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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Penn State Receives $3.1 Million to Expand DEI Programs
Penn State has been awarded a $3.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The grant is directed to Penn State’s “Just Transformations: A College of the Liberal Arts Initiative Toward Building and Sustaining Diverse Communities in Higher Education” project. According to a Penn State […]
February 24, 2021
African-American
Rutgers U, UPenn Work to Educate Public About Institutions’ Historical Slavery Ties
Rutgers University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) are attempting to educate the public about their campuses’ ties to slavery, The Press of Atlantic City reported. Rutgers plans to place four historical plaques on its New Brunswick campus in the spring. These markers will show how school figures — such as Rutgers’ first president, Jacob […]
February 24, 2021
African-American
On Labor Acknowledgements and Honoring the Sacrifice of Black Americans
I have begun to give land and labor acknowledgements to address this vital reality as a material and symbolic practice. For conferences and meetings, this practice has become essential and powerful. Not only have enslaved Africans labored on the lands where many hotels exist, but in many cities, Black Americans continue to serve as housekeepers/janitors/custodians, kitchen staff, and other service roles that often go unnoticed and uncompensated in ways they deserve.
February 24, 2021
African-American
Doctoral Students Release Letter Denouncing Harvard’s Decision to Deny Dr. Cornel West Tenure
Earlier this week, Dr. Cornel West, professor and activist, threatened to leave Harvard University after his request to be considered for tenure was denied. Mafaz Al-Suwaidan and over 60 other doctoral students have released a letter challenging Harvard’s decision and standing in solidarity with West.
February 23, 2021
African-American
State of Black Higher Ed Attainment in Higher Ed: New Report Highlights Work Still to Do
The Campaign for College Opportunity released a new report Tuesday detailing the state of Black higher education in California. While progress has been made in a number of areas, the report’s authors found gaps in Black students’ college preparedness and persistent disparities when it comes to college completion.
February 23, 2021
African-American
Will the Current Focus on Black Lives Matter Lead To Lasting Change?
There have been major strides and clear, sometimes violent, hostility toward America’s professed promise of equal opportunity for everyone. That reality makes it impossible to forecast how long the latest surge in race-equity initiatives will last, several scholars contend, adding that anything short of systemic change isn’t really change at all.
February 23, 2021
African-American
Stanford’s African and African American Studies Program Moves Closer to Department Status
Stanford University’s African and African American Studies (AAAS) program is now in the process of becoming a department, thanks to a task force recommendation accepted by Dr. Persis Drell, Stanford’s provost, and Dr. Debra Satz, dean of Stanford’s School of Humanities & Sciences, reported Stanford Today. After the murder of George Floyd last May, a […]
February 23, 2021
African-American
This San Francisco State Professor Celebrates Black Culture In and Out of the Classroom
Literature has always been prevalent in every aspect of Dr. Dorothy Tsuruta’s life.
February 22, 2021
African-American
AMA and Satcher Health Leadership Institute Launch Health Equity Fellowship Program
The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine have established a new post-doctoral fellowship program that aims to prepare physicians to address health inequities. Each year, the Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship program will train 10 physicians on tackling root causes of inequity and racism, aiming […]
February 22, 2021
African-American
Morehouse, Spelman to Host New Center for Black Entrepreneurship
Bank of America, the Black Economic Alliance Foundation, Morehouse College and Spelman College have announced the establishment of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship (CBE). The CBE will be housed in two new facilities on the campuses of Spelman and Morehouse, the two historically Black institutions in Atlanta. “Our students will learn to build strong businesses […]
February 22, 2021
African-American
Morgan State University Receives $20 Million Gift to Bolster Scholarship Fund
Morgan State University (MSU) has received $20 million from alumnus and philanthropist Calvin E. Tyler Jr. and his wife, Tina, to increase and expand the Calvin and Tina Tyler Endowed Scholarship Fund, which was first created in 2002. This $20 million gift is the largest alum contribution of its kind to a historically Black college […]
February 22, 2021
African-American
Wake Forest Launches African American Studies Program
Wake Forest University will offer both a major and minor in African American Studies. Propelled by faculty and led by a prestigious scholar on race, Wake Forest’s African American Studies program received an enormous boost with an anonymous $1 million gift.
February 21, 2021
African-American
Three New Jersey Universities Suffer Racist Attacks at Black History Month Events
Rutgers University, Rider University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology have reported racist incidents during virtual Black History Month events, CNN reported. The three New Jersey schools have said they are investigating. Rutgers faced a “Zoom-bombing” during its Black History Month programs. Also at the school, another attack took place at the Feb. 11 […]
February 19, 2021
African-American
This UCLA Doctoral Student Cohort Is Majority Black. Here’s What a Group of Faculty Did to Make It Happen
In the urban schooling division of UCLA’s graduate school of education and information studies, this doctoral student cohort is majority Black. Black faculty, with support from their colleagues, have been proactively recruiting these students, taking a cluster hire approach to graduate education.
February 18, 2021
African-American
When You’re Not a Child: Police Violence and Child Social Justice
On January 29th, 2021, in Rochester, New York, three adult police officers handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old, Black girl before forcing her into a police car. As she refused to get into the car, repeatedly screaming for her father, one of the police officers was caught on body camera scolding her, “You’re acting like a child.” She immediately responded, “I am a child!”
February 17, 2021
African-American
Jamaal O. Bailey: An HBCU Servant Leader
Jamaal O. Bailey spent 12 years advocating for historically Black colleges and universities at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. To him, this feels like a hopeful moment for the institutions, financially and politically.
February 17, 2021
African-American
Eight HBCUs to Receive $650,000 to Preserve Campuses
Several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will receive more than $650,000 in grants to preserve their campuses as part of the new HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative, CBS 17 reported. The eight recipients will be Benedict College, Jackson State University, Lane College, Morgan State University, Philander Smith College, Spelman College, Stillman College and Tuskegee […]
February 17, 2021
African-American
Trump Era Displayed the Importance & Continued Relevancy of Black History (Month)
A sense of relief came over the United States last month as Americans watched Joe Biden officially become the country’s 46th President. Perhaps an even more emotional and intellectually stimulating source of delight was to see the historically Black college (Howard University) alumnus and member of the nation’s first Black Greek-lettered collegiate sorority (Alpha Kappa […]
February 16, 2021
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