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Section: Demographics > African-American
Students
Math Big Factor in Diversifying STEM Pipeline
The common denominator for entry into most STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) majors is the ability to successfully complete high-level math courses. There is no getting around this requirement in order to obtain degrees in majors like engineering, computer science and chemistry. There may not be one magic bullet that will increase the diversity […]
July 20, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Southern University Fires Vice Chancellor Dumas
Southern University has fired Dr. Brandon K. Dumas, the school’s vice chancellor for student affairs who was placed on administrative leave last month for undisclosed reasons. Dumas will have the opportunity to appeal his termination to the historically Black institution’s board of supervisors Friday. Dumas, who had served in his position for nearly five years, […]
July 20, 2017
Students
HBCU Leaders Aim to Make Campuses More LGBTQ Inclusive
HBCU presidents and executives convened a summit to develop more strategic ways to turn their campuses into safe spaces for students that identify as LGBTQ.
July 19, 2017
Students
Higgins’ Ouster at Claremont Colleges Reignites Faculty Speech Controversy
Dr. Jonathan Higgins, an educator and advocate for social justice issues that affect the Black and LGBTQ community, was recently fired from his position with the Queer Resource Center of Claremont Colleges in California, because of his “tweets and social media presence.”
July 18, 2017
African-American
‘Just in Case,’ Is That Our New Anthem These Days?
In 2017, Black men in America walk a dangerous walk. The relationship between Black men and the police is problematic, at best.
July 17, 2017
Students
Shaw University Names Dillard Interim President
Shaw University vice-president for academic affairs, Dr. Paulette Dillard, was announced Monday as the interim president of the historically Black institution. Shaw is conducting a search for its next president following the resignation of Dr. Tashni -Ann Dubroy earlier this month to become an executive vice president and chief operating officer at Howard University. The […]
July 17, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Bethune-Cookman Appoints Interim President Grimes
Bethune-Cookman University has appointed its general counsel, retired judge Hubert Grimes, to take on the position of interim president in the absence of its former leader, Dr. Edison O. Jackson. Grimes also serves as the director for the Center for Law and Social Justice at B-CU. Grimes’s election comes after Jackson, the university’s sixth president, […]
July 13, 2017
Faculty & Staff
For Burnim, Integrity at Heart of Success
As he exited his post this summer as president of Maryland’s Bowie State University, Dr. Mickey L. Burnim took a pause to reflect on his more than two decades at the helm of two state institutions — each for more than 10 years.
July 13, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Moses C. Norman Dies; Retired Clark Atlanta University Dean
ATLANTA — Moses C. Norman, former dean of Clark Atlanta University’s School of Education and a pioneer in educational leadership in Atlanta, has died. His son, Conrad Norman, said his father died Tuesday at his Atlanta home. He was 82. An alumnus of Clark Atlanta, Norman had just retired as dean of the university’s School […]
July 13, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Many HBCUs Feel Bethune-Cookman’s Pain on Leadership Issue
Several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been tasked with replacing their leaders. Bethune-Cookman University, located in Daytona Beach, Florida, is the latest.
July 12, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Bethune-Cookman President Jackson Retiring
Bethune-Cookman University announced Tuesday that its president, Edison O. Jackson, is retiring.
July 11, 2017
Students
Louisville Tries Different Course to Close Black Male Achievement Gap
In an effort to improve academic achievement among African Americans, a Kentucky school board has approved the creation of an academy tailored to Black male students in Louisville.
July 11, 2017
Students
Guillermo: U. of California Achieves Diversity Despite Prop. 209
In 1996, Californians passed a law written and supported by right-wing zealots trying to stop diversity and affirmative action efforts throughout the state.
July 9, 2017
African-American
Law Enforcement Violence for 2017 ‘Normalized’
Police abuse remains pandemic in this country with no signs of abating and with no signs of accountability. This, in an era of video recordings of killings that go viral, with little, if no effect, in the courtroom.
July 9, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Protesters: Rehire Adjunct Fired for Fox News Commentary
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Activists are imploring New Jersey lawmakers to demand a college rehire an instructor who was fired last month after officials said she made racially insensitive remarks during a Fox News interview. About a dozen protesters, including members of Black Lives Matter, showed up at a Thursday night meeting of county legislators to […]
July 9, 2017
Students
Students of Color Near 74 Percent of U. of California’s Fall Freshman Class
If you want to see what diversity might look like in the future, just go to the campuses of the University of California come September.
July 6, 2017
Students
Report: No Easy Alternative for UNC Center for Civil Rights
RALEIGH, N.C. — A committee studying alternative paths for a University of North Carolina center that offers legal help to the poor found no options that would allow the center to continue the full breadth of its work while also satisfying conservatives who oppose how it operates. The committee appointed by the chancellor of the […]
July 6, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Shaw President Leaving for VP Role at Howard University
Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy, who is currently the president of Shaw University, has resigned from her post to become the executive vice president and chief operating officer at Howard University.
July 5, 2017
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