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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Mayes Recognized With Dissertation Award
The American Educational Research Association will honor Dr. Renae D. Mayes, a rising star in the field of school counseling.
April 6, 2015
Faculty & Staff
VALERIE SMITH
VALERIE SMITH has been appointed president of Swarthmore College, effective July 1. She is currently dean of the college and a professor of literature and African-American studies at Princeton University. Smith earned a bachelor’s from Bates College, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Virginia.
April 6, 2015
Students
RANGITA DE SILVA DE ALWIS
RANGITA DE SILVA DE ALWIS has been appointed associate dean of international affairs for the School of Law at the University of Pennsylvania. She was director of the Women in Public Service Project and the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. De Silva de Alwis earned a bachelor’s from the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard Law School.
April 6, 2015
Students
RHONDA TRACY
RHONDA TRACY has been named chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, effective April 16. She is currently the senior vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. She earned a bachelor’s from the University of South Carolina, a master’s from West Virginia University and a doctorate from Ohio University.
April 6, 2015
Students
Racism a Lingering Problem Among Collegiate Millennials
Kayla Tarrant loves the University of Maryland. But the campus tour guide says a racist email and photo attributed to her schoolmates makes her reluctant to encourage other black students to enroll “in a place where you feel unsafe and no one cares about you.”
April 5, 2015
African-American
White Faculty Deal With the Challenges of Teaching at HBCUs
White faculty deal with issues concerning promotion, tenure and discrimination while teaching at HBCUs.
April 5, 2015
African-American
Inequalities in Education Continue to Fuel Wealth Gap in U.S.
A recent report titled “The Racial Wealth Gap” examined, in conjunction with other factors, the role education plays in the persistent wealth gap between minorities and their White counterparts in this country.
April 5, 2015
African-American
Fraternity Implements Strategies to Help Black Males Succeed
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity—also known as the Boulé—is stepping up its efforts to help young African-American males succeed.
April 5, 2015
African-American
Spelman College Appears to be Riding Wave of Momentum
Students, or Spelmanites, as they call themselves, have high hopes for what Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell will contribute to the college as its new president.
April 2, 2015
African-American
Huston-Tillotson Names Pierce Burnette President
Huston-Tillotson University’s Board of Trustees has selected Colette Pierce Burnette as the successor to Larry L. Earvin as president of the private, historically Black institution in East Austin, Texas.
April 1, 2015
African-American
African-American Literary Stars Return to Roots
After teaching and writing for decades at prestigious institutions outside their native states, Trudier Harris and Nikky Finney return to their native Southern states to teach.
April 1, 2015
Sports
Experts: HBCUs Powered Baseball’s Negro Leagues
The best untold story of Black baseball in the United States is the one in which the pursuit of a higher education was front and centerfield in the lives of many Black baseball players.
April 1, 2015
Students
Congressman’s Son a Defendant in Clemson Fraternity-Death Lawsuits
The son of U.S. Rep. John Carney, D-Del., is one of five defendants in two lawsuits seeking at least $50 million stemming from the death of a Clemson University fraternity pledge.
March 31, 2015
African-American
Clark Atlanta Chooses Texas Southern Dean as President
Clark Atlanta University has selected Ronald A. Johnson to be the fourth president in the historically Black institution’s history.
March 31, 2015
African-American
Howard, Gallaudet Further ‘Black Lives Matter’ Discussion
Panelists agreed that to promote “all lives matter” over “Black lives matter” misses the central truth that, for too long, Black lives have been deemed of less worth than White lives.
March 31, 2015
Sports
NCAA President Troubled by Indiana’s New Law
NCAA president Mark Emmert, whose organization is based in Indianapolis and will showcase one of its signature sporting events there this weekend, said Monday that a new Indiana law that could allow businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians might jeopardize the NCAA’s relationship with the state.
March 30, 2015
African-American
Author Relishes Revisiting ‘Black Macho’
Michele Wallace’s controversial book, Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman, is being re-released 37 years after its debut.
March 30, 2015
African-American
Spelman College Makes Campbell Unanimous Choice as President
Spelman College’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to elect Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell as the new president of the college.
March 29, 2015
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