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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Tennessee Appeals Proposed Sale of Fisk University’s O’Keeffe Art
Tennessee’s attorney general is appealing a decision that will allow Fisk University to sell a portion of an art collection donated to the school by the late painter Georgia O’Keeffe.
May 10, 2011
Students
Fifty Years Later, Students Retrace 1961 Freedom Ride
Forty college students chosen from nearly 1,000 applicants have joined a handful of the original Freedom Riders on an eight-day journey from Washington, D.C., through the South.
May 9, 2011
African-American
International Outreach Undertaken by Thurgood Marshall College Fund Schools
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund has launched an International Collaboration Group (ICG) as part of an extensive global outreach effort by public HBCUs represented by the fund.
May 9, 2011
Students
Federal K-12 Education Programs Face Obstacles to Renewal
Congress is facing tough choices on the future of the nation’s main K-12 education law—including how to respond to calls from Congressional Black Caucus members to focus more attention on low-income schools.
May 8, 2011
African-American
Vicksburg Seeks to Turn Pioneer Black Education Scholar’s Home Into Museum
The Vicksburg (Miss.) Board of Mayor and Aldermen accepted transfer of the home of the late Dr. Jane McAllister from its current owner to restore it through a grant focusing on the preservation of the Civil Rights Era.
May 4, 2011
African-American
Engineering Universal Access for Learning
Bowie State University is pioneering new ground in understanding the cognitive and psychosocial issues involved in adaptive technology.
May 4, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Empowering Women for Academic Leadership Roles
This past week, I had the pleasure of attending a session on empowering women for academic leadership roles. The event was held at the University of Pennsylvania and featured female academic leaders — our president, deans, center leaders and department chairs. Together, these impressive women offered advice to all of the women in the audience. […]
May 2, 2011
Leadership & Policy
James Llorens Named New Chancellor at Southern University at Baton Rouge
The Southern University System’s Board of Supervisors has chosen James L. Llorens as the next chancellor of its Baton Rouge Campus.
May 2, 2011
African-American
Museum Dedicated to Civil Rights Leader and Educator Benjamin Mays Opens
A museum dedicated to the life of Benjamin E. Mays, an educator who was an early inspiration to Martin Luther King Jr. and was often referred to as the father of the civil rights movement, opened last week.
May 2, 2011
African-American
Howard, Yale Debaters Meet in Third Annual Great Debate
The first debate topic was whether society should create more privately-operated public charter schools; the second was whether Washington, D.C. should be granted statehood.
May 1, 2011
Students
Race Complaints Persist With La. Governor Jindal’s Plan To Merge Schools
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposal renews a politically and racially charged argument that pops up periodically in the roughly 20 states that have public, four-year institutions known as historically Black colleges and universities.
April 27, 2011
African-American
Blacks More Willing To Spend All for Cancer Care
Blacks and other minorities with cancer are more likely than Whites to say they would spend everything they have on aggressive treatments that might prolong their lives, a study found.
April 26, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Morris Brown, Feds Prepping Debt Deal
Morris Brown College is expected to settle nearly $10 million in debt for pennies on the dollar in an agreement pending with the U.S. Education Department, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
April 26, 2011
African-American
Historically Black Schools Turning to Capital Campaigns
While planned giving campaigns are not a new phenomenon, the fundraising strategy might spell salvation for cash-strapped HBCUs.
April 26, 2011
African-American
Connecticut Hospital Teams With Tuskegee University on Cancer Study
Saint Francis Hospital and Tuskegee University have announced a partnership to study why prostate cancer has a disproportionately high death rate among African-American men.
April 25, 2011
African-American
Activists, Educators Converge for Princeton Prison Conference
Panelists, including Ohio State University Associate Professor of Law Michelle Alexander, denounce mandatory minimum sentences, disenfranchisement and the term “felon.”
April 25, 2011
African-American
Global Forum: International Education Today To Prepare the Leaders of Tomorrow
Universities can no longer afford to allow students to graduate without an understanding of the global community.
April 24, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Political Strategist Brazile Says Scholar’s Obama Criticism is Valuable for Democrats
Donna Brazile, one of the nation’s most visible Democratic strategists, recently journeyed to Princeton University to engage in a public discussion with Dr. Cornel West about the current state of American politics.
April 24, 2011
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