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Section: Demographics > African-American
Faculty & Staff
Former Prisoner Advocates for Social Justice
Dwayne Betts, imprisoned for more than eight years, has turned his life around and become an author, teacher, poet and advocate for social issues.
January 25, 2016
Students
Black Academicians Share Advice on How to be Successful in the Academy
Reaching the Mountaintop of the Academy, a new book edited by three prominent education scholars, provides readers with narratives, advice and useful strategies from Black academicians holding distinguished professorships across the nation.
January 24, 2016
Students
‘Gifted’ Black Kids Not as Likely to Get Placed in Talented Programs
High-achieving, Black, elementary school students are much less likely than their White peers to receive assignments to gifted and talented programs in math and reading, according to a new study.
January 24, 2016
Students
My Sister’s Keeper Helps HBCU Women Find Their Voices
When you hear the words reproductive justice, combined with college campus, you might think it is a move to make affordable birth control and abortion services available. But at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Spelman College in Atlanta, thanks to the Black Women’s Health Imperative’s My Sister’s Keeper, it means so much more. Linda […]
January 24, 2016
African-American
Miles College Strategically Strengthens Its Ties to Birmingham
Miles College is positioning itself as not only a critical cornerstone of Birmingham, Alabama’s past, but also a key partner in its future.
January 22, 2016
African-American
How Gifted Education Fuels Injustices
Black students represent 19% of the public schools population but only 10% of gifted programs. This discrepancy means that over 250,000 Black students have been denied access to gifted education annually.
January 22, 2016
Students
University of Iowa to Create Bias Response Team
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― The University of Iowa says it expects to have a bias assessment response team in place on campus by the end of the current semester. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the proposed team, which would be known as BART, would address complaints of racial or other bias on campus concerning […]
January 21, 2016
Students
North Carolina A&T Student’s Computer Teaching Draws White House Praise
GREENSBORO, N.C. ― The White House is honoring a North Carolina college student for spearheading a group in Guilford County that is developing a computer science-based program for at-risk youth. The White House issued a statement Thursday saying North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University undergraduate Angelica Willis is being honored next week. The computer […]
January 21, 2016
Students
How Racism on College Campuses—From Microaggresssions to Limited Diversity—Affects Black Students’ Mental Health
“Amid a surge in student-led protests around the country, many colleges have been struggling to make their campuses more accommodating for minorities. Last semester, student-activist groups nationwide issued demands to their universities seeking everything from mandatory sensitivity-and-racial-bias training to the development of safe spaces on campus for people of color. During a protest at Princeton […]
January 21, 2016
Students
Diverse on the Go…
Please join the Diverse staff at the Association of American Colleges and Universities 2016 Annual Meeting today at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. Diverse will host the session Best Practices: Building a Pipeline of Diverse Administrators at 2:45 p.m., located at Independence HI and moderated by Executive Editor David Pluviose.
January 20, 2016
African-American
UCLA Exemplifies Ability to Forge Ahead in Fisher Era
The Supreme Court’s re-visit of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin reignites the debate over affirmative action in admissions.
January 20, 2016
Students
To Be Young, ‘Gifted’ And Black, It Helps To Have A Black Teacher
“When a student is identified as “gifted,” the label is a vote of confidence — as in the indelible Nina Simone song. It also comes with a prize package: extra services, accelerated classes, individualized learning plans. The availability of these services varies widely from district to district. The chances of being identified as gifted also […]
January 20, 2016
Faculty & Staff
ALVIN ALVAREZ
ALVIN ALVAREZ has been appointed dean of the College of Health and Social Sciences at San Francisco State University. He is interim dean of the College of Health and Social Sciences and a professor at San Francisco State. Alvarez earned bachelor’s degrees from the University of California, Irvine and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Maryland, College Park.
January 20, 2016
Faculty & Staff
ANGELA EVANS
ANGELA EVANS has been appointed dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, effective January 16. She is a clinical professor in the LBJ School. Evans earned a bachelor’s from Canisius College and a master’s from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
January 20, 2016
Students
AUDREY BILGER
AUDREY BILGER has been appointed vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college at Pomona College, effective July 1. She is a professor of literature and founding faculty director of the Center for Writing & Public Discourse at Claremont McKenna College. Bilge earned a bachelor’s from Oklahoma State University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Virginia.
January 20, 2016
African-American
On This Date: Obama Is Sworn in as the 44th President
January 20, 2009 “Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday before a massive crowd reveling in a moment of historical significance, and called on Americans to confront together an economic crisis that he said was caused by “our collective failure to make hard choices.” Mr. Obama spoke just after […]
January 20, 2016
African-American
HBCUs Hit Strategic Reset in Face of Funding Mismatch
Despite the doom-and-gloom narrative that is often projected on these institutions, three in particular are seizing an opportunity to look inward, producing new strategic plans that accentuate their strengths and build upon their weaknesses.
January 19, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Donald Trump: An ‘Angry Voice’ or ‘Great for African-Americans’?
Just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Donald Trump has a message for all Americans.
January 18, 2016
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