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African-American
Diverse on the Go
Staff Writer Catherine Morris and Sports Writer Frank J. Matthews will be representing Diverse at the 2016 NCAA Inclusion Forum in Indianapolis from Saturday through Monday. Senior Staff Writer Jamal Watson will be covering the National Action Network’s convention at the Sheraton Times Square hotel in New York today through Saturday.
April 13, 2016
African-American
Children Donate $250K to Tennessee State in Parents’ Honor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The children of a couple who met at Tennessee State University in the 1930s have donated $250,000 to the schools in their parents’ honor. University officials say it is among the five largest donations from a family in the university’s history. The university said Damon Lee III and Kimberly Lee-Lamb made the […]
April 12, 2016
African-American
How Gordon Parks’ Photographs Implored White America to See Black Humanity
Gordon Parks is one of America’s most celebrated photographers. He is also one of the most misunderstood. Museums and galleries around the world have celebrated him as the creator of some of the 20th century’s most iconic images. Yet to appreciate only his achievements as an artist is to underestimate his importance as a documentary […]
April 12, 2016
Students
Need for Research that Centers on Female Experiences at HBCUs
Historical accounts of HBCUs often exclude the stories of Black women at these institutions and the history of women’s access to higher ed focuses mainly on experiences and struggles of White women.
April 11, 2016
African-American
Lumina Reports Uptick in College Completion
College completion numbers show incremental improvement from last year, according to the annual Lumina Foundation report, “A Stronger Nation.”
April 11, 2016
Students
Expert at AERA: States not Equipped to Support Schools
Even though states have new flexibility under the Every Student Succeeds Act their departments of education aren’t set up to take advantage of it.
April 10, 2016
Faculty & Staff
In Case You Missed It…
Professor Tackles Turbulent History of Latinos and the LAPD Duke Students Persist in Demands for Asian American Studies Major Is it Time for a New NCAA? Final Four of Urban Design Gives Students Real-life Experience
April 7, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Historian Cobb Joining Faculty at Columbia University
Dr. William Jelani Cobb, a prolific Black historian and journalist, is joining the faculty of Columbia University??s Graduate School of Journalism.
April 7, 2016
African-American
GOP Blaming Others for Its Implosion
Rather than looking inward to find the root of its problems, many members of the Republican party establishment seem to be looking for scapegoats.
April 6, 2016
African-American
Colleges, Universities Traveling Different Paths to Diversity
Colleges and universities are taking different measures to make their campuses not only diverse, but inclusive.
April 6, 2016
African-American
Professor Tackles Turbulent History of Latinos and the LAPD
Scholars present research in the growing area of Chicana/o and Latina/o geography, specifically comparative racialization at the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers.
April 5, 2016
African-American
Hundreds Talk Networking and Community Building at SAAB Conference
Hundreds of Black men gathered this weekend at the annual SAAB conference to decompress and reunite with others who are committed to advancing the success of other young Black men.
April 4, 2016
African-American
Only Half of U.S. Students Taking ‘College-Ready’ Courses
Only about half of all U.S. high school students actually take the sequence of courses they need to be considered ready for college and careers, according to a new report being released today by the Education Trust.
April 4, 2016
African-American
Princeton Decides to Keep Wilson Name on Campus
Princeton University will keep Woodrow Wilson’s name on its public policy school, despite calls to remove it because of his racist views. The Ivy League university’s board of trustees announced the decision Monday. It comes after a black student group demanded it be removed and for changes to the social and academic climate on campus. […]
April 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
MICHELLE A. WILLIAMS
MICHELLE A. WILLIAMS has been appointed dean of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University, effective July 1. She is the Stephen B. Kay Family Professor of Public Health and chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard. Williams earned a bachelor’s from Princeton University, a master’s from Tufts University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.
April 4, 2016
African-American
BONITA STANTON
BONITA STANTON has been named founding dean of the Seton Hall University and Hackensack University Health Network (HackensackUHN) medical school. She was vice dean for research at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Stanton earned a bachelor’s from Wellesley College and an M.D. from Yale University.
April 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
SUSAN D. STUEBNER
SUSAN D. STUEBNER has been named president of Colby-Sawyer College, effective July 1. She is executive vice president and chief operating officer at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. Stuebner earned a bachelor’s from. Dartmouth College, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.
April 4, 2016
Students
Initiative Aims to Eliminate Gaps Between Rich and Poor Students
Leaders from a group of public urban universities recently launched a new collaborative initiative to improve completion rates and eliminate the gaps between rich and poor students.
April 3, 2016
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