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African-American
Looking for a Cut Card
When a million immigrants flooded the streets of Los Angeles, and a quarter as many thronged into the customary protest space…
May 31, 2006
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African-American
Howard University Trio Repeats Skins Competition Victory
Repeating their winning ways for a second consecutive year, three Howard University seniors took top honors…
May 31, 2006
Students
Luminaries Honor Toni Morrison Before Retirement
A party for author Toni Morrison drew stars such as former President Bill Clinton and actor Morgan Freeman, as well as officials and students from Princeton University, where the author has taught for 17 years before announcing her retirement this spring.
May 29, 2006
African-American
Vanderbilt Lures Black Literary Scholars
Vanderbilt University is on a mission to transform its literary studies program, and hopes to use an interdisciplinary approach to make that happen. To achieve that end, the university is adding five leading Black literary scholars, including Drs. Houston A. Baker and Hortense Spillers, to its English department.
May 24, 2006
African-American
Oxford University Press Unveils African-American Virtual Library
Students, scholars, teachers and librarians now have instant access to more than 30 volumes of reference works on the African-American experience — all on one new online resource.
May 17, 2006
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Faculty & Staff
Auditor: University of Missouri-Kansas City Faculty Diversity Is ‘Worst’ He’s Seen
The University of Missouri-Kansas City has a serious problem with its racial climate and a serious lack of diversity in its faculty…
May 17, 2006
African-American
What Gives With The Covenant With Black America?
Not only was the book nowhere to be found at a major bookstore in New Orleans — which has long carried a “Chocolate City” designation — but the clerk had never even heard of it….
May 17, 2006
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Students
For Missing Civil Rights Hero, A Degree at Last
If Lloyd Gaines is alive, his law degree is waiting for him. The University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law has decided to award an honorary degree to Gaines 68 years after…
May 3, 2006
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African-American
University of Arkansas Professor Identifies School’s First Black Student
A University of Arkansas professor has identified the person he believes was the school’s first Black student. Sociologist Gordon Morgan has sought the identity of the student for years and recently got his answer: James McGahee, one of the institution’s original students when it opened in 1872.
April 30, 2006
Sports
Novel by Harvard Student Pulled From Stores
Rarely has an author succeeded, then failed, as quickly as Kaavya Viswanathan, the Harvard University sophomore who acknowledged lifting material for her debut novel…
April 27, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Auditor: UMKC Faculty Diversity is ‘Worst’ He’s Seen
The University of Missouri-Kansas City has a serious problem with its racial climate and a serious lack of diversity in its faculty, according to an audit commissioned by the school.
April 27, 2006
Sports
Harvard Sophomore Accused of Plagiarism in Debut Novel
The publisher of a 19-year-old Harvard University sophomore’s debut novel is investigating the work because it includes several passages that are similar to a book by another author published in 2001….
April 24, 2006
Leadership & Policy
Kentucky Looks for Better Ways to Retain Minority College Students
Minority high school graduates are heading off to Kentucky colleges and universities in record numbers, but studies show they’re still lagging behind their White classmates when it comes to getting a four-year degree…
April 11, 2006
Faculty & Staff
National Geographic Unveils Ancient Manuscript on Relationship Between Jesus and Judas
For 2,000 years Judas has been reviled for betraying Jesus. Now a newly translated ancient document seeks to tell his side of the story…
April 5, 2006
African-American
Study: ‘Acting White’ Accusation
For many Black students, academic success often means eventually coming face-to-face with the “acting White” accusation. Though in many cases the accusation is laughed off and forgotten almost immediately…
April 5, 2006
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African-American
Study: ‘Acting White’ Accusation
For many Black students, academic success often means eventually coming face-to-face with the “acting White” accusation. Though in many cases…
April 4, 2006
African-American
Deaths of Civil Rights Icons Leads to Surge in Donations for MLK Memorial
Donations for a planned memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, D.C., have jumped since the recent deaths of civil rights icons Rosa Parks and King’s widow, Coretta Scott King…
April 3, 2006
Students
Conference to Examine ‘The Black Scholar and the State of Black America’
An upcoming conference at Michigan State University will bring together scholars, professionals, community leaders and graduate students in wide-ranging discussions…
March 27, 2006
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