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Section: Demographics > African-American
Leadership & Policy
Black Conservatives on Campus Stay Their Course
Finding themselves in the midst of liberal peers, Black conservatives embrace “not just a political ideology, but a way of life.”
December 18, 2012
Sports
Four HBCUs Among Six Institutions Selected in NCAA Grant Program
The NCAA has selected six universities to participate in its Limited-Resources Institutions Grant Program to help them better fulfill requirements of the NCAA student-athlete academic performance standards.
December 18, 2012
Students
Governor Bentley Orders Independent Audit of Alabama State
The independent audit of the school’s finances and activities follows in the wake of a separate audit ordered by the trustees.
December 16, 2012
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs’ Self-Inflicted Wounds, Friendly Fire and Other Consequential Outcomes
.The high turnover rate in leadership at the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities has reached the crisis stage.
December 16, 2012
African-American
Turmoil in Temple’s African-American Studies Program Taking Its Toll
Grad students, other critics say receivership undermines the department and creates a divide between history and African-American studies programs.
December 16, 2012
Students
Legislators seek money records from Alabama State
Three legislative leaders on education issues have asked Alabama State University for records of all contracts and payments to public officials or their immediate families.
December 13, 2012
African-American
HBCU Leaders Must Acclimate Themselves with Corporate Practices to Remain Relevant
Washington – In order to ensure the future vitality of HBCUs, leaders of the institutions must position their faculty and students inside the corporate world to learn needs of business and how to speak business language.
December 13, 2012
African-American
Spike Lee Gives Back to the Next Generation of Filmmakers
With more than a quarter of a century of filmmaking under his belt, Spike Lee has begun working with students to provide opportunities for them to reach their dreams.
December 11, 2012
Students
Students Outraged by Morgan State’s Decision to Release President Wilson
Morgan State University’s Board of Regents voted last week not to renew President David Wilson’s contract.
December 11, 2012
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
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