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Section: Demographics > African-American
Students
Study: Minority-Serving Schools Serve Students of Color as Well as Predominantly White Institutions
A new study challenges the notion that Black and Latino students are less likely to earn a college degree if they attend minority-serving institutions, such as a historically Black college.
August 26, 2014
African-American
Diverse Docket: Mississippi Valley State Wins Wrongful Termination Suit
MVSU has won a wrongful termination case filed by a former tenured faculty member who was dismissed in 2012.
August 25, 2014
Students
Move-in day? It’s Funeral Day for Michael Brown
As many colleges start anew, Ferguson victim laid to rest.
August 24, 2014
African-American
College Students Step Up in Ferguson
The protests that have swept up Ferguson, Mo., following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, in part have been powered by the young people.
August 24, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Another Black Boy is Killed and My Pain Is Constant
I have often said that when a young African-American male leaves home it is uncertain whether he will return home.
August 21, 2014
African-American
Some U.S. Colleges Calling Students Back From Israel
Some U.S. colleges are pulling students from overseas study programs in Israel as the Gaza war rages, though the relative calm beyond the immediate battle areas is raising questions about why they had to leave.
August 21, 2014
Students
Xavier University Gets Head Start on Recruiting With Youth Summer Programs
Xavier has used its summer campus programs to create a direct pipeline for middle and high school students, exposing them to the campus and rigorous study.
August 21, 2014
Sports
Delayed for Weeks in Liberia, 6 Tuskegee University Students Return to U.S.
Most international flights in an out of the West African nation had been canceled because of the Ebola epidemic.
August 20, 2014
African-American
President Wilson Endeavors to Make Morehouse College a World-Class Destination
From the moment he took over as president of his alma mater, Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr., has made it known that his goal is to steer the college “Toward Capital and Character Preeminence.”
August 20, 2014
African-American
HBCUs Looking Abroad in Effort to Remain Competitive
These days many HBCUs lag behind predominantly White institutions in international engagement.
August 19, 2014
Students
Author Charged With DUI in Fatal Crash in Virginia
An acclaimed journalist and author was in jail without bond Monday on charges of driving under the influence stemming from a crash that killed a 75-year-old Virginia man.
August 18, 2014
African-American
Digital Media Institute Connecting HBCU Campuses to Their History
Twenty HBCUs came together for a digital scholarship institute.
August 18, 2014
Faculty & Staff
My Good Neighborhood May Not Look Like Your Good Neighborhood
A culturally sensitive lens is needed when discussing housing and education.
August 18, 2014
Students
21 Black Women Among 2,054 University of Alabama Sorority Recruits
Annual recruitment has ended for sororities at the University of Alabama with Black women making up just 1 percent of new members.
August 17, 2014
African-American
St. Augustine’s University Taking First Steps Down Road to Recovery
In the last academic year, the HBCU faced a $3 million drop in net tuition revenue, the firing of its previous president and a federal investigation of allegations that the university provided false information on a federal grant proposal.
August 17, 2014
African-American
HBCUs Ramping Up, Revamping Recruiting Techniques
Institutions are increasing efforts to attract top scholars, using technology, and publicizing notable alums and work.
August 14, 2014
African-American
Special Focus: HBCUs
This issue of Diverse includes a special focus on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s).
August 14, 2014
African-American
Ex-MIT Professor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud
A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and his son who ran hedge funds have agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud charges that federal prosecutors say cost their investors $140 million.
August 13, 2014
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