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Section: Demographics > African-American
Students
South Carolina Panel Rejects Sale of Charleston School of Law
A committee of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education is recommending that the sale of Charleston School of Law to a for-profit company be denied.
May 20, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Judge Rejects Suit Against Southern University
A state judge Monday threw out a lawsuit filed by Southern University student Author Joiner who sued the school for refusing to renew its contract with Chancellor James Llorens.
May 20, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Social Activism Loses âPeaceful Warriorâ Vincent Harding
He was a renaissance man. A productive scholar, who wrote about the Civil Rights Movement, not as a distant outsider but as one who was intimately involved in the day-to-day struggles of Blacks in the American South.
May 20, 2014
African-American
Low Profile of New President of NAACP Might Be Obstacle for Groupâs Growth
Cornell Brooks does not come to the job with national name recognition, which experts say is critical to helping push the organization forward.
May 19, 2014
African-American
IU Professor Describes the Origins of the Asian âModel Minorityâ in the U.S.
Ellen Wu, assistant professor of history at Indiana University Bloomington, recalls the origins and development of the Asian âmodel minorityâ stereotype in recent book.
May 18, 2014
Students
2 Fired Professors Sue Bryan College
Two former professors at a Dayton college named for one of creationismâs most famous defenders are suing to get their jobs back after rejecting the schoolâs amended statement of belief.
May 15, 2014
African-American
Unconscious Stereotypes and Black Males
Much of the discrimination that occurs today results from unconscious stereotypes that are not widely understood.
May 15, 2014
African-American
Celebrating Brown, Confronting Its Challenging Legacy
As the sixtieth anniversary of the Brown v. Board court decision is celebrated, scholars say segregation and racially-biased treatment of children of color in K-12 schools still persists.
May 15, 2014
African-American
School Integration Slipping 60 Years After Brown
Progress toward integrating Americaâs schools since the landmark Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision 60 years ago is being chipped away, and itâs no longer just a Black-and-White issue.
May 14, 2014
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 menâs 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 familyâs 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 Starksâ Story Finally Gets Top Billing
Movie chronicles her journey of building â from scratch â the menâs golf program at Tennessee State University and becoming the first African-American woman to coach an NCAA Division I menâs 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. Paulâs College Campus
St. Paulâs 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 wouldnât accept Black students, Wilson went on to become a coach and later a university president.
May 8, 2014
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