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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Oklahoma State University Renames Two Buildings After First Black Student
Oklahoma State University has renamed two buildings on its Stillwater campus after civil rights pioneer Nancy Randolph Davis, the school’s first Black student, ABC 8 News reported. The OSU Board of Regents gave the approval Friday to rename its Human Sciences and Human Sciences West buildings to Nancy Randolph Davis and Nancy Randolph Davis West. […]
October 26, 2020
Students
TMCF to Host Virtual HBCU Homecoming Event Oct. 25
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will host a virtual concert and fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 25 putting the focus directly on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
October 22, 2020
African-American
Xavier University Launches New African American and Diasporic Cultures Studies Major
Xavier University received a $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch an African American and diasporic cultures studies program.
October 22, 2020
African-American
Northwestern University Student-Led Group Push to Abolish Police
A student-led group at Northwestern University named “Northwestern Community Not Cops” coalition has burned a banner while chanting profanities in front of the university president, Dr. Morton Schapiro’s home, reported NBC Chicago. The activists are demanding that the university police be abolished in an effort to invest in resources for Black students. Though the majority […]
October 22, 2020
Students
Three HBCUs Share in Morgan Stanley’s New $12 Million Scholarship Program
Morehouse College, Spelman College and Howard University will all share in a $12 million gift from the investment banking firm Morgan Stanley. Through the gift, 60 students from the three participating HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) will receive full scholarships for any field of study, as part of the new Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholars […]
October 21, 2020
Sports
Former Michigan State University Athletic Director Merritt Norvell Dies at 79
Former Michigan State University athletic director Dr. Merritt Norvell – one of the first Black Division I athletic directors – died Monday in Lansing at age 79, the Detroit News reported. Most recently, Norvell served as executive director of the National Association of Coaching Equity and Development. During Norvell’s time as MSU’s athletic director from […]
October 21, 2020
African-American
Thomas Gibson Named New Chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Dr. Thomas Gibson, vice president for student affairs and vice provost at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, has been named the 15th chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point – and its Marshfield and Wausau campuses – the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune reported. The announcement came Tuesday from the UW System Board of Regents, which […]
October 21, 2020
African-American
NAACP Tackles Black Student Debt Crisis
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) put a national spotlight on the Black student debt crisis in the U.S. and suggested how to combat it. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization, held a virtual press conference on Monday to discuss a report titled “Legislation, Policy and the Black Student Debt Crisis,” […]
October 20, 2020
African-American
Dr. Theresa B. Felder Makes History as Harford Community College’s First Black President
Dr. Theresa B. Felder has been selected as the next president of Harford Community College. She will serve as the first Black president in the college’s history, reported The Baltimore Sun. As the institution’s 10th president, she will begin on Jan. 1. The former president, Dianna Phillips, resigned from the college in February. Since then, […]
October 20, 2020
African-American
TMCF Kicks Off Its First Virtual Leadership Institute
A cohort of 483 students selected from historically Black colleges and universities are spending five days immersed in professional networking opportunities. The Leadership Institute conference – which kicked off virtually on Tuesday – features sessions on four major themes: financial literacy, leadership, personal branding and 21st-century skill building.
October 15, 2020
African-American
Former NFL Player Takeo Spikes Partners With Morehouse College to Encourage Student Voting
Former NFL player Takeo Spikes is partnering with Morehouse College as an ambassador for the Adopt-An-HBCU Good Trouble Voter Drive, a campaign sponsored by athletes and entertainers using their platforms to urge students to vote on Nov. 3, according to officials at Morehouse College. The HBCU Good Trouble Voter Drive is organized by nonprofit HBCU […]
October 15, 2020
African-American
The University of Dayton Publishes Historic Letter that Chronicles Systemic Racism
The University of Dayton recently uncovered and published a historic 1930 letter from the university’s president that was written to noted civil rights leader, scholar and author Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois. In it lies language and messaging that reflects systemic racism at the institution through past discriminatory admissions policies and practices, according to university officials. […]
October 13, 2020
African-American
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Donate $15 Million to HBCUs
In partnership with The Just Project, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will make a $15 million investment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as part of its COVID-19 response. Among the more than 100 HBCUs in The Just Project, 29 schools are collaborating to increase access to COVID-19 diagnostic testing for campuses and […]
October 12, 2020
African-American
Harvard Business School Launches Action Plan for Racial Equity
Harvard Business School – long critiqued for its lack of minority representation – launched an action plan for racial equity on Sept. 23, as universities across the country engage in an ongoing national reckoning with racism.
October 9, 2020
African-American
University of North Carolina Ashville Placed on Lockdown After Threats
The University of North Carolina Asheville was placed on lockdown Friday, after direct threats were made to several university offices, according to Asheville Citizen Times. On Friday, several offices at the university received a direct from an unidentified individual demanding to paint over an on-campus Black Lives Matter mural, according to university officials. State and […]
October 9, 2020
African-American
Houston Rapper Travis Scott Offers to Pay Tuition for 5 HBCU Students
Houston Rapper Travis Scott offered to pay the tuition of five students that currently attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), reported Click2Houston.com. Scott said he plans to cover tuition for the students’ first semesters. His announcement on Twitter said, “Why not?” The tweet went viral on social media. He also revealed that his mother […]
October 9, 2020
African-American
Mellody Hobson to Establish New Residence College at Alma Mater, Princeton University
Mellody Hobson and the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation have made the lead gift to establish a new residential college at Princeton University in 2023, according to officials at Princeton University. The Hobson College will be the first residential college at Princeton named for a Black woman and will be constructed on the site of First College, […]
October 9, 2020
African-American
University of Notre Dame Reflects on Campus Climate Through a Communal Read of Black Alumni Essays
Over the course of seven weeks, the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association will be hosting a communal reading of “Black Domers: African-American Students at Notre Dame in Their Own Words,” a book co-edited by two Black alumni, highlighting the personal experiences of seven decades of Black students.
October 8, 2020
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