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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Survey: New Grads Can Expect Modest Rise in Hiring
Modest good news for college students: An annual survey predicts employers will increase hiring of new four-year college graduates about 5 percent in the coming year.
November 15, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Coppin State Names Interim President
An interim president has been named for Coppin State University.
November 14, 2012
African-American
Morehouse’s New President to Focus on Creating ‘Cutting Edge Institution’
Alumnus John S. Wilson takes over as the school’s 11th president and says he will take aim at easing students’ debt load.
November 12, 2012
African-American
Inspiration For NaNoWriMo
As many aspiring fiction writers are aware, National Novel Writing Month is full throttle. A small, nonprofit organization, the Office of Letters and Light, runs the effort known as NaNoWriMo, which has been a tradition since 1999
November 8, 2012
Students
Post-Election Backlash Strikes at Hampden-Sydney
Small Virginia school’s investigation of incident involving racial slurs and bottle throwing occurs in the wake of a similar disturbance at the University of Mississippi following President Obama’s re-election.
November 8, 2012
Students
Florida A&M Offers $300K to End Hazing Lawsuit, Family Rejects It
In an effort to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a drum major who died as the result of hazing, the school is offering the most money it can without requiring approval from the state legislature.
November 8, 2012
African-American
Harvard Professor Gates Helps People Understand Their Roots Through Genealogy
Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Harvard professor and cultural critic, has been so prolific as a writer that the idea of fitting his essential works into a single volume of a manageable size seems preposterous. It has been done, however, in the recently published The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reader.
November 8, 2012
Students
Dr. Edmund W. Gordon Battles to Eradicate Achievement Gap
Before most knew what an achievement gap was, Dr. Edmund W. Gordon was working to eliminate it. He is regarded as one of the foremost scholars on divergent learning styles and championed supplemental education long before it was popular. In fact, Gordon popularized the term. He was also an architect of the nation’s Head Start program in the 1960s. Today, however, at 91, Gordon is still beating the drum of education reform as loud as he did half a century ago with a historic commission to get to the bottom of assessment.
November 7, 2012
African-American
Decision 2012: What’s Next for Education?
President Obama, facing a divided Congress, will need a bipartisan agreement to deal with fiscal issues that could negatively impact higher education.
November 6, 2012
African-American
Social Media Plays a Major Role in 2012 Election
With such a high profile election, there has been no shortage of political conversations taking place on venues such as Facebook and Twitter. According to an article published on the Pew Research website, “22 percent of registered voters have let others know how they voted on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter.” […]
November 6, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Kansas Board of Regents Considering ‘Post-Tenure’ Reviews
The Kansas Board of Regents will consider requiring the six state universities to put in place procedures for conducting periodic performance reviews for tenured faculty members.
November 5, 2012
African-American
HBCUs on Front Lines of Fight Against Prostate Cancer
Students and researchers at HBCUs are dedicated to eradicating health disparities of a disease that adversely impacts African-American males more than any other group.
November 4, 2012
Sports
Sports or No Sports, the Spelman Brand Remains
Cherise Lesesne, a Spelman alumna, discusses her alma mater’s announcement that its athletics programs would be discontinued.
November 1, 2012
African-American
The Dysfunctional Linking of Achievement and Race
For all its inadequacies, No Child Left Behind is based on a solemn premise — the belief that all children can learn.
November 1, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Black Culture Center Directors Battling Apathy on Campus
The Association of Black Culture Centers says it is at risk of losing its identity in the wake of becoming multicultural centers that might diminish the importance of being African-American.
October 30, 2012
Leadership & Policy
No Contract Renewal for MVSU President
The state College Board has decided against renewing the contract of Mississippi Valley State University President Donna Oliver.
October 28, 2012
African-American
We Could Learn From South Africa’s Success Model
There are 50 million people in the country of South Africa. Of these 50 million, 79% are Black Africans, 9% are White, 9% are Coloured, and 2.5% are Indian. One million of these individuals are in the South African school system, but only 100,000 (10%) qualify for admission to college. Of this number, less than half graduate from college after five years. This statistic contributes to a significant problem in the country—a 25% unemployment rate.
October 25, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Survey: Minority Faculty Feel More Stress
Concerns about perceived discrimination and personal finance trouble Black and Asian assistant professors more than other ethnicities.
October 25, 2012
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