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Section: Demographics > African-American
Faculty & Staff
CRISTINA M. RODRIGUEZ
Cristina M. Rodriguez was named the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale Law School. She was a professor of law at Yale. Rodriguez earned a bachelor’s and a juris doctor from Yale. She also earned a master’s from Oxford University.
March 1, 2015
Students
Barbara Walters Donates $15M to Sarah Lawrence College
Journalism giant and Sarah Lawrence College alumna Barbara Walters is donating $15 million to her alma mater to establish The Barbara Walters Campus Center.
February 26, 2015
African-American
Walker Aims to Shed Light on Depression, Suicide
In the African-American community, there is a great deal of shame and stigma associated with suicide.
February 26, 2015
African-American
White House Honors 11 Champions of Change from HBCUs
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the selection of the honorees underscores the current administration’s emphasis on the STEM fields.
February 25, 2015
African-American
Umar Johnson Disinvited From Anne Arundel Community College
Dr. Umar Johnson, a controversial Black activist and speaker, has been disinvited from speaking at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland after a group of students complained that he espouses anti-gay rhetoric.
February 24, 2015
African-American
The Lunar New Year Starts and the Day of Remembrance Never Ends
Special times as communities celebrate and commemorate.
February 23, 2015
African-American
Tisdale Works to Keep Claflin University at the Top
Dr. Henry N. Tisdale has worked tirelessly to propel his alma mater forward.
February 23, 2015
African-American
S.C. State Fallout: President Placed on Leave
South Carolina State University is once again in the hands of an interim president after its board of trustees placed the institution’s latest leader, Dr. Thomas Elzey, on administrative leave with pay.
February 23, 2015
African-American
African-American History Museums Fight to Preserve Their Legacy
African-American history museums struggle to remain relevant amid growing financial woes.
February 22, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Smith Tapped as First African-American to Lead Swarthmore College
The appointment of Dr. Valerie Smith as the 15th president of Swarthmore College is being hailed by scholars as a major breakthrough for African-American women in the Academy.
February 22, 2015
Faculty & Staff
American History is not Black History; Black History is not America’s
The argument that ‘Black history is American history’ is naïve to the point of insipidity.
February 19, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Celebrating Black History in the New Millennium
There are some compelling issues to be examined regarding Black History Month as we know it to be now.
February 19, 2015
Leadership & Policy
‘Forgotten’ Latino Scholar Finally Gets Hometown Recognition
Years after leaving New Mexico in disgrace, a noted Mexican American scholar and civil rights advocate whose name graces educational institutions in Texas and California but until recently was virtually unknown in his hometown of Albuquerque finally will be honored in his birth city.
February 19, 2015
Students
Clyburn Calls for Ouster of South Carolina State President
U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn and his wife called Wednesday for the ouster of South Carolina State University’s embattled president and for the college’s entire board to be replaced.
February 18, 2015
African-American
Activists at Rally Vow S.C. State Won’t Close
Black lawmakers promised more than 1,000 supporters of South Carolina State University at a rally Monday at the Statehouse in Columbia that a legislative proposal to close the HBCU will not be enacted.
February 16, 2015
Students
Race a Factor in South Carolina State University ‘Mess’
The barriers to the solutions are politics, race, intransigence, corruption and political dysfunction.
February 16, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Happy President’s Day for HBCUs? Not Likely
You would think with the first Black president in our country’s history, there would be more of a lovey-dovey relationship with HBCUs. Apparently not. “President Obama was critical of Historically Black Colleges and Universities during a meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus this week according to several in attendance. The February 10 meeting was […]
February 15, 2015
African-American
U.S. Colleges Bringing in Chaplains to Serve the Nonbelievers
Bart Campolo, 51, joined a growing movement of college “humanist chaplains,” arriving at the University of Southern California last September.
February 15, 2015
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