrollment among students of color since the pandemic began.
February 8, 2021
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African-American
Maryland Senate Unanimously Passes $577 Million HBCU Settlement Proposal, Sends Bill to House
The Maryland Senate has unanimously passed a bill calling for a $577 million legal settlement for a 2006 lawsuit involving the state’s four HBCUs, WBOC reported. Last year, the legislation was passed by the General Assembly but was vetoed by Gov. Larry Hogan, citing fiscal issues with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the complaint, Maryland […]
February 8, 2021
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan
African-American
Tulane Law Review Gets First Black Editor-in-Chief
Tulane Law School student Antonio Milton has become the first Black editor-in-chief of the Tulane Law Review. The student-run publication is one of the most renowned legal journals in the U.S. Milton, who is interested in commercial and civil litigation, is part of Tulane’s 3+3 program, which allows undergraduate students to start law school in […]
February 8, 2021
Antonio Milton
African-American
Famed Attorney Speaks at UK’s Annual Men of Color Symposium
Encouraging individuals to have other people at the table who do not think like themselves and have different lifestyles were some of the points attorney Ben Crump made as the keynote speaker at the second annual University of Kentucky’s Men of Color Symposium on Friday.
February 5, 2021
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African-American
Morehouse College Offers Online Program for Adult Learners to Complete Degrees
Morehouse College is launching an online bachelor’s degree completion program this summer for adult learners who already have some college experience, The Washington Post reported. Morehouse Online will start with three offerings, including business administration – that will offer degrees to men with credits from other schools and former Morehouse students who left before degree completion. Partnering […]
February 4, 2021
Morehouse College
African-American
Boston University Law Dean Given Antiracism Professorship
Boston University law school Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig, a critical race theory scholar, has been named the first Ryan Roth Gallo and Ernest J. Gallo Professor. Onwuachi-Willig is an expert in racial and gender inequality and anti-discrimination law. She founded the Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop for women of color law faculty in […]
February 3, 2021
Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig
African-American
Fighting Against Historic Distrust and Misinformation To Save African American Patients
A group of higher ed professionals, doctors and public health experts known as the Black Coalition Against COVID, is working to address community concerns and dispel misconceptions about COVID-19 and the vaccine and to inspire trust in the medical community around these issues to hopefully save Black lives.
February 3, 2021
Vaccine Launch
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