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Students
Pioneering Law Professor Derrick Bell Dies
Derrick Bell, the first Black professor at Harvard Law School and an uncompromising advocate for social justice, has died at age 80.
October 6, 2011
African-American
White House Black College Leader Urges Development of HBCU Online Programs
HBCUs and the online learning community need to become “more married” to reach more African-American students, said Dr. John S. Wilson, executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.
October 6, 2011
African-American
Philosophy Professor Still Teaching after More than 60 Years at Texas Southern
A Texas Southern University professor of philosophy since 1949 and an educator for 66 years, 91-year old Dr. Thomas Freeman has taught and influenced generations of college students.
October 4, 2011
African-American
New House Bill Cuts Funds for HBCUs, Others
Funding for the Title III Strengthening HBCUs program would drop from $236 million to $152 million; Hispanic-serving institutions would face the largest cutback, as funding would fall from the $104 million to just $17 million in 2012.
October 2, 2011
Students
Complete College America Report Examines Low Higher Ed Graduation Rates
A new, comprehensive report on college graduation rates released Tuesday revealed why college completion rates, including analyses of Black, Hispanic, Pell Grant and part-time students, are low among Americans.
September 27, 2011
African-American
Ga. University Learning Community Focuses on Black Freshman Women
At the University of West Georgia, an all-Black, all-female freshman learning community aims to ease the challenges encountered during the first-year transition into college life.
September 26, 2011
African-American
Historically Black University Works with Maryland’s Seafood Industry Watermen
Watermen in Maryland’s Calvert County have an unlikely ally in their effort to explore aquaculture as a means to shore up the flagging industry—Morgan State University.
September 25, 2011
African-American
Leaders Sound Alarm for High School Class of 2012
During a Congressional Black Caucus panel discussion titled “The Class of 2012,” Florida Memorial University chief Henry Lewis said one of the biggest societal needs is for more students to get educated in the STEM fields.
September 25, 2011
African-American
Congressional Black Caucus Forum Highlights Achievement Gap Strategies
To eliminate the oft-cited “achievement gap” between Black and White students, the Howard University School of Education dean recommended the federal government invest more heavily in HBCU teacher preparation programs.
September 22, 2011
Dr. Leslie Fenwick
African-American
Historic Black Meeting House in Boston Restored
The nation’s oldest existing Black church building is nearing completion of a restoration project done with the help of $4 million in federal stimulus funds.
September 21, 2011
Students
University of Tennessee Martin’s First Black Student Remembers Challenges
In a ceremony on Thursday marking 50 years of integration, Jessie Pryor recalled her first day of class in 1961, when she was just 16 years old.
September 18, 2011
Jessie Pryor
African-American
Global Forum: Collaboration Yields Dialogue, Hope and Shelter in a Broken World
Educational exchanges afford others the opportunity to learn about the United States, while American academic research can have broad impact across international borders, an international educator writes.
September 5, 2011
Karen Jenkins
African-American
Virginia State University Drumline Performs at the White House
Less than a month after they performed with fellow band members in the Honda Battle of the Bands showcase, an eight-person drumline from the Virginia State University’s Trojan Explosion marching band entertained guests at the Feb. 26 executive order signing for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Barack Obama.
September 3, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Talking ‘Microaggressions’ With Dr. Derald Wing Sue
Columbia University psychology professor Derald Wing Sue recently spoke to Diverse about his latest book, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. The book insightfully describes the existence of subtle, often unintentional biases and their considerable impact on members of traditionally disadvantaged groups.
September 3, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Notable African-Americans Urge Commemoration of Black History
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA; Alex Haley, award-winning author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Roots; Henry Hampton, creator/producer, “Eyes on the Prize” documentary series; and other distinguished individuals discussed the importance of discovering the past, analyzing the present and anticipating the future of African-Americans during a live broadcast to campus audiences across the U.S.
September 1, 2011
African-American
Tulsa Remembered
During the events surrounding the John Hope Franklin Park groundbreaking in November 2008, the late Dr. Franklin, in one of his last public interviews, talks about his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of the newly dedicated park, and his long held hope for racial harmony in the U.S. (video courtesy of the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation.)
September 1, 2011
African-American
Students at India’s Osmania University Learn About Common Ties to Black History That Bridge Cross-Cultural Understanding
Dr. Ann Denkler, a professor of American History at Shenandoah University, said her presentations in India tend to provoke questions not as commonly asked back in the United States.
August 21, 2011
Ann Denkler
African-American
Fisk University Loses More Top Officials
Three key members of the small historically Black institution with strong liberal arts and sciences program in Nashville, Tenn., have resigned.
August 9, 2011
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