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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Some Black Employees Toil in Sunken Place University
The underlying theme of the hit movie âGet Outâ is about a mind control process that conditions Black people to accept a marginalized status and continually choose to go into the back doors of life.
March 26, 2017
Students
TRIO Advocates Say Budget Proposal Cuts to Core
When President Trump issued his budget plan for the governmentâs next fiscal year, his proposed cuts in education programs hit close to home for thousands of people who count federal assistance as key to their ability to go to and complete college.
March 26, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Fisk University Names Kevin Rome President
Fisk University named Kevin Rome as its 16th president, filling the historically Black institutionâs executive position on a non-interim basis for the first time since September 2015.
March 23, 2017
Students
Jordan Putting St. Maryâs College on the Map
Dr. Tuajuanda C. Jordan is helping to bring new visibility to a small liberal arts college that was once considered a well-kept secret.
March 22, 2017
Students
Low-income Students May Lose Out Under Proposed âSimplifiedâ Aid
Despite the appeal of a âsimplifiedâ version of the federal student aid system, efforts to move toward a single loan and grant program and a simpler version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, some say it could actually make things worse for low-income students.
March 21, 2017
Students
Paul Quinn Becomes 1st HBCU to Gain Work College Designation
Two years after embracing the work college model, Paul Quinn College officially will join the ranks of schools such as Berea College that have earned federal recognition as a work college.
March 20, 2017
African-American
Persistence Puts Turner on Path to Education, Politics
Her motherâs sudden death, left Turner, who was then a 22-year-old sophomore at Cuyahoga Community College, and her police officer husband Jeffery, the task of caring for her six siblings and their own child.
March 19, 2017
Sports
Whoâs Winning? Why HBCU Athletic Branding Strategies Matter
If you ask the question âwhoâs winning?â and routinely cannot answer the question, allow me to answer it. Your team is not winning.
March 19, 2017
Students
New Budget Proposal May Hit Hispanic-Serving Institutions Hardest
So far, President Trumpâs budget proposal doesnât come close to the âaspirationalâ levels of funding that HBCU advocacy organizations had been seeking.
March 19, 2017
African-American
Federal Judge Rejects Bias Suit Against Portland State
A federal judge in Oregon has rejected a race and national origin discrimination suit by a student who failed a final chemistry exam after Portland State University officials determined he had sent someone else to take the test.
March 15, 2017
Sports
Letâs Also Be Mad, and Not Solely Mesmerized by March Madness
Instead of solely being mesmerized by March Madness, we should also be concerned about the pervasive inequalities that exist within revenue-generating collegiate athletics, especially as it pertains to Black male athletes.
March 15, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Amid Controversy, Kentucky State Names Brown President
A divided Board of Regents at Kentucky State University selected a new chief executive to lead the troubled state-controlled, land-grant institution, despite concern that the process of selecting a new leader was flawed and concluded too quickly.
March 14, 2017
African-American
Franklin Award Winner John Lewis Says Time is Now for âGood Troubleâ
Speaking at a reception where he received the John Hope Franklin Award from Diverse, U.S. Rep. John Lewis urged those in attendance to continue to fight the good fight at a time when many essential services are at stake.
March 13, 2017
Leadership & Policy
ACE Speaker Shares Approach to Uncovering Bias in Tenure, Promotion
âItâs not enough to hire diverse faculty,â said Stephen Jordan, president of Metropolitan State University of Denver. âYouâve got to get them to promotion and tenure.â
March 13, 2017
African-American
Serena and Venus Williams are Champions on and off the Court
March is Womenâs History Month, so honoring the Williams sisters seems to be a natural fit.
March 12, 2017
Students
Venerable Basketball Coach, Mentor Ben Jobe Dies
Ben Jobe, the college basketball coach who won more than 500 games in more than five decades of coaching around the nation, died Friday night in Montgomery, Alabama, the city to which he moved after retiring in 2003.
March 12, 2017
Students
Struggling Cheyney University Gets $8M Infusion
In a major move to help reverse the demise of historic Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the Board of Governors of Pennsylvaniaâs State System of Higher Education has extended the institution an $8 million line of credit.
March 9, 2017
Students
Black Junior to Lead Student Government at University of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. â A Black University of Alabama student supported by a secretive campus group long controlled by Whites has been elected student government president, breaking a barrier that seemed unlikely to fall a few years ago. Junior marketing major Jared Hunter won the office in balloting Tuesday, carrying 54 percent of the vote in [âŚ]
March 8, 2017
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