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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Experts Say Getting More Teachers of Color in Classrooms a Necessity
HBCUs, which produce 50 percent of the nation’s Black educators, are trying to change approaches to recruitment, retention and society’s view of teaching.
May 12, 2013
Faculty & Staff
First Generation Civil Rights Fellows Head to Washington
This summer, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law will introduce its First Generation Civil Rights Fellowship (FirstGEN) program for undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers in social justice.
May 7, 2013
African-American
FAMU Names New Band Director
Dr. Sylvester Young, a Florida A&M University graduate and former member of the Marching 100 band, will join the university on June 14 as the new director of marching and pep bands.
May 7, 2013
African-American
Sotomayor Makes Herself at Home at NYC Literature Festival
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants to be called just “Sonia from the Bronx.”
May 6, 2013
Students
Uncovering Racism: White Greeks in Blackface
I must join the recent outrage over White Greek fraternities and sororities (and an Asian fraternity recently) donning blackface and performing blackness on our college campuses.
May 6, 2013
Students
City College of New York Honors Colin Powell
General Colin Powell returned to his alma mater, City College of New York, to commemorate the school’s decision to rename its division of social sciences after him.
May 5, 2013
African-American
These Junior Rocket Scientists Have Their Sights on Top-Flight Colleges
Team Rocket Power is the only African-American all-girls team to qualify for national finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge.
May 5, 2013
Faculty & Staff
American Indian Activist Horse Capture Dies
American Indian activist, curator and professor George Horse Capture has died in Great Falls. He was 75.
May 2, 2013
Students
HBCUs Trying to Undo Damage Resulting From Federal Parent Plus Loans Revisions
While the U.S. Department of Education eventually bowed to demands that the new rules be revisited, it’s still unknown how many families had their loan applications reconsidered and approved.
May 2, 2013
Students
Last of 4 Charged With Hazing Virginia State University Students
Chesterfield County police said Tuesday that the last of four men charged with hazing after two Virginia State University students drowned is in custody.
April 30, 2013
Students
UNCF Boss in Business of Promoting Academic Success
After a successful seven-year stint as president at Dillard, Dr. Michael Lomax decided that he wanted to make a larger impact.
April 30, 2013
African-American
After 25 Years, Asante Comes Full Circle at Temple
After founding the nation’s first doctoral program in African-American Studies, Dr. Molefi Kete Asante once again takes charge.
April 30, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Students Sought for Lollapalooza Tech Side Event
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office is looking for 100 technology and computer science college students from across the nation to travel to Chicago during Lollapalooza 2013 weekend.
April 29, 2013
African-American
HBCU Inclusion Summit Will Move to Tennessee State Next Year
An underlying theme emerged: how to achieve greater diversity at HBCUs without losing the focus of educating and nurturing African-American students in a socially conscious environment.
April 29, 2013
Faculty & Staff
HBCU Deans of Education Rethinking How to Make Teaching a Major Attraction
The workshop was part of the AERA conference that attracted 14,000 scholars and thought leaders, who examined topics such as rural education, queer studies, indigenous peoples of the Americas and charter school research and evaluation.
April 29, 2013
Sports
Alcorn Convenes Diversity and Inclusion Summit for HBCUs
Participants mainly include HBCU diversity officers, executive administrators, faculty and students who seek to make HBCUs more inclusive.
April 28, 2013
Students
Turner Laid Foundation for African-American Studies
The prolific writer and scholar went on to hire and mentor young scholars in African-American studies.
April 28, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Purdue Students Stage Campus Anti-Racism Rally
Purdue University students, faculty and staff upset by the recent discovery of the words “white supremacy” written on a mirror inside the campus’ Black Cultural Center turned their grievances into a protest march that ended outside the school’s main administration building.
April 23, 2013
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