Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.
Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.
Subscribe
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Search
Article
Podcast
Video
Awards/Honors
Community Colleges
Demographics
African-American
Faculty & Staff
Health
Institutions
Leadership & Policy
Military
On the Move
Opinion
Sports
Students
Enter search phrase
Search
Section: Demographics > African-American
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
African-American
North Carolina A&T State University Holds Virtual Tribute Program to Honor A&T Four
North Carolina A&T State University will be held a virtual tribute program to honor the A&T Four, four Black students who challenged segregation by sitting in at a Whites-only lunch counter in downtown Greensboro on February 1, 1960, WFMY reported. The A&T Four are Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David […]
February 1, 2021
African-American
Seminar Focuses on Recruiting Black Males to the Teaching Profession
Growing up in rural Virginia, Rodney Robinson only had one Black male teacher. His story is not uncommon.
January 26, 2021
African-American
Arizona State University Names Film School After Film Legend Sidney Poitier
Arizona State University has named its film school after screen legend Sidney Poitier.  Poitier, 93, was the first Black winner of a lead acting Oscar – in 1964 – for his role in “Lilies of the Field.” ASU President Dr. Michael M. Crow says the school was named The Sidney Poitier New American Film School […]
January 26, 2021
African-American
Research Shows Black Students Increasingly Choose HBCUs When Reported State-Level Hate Crimes Rise
A new paper, published by Stanford University’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, explores the relationship between Black student enrollment and state-level hate crime rates.
January 25, 2021
African-American
Morgan State University Offers Poet Amanda Gorman Job as Poet-in-Residence
Morgan State University President Dr. David K. Wilson has offered Amanda Gorman, the poet who penned and recited a poem at Joe Biden’s inauguration, a job as the HBCU’s poet-in-residence, The Baltimore Sun reported. “Ms. Gorman, I need you as our Poet-in-Residence at the National Treasure, @MorganStateU,” Wilson tweeted after Gorman performed her original poem, […]
January 21, 2021
African-American
Maryland Lawmakers Attempt Again to Force State to Settle HBCU Lawsuit
The Maryland General Assembly is again attempting to get the state to settle a lawsuit by its historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which claim that higher ed policy has impeded the schools and instead has given advantages to historically White schools for decades, The Baltimore Sun reported. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake ruled in […]
January 20, 2021
African-American
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Launches Scholarship for Civil Rights Lawyers-To-Be
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has launched a training program and scholarship fund for aspiring civil rights lawyers seeking to fight racism in the U.S. South. The Marshall-Motley Scholars Program (MMSP) is meant to support 50 civil rights attorneys-in-training – including full law school scholarships, summer internships, post-grad fellowships – over […]
January 18, 2021
African-American
Dr. Tracy H. Dunn Appointed First Woman to Lead Benedict College School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Tracy H. Dunn has been appointed dean of the Benedict College Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship, the first woman in the role, according to officials at the historically Black college in South Carolina. She has spent eighteen years as a faculty member at Benedict. “Over the past three years, Dr. Dunn […]
January 11, 2021
African-American
Journalist Sam Fulwood III Appointed Communications Dean at American University
Journalist, public policy analyst and author Sam Fulwood III will be American University’s dean of the School of Communication, effective May 15, according to university officials. Fulwood’s work “addresses key issues including media influences on American life; race relations; data-driven journalism; and the intersection of media, technology, and democracy,” according to university officials. Fulwood is […]
January 11, 2021
African-American
North Carolina HBCU Launches First Graduate Program in Its 154-Year History
An historically Black university in North Carolina, Saint Augustine’s University, has launched a graduate program for the first time in its 154-year history, announced the school Wednesday. The fully online program will offer a Master of Public Administration (MPA) designed to prepare career professionals to serve as public administrators, public managers and policy analysts who […]
January 7, 2021
African-American
Howard University President Urges Black America to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick is urging Black America to get vaccinated in a public service announcement, according to university officials. Frederick – a practicing surgeon who has the sickle cell disease – was one of the first to get vaccinated at Howard University Hospital. “The coronavirus pandemic is having a significant […]
January 6, 2021
Previous Page
Next Page
