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Section: Demographics > African-American
Students
UNCF Empower Me Tour Rolls On
UNFCâs Empower Me Tour begins its 10-city journey to help students navigate through college.
October 7, 2012
African-American
Black Male Incarceration Crisis: Transparency and Education Are Key in Effecting Change
Transparency and education are the best ways to start changing the effects of mass incarceration on voting rights in the United States, concurred a panel of experts at a session at the Seventh Annual Black Male Initiative Conference at the City University of New Yorkâs College of Staten Island.
October 7, 2012
Students
New Study Finds Millennials Well Prepared for the âReal Worldâ
The recession and its lingering effects are heavily influencing the academic choices of the Millennial generation, according to leaders of the study of more than 5,600 people between ages 17 and 23 who are either college students or college-bound high school juniors and seniors.
October 7, 2012
Students
Exploring Hispanic Heritage
National Hispanic Heritage Month began September 15 and ends October 15. Diversebooks.net offers many resources for educators and other professionals to encourage meaningful discussions on issues and events related to Hispanic culture, history and contribution.
October 5, 2012
African-American
âHoodwinkedâ Finds More Black Men in College
Filmmaker Janks Morton revisits the question of whether there are more Black men in jail than there are in college.
October 2, 2012
Sports
HBCUs Facing Challenges Amid Efforts to Stay Financially Viable and Competitive
Like the thousands of freshmen converging on college campuses across the nation, hundreds of college administrators who hope to shepherd those and other studentsâ college pursuits are more than anxious about the months ahead.
October 1, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Baruch College Reinforces Humanities Curriculum with Hispanic Heritage Month Events
Administrators at Baruch College at the City University of New York are working hard to ensure students are receiving an education in humanities with a robust calendar of events for Hispanic Heritage Month.
October 1, 2012
Students
California Community Colleges Names New Chancellor
California Community Colleges on Thursday named a veteran administrator to lead the nationâs largest system of public higher education as it confronts a host of financial and academic challenges.
September 27, 2012
African-American
Report: Black Graduate Student Enrollment Up
In a significant one-year change that scholars say deserves more scrutiny, first-time graduate school enrollment among African-Americans rose in 2011, according to a new survey released Thursday by the Council of Graduate Schools.
September 27, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Notre Dameâs Carol Owens Named President of Black Coaches and Administratorsâ Board
University of Notre Dame assistant head womenâs basketball coach Carol Owens has been named president of the Black Coaches and Administrators board.
September 26, 2012
Sports
Report: Graduation Gap Continues Between Football Players and Male Students
NCAA Division I football player graduation rates continue to fall behind those of full-time male students, according to the latest Adjusted Graduation Gap Report, published by the College Sport Research Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
September 25, 2012
African-American
Is Portland Really Where Young People Retire?
Portland may not be âa city where young people go to retire,â but itâs the place they go to be underemployed, a new study found.
September 20, 2012
African-American
Speculation Heats Up on HBCU Presidential Searches
As top college administrators gather in Washington for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week conference, networking conversations are likely to be laced with a unique kind of name dropping: who is in the running for the presidency of what college?
September 20, 2012
African-American
HBCUs Putting Special Emphasis on National Hazing Prevention Week
With the issue of hazing transformed in the past year into a major discussion topic, more historically Black colleges and universities are planning special events on the issue built around National Hazing Prevention Week.
September 19, 2012
Students
FAMU Holds First Home Game Without Famed Band
Saturday marked the first FAMU football game in decades without a halftime show of elaborate dances, booming percussion and thundering brass.
September 16, 2012
African-American
Analysis: A Call to Accountability â The HBCU Board
Major studies of nonprofit boards have identified board recruitment as one of the most significant challenges, TMCF chief Johnny Taylor writes.
September 13, 2012
Leadership & Policy
FAMU Says Itâs Not Responsible for Hazing Death
Florida A&M University, which has been rocked by a hazing scandal for nearly a year, insists in legal papers filed Monday that it is not to blame for the tragic death last year of drum major Robert Champion.
September 11, 2012
Students
State College in Colorado Wonât Be Investigated for Obama Course
A conservative group that took issue with a Colorado college offering credit for campaigning for President Barack Obama isnât happy with the response from state officials.
September 10, 2012
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