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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Former Baltimore Mayor Schmoke to Head University of Baltimore
The University System of Maryland Board of Regents named former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke president of the University of Baltimore on Wednesday.
May 14, 2014
Sports
Sterling and Bundy: And the Racist Beat Goes On
It was just a year ago when millions of Americans were reacting to the crass, old-style racism of former celebrity chef Paula Deen.
May 14, 2014
Sports
Wealth Gap Show in Latest NCAA Academic Numbers
Of the 17 football and men’s basketball teams banned from the 2014-15 postseason because of sub-par scores on the newest Academic Progress Rate, eight are from HBCUs.
May 14, 2014
African-American
Colleges, Nonprofits Seek to Fill Void Created by PPL Shift
Alumni and friendly donors have been responding to the urgent calls to help keep as many students in school as possible.
May 13, 2014
African-American
Can Stephen Guillermo Graduate Posthumously?
The family’s primary goal is to gain justice in the aftermath of his slaying but to have Stephen be given a degree from San Francisco State would be a very close second.
May 12, 2014
Sports
NCAA Golf Pioneer Catana Starks’ Story Finally Gets Top Billing
Movie chronicles her journey of building — from scratch — the men’s golf program at Tennessee State University and becoming the first African-American woman to coach an NCAA Division I men’s golf team.
May 12, 2014
African-American
Texas House Panel Set to Vote on Hall Impeachment
A group of state lawmakers is set to vote on whether to recommend removing Wallace Hall from office as University of Texas System regent.
May 11, 2014
African-American
Deadline Extended for Bids to Buy St. Paul’s College Campus
St. Paul’s College trustees are hopeful a deadline extension will stir a buyer for the campus of the historically Black school.
May 8, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Harrison B. Wilson Getting Honorary Doctorate from University of Kentucky
Denied admission to the University of Kentucky almost 70 years ago because it wouldn’t accept Black students, Wilson went on to become a coach and later a university president.
May 8, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Howard University Awarding School Record 105 Doctoral Degrees
Howard University has maintained it lead as the top producer of on-campus doctoral degrees awarded by Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
May 7, 2014
African-American
Report: Funding, Institutional Support Lacking for Historically Black Public Colleges
Historically Black public colleges in four states continue to lag behind predominantly White schools in funding and institutional support, the Center for Minority Serving Institutions finds in new report.
May 7, 2014
African-American
Kanika Tolver Creating a Path to Success in STEM Fields
Amid a national crisis to recruit skilled professionals to the STEM fields, Kanika Tolver manages not only to represent the scarce number of minorities in STEM, but also emerge as an innovator in information technology.
May 5, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Condoleeza Rice Backs Out of Rutgers Commencement
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. ― Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has backed out of delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some faculty and students over her role in the Iraq War.
May 5, 2014
African-American
Professor Makes Sure There’s No Disconnect in Her Online Program
Kari Frisch is maintaining 95 percent retention rates in her online courses at Central Lakes College through innovative methods.
May 5, 2014
African-American
Pay Gap Persists at University of Iowa
On average, female professors at the University of Iowa make less money than their male counterparts.
May 1, 2014
African-American
Black, Latino Students On Outside Looking In at America’s Top Public High Schools
Not many Black and Latino students are enjoying the benefits of the high schools that are perched atop the US News and World Report rankings.
May 1, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is an associate professor at Howard University and senior research analyst for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. In September, President Barack Obama named Toldson deputy director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Known as a “myth buster,” Toldson has challenged popular research reports and news sources […]
May 1, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn
Dr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn is associate professor of higher education at The Ohio State University in the School of Educational Policy & Leadership, where he also serves as faculty research associate in the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Strayhorn has authored five books. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education named […]
May 1, 2014
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