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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
A Wave of Black Student Body Presidents Enter Office Amid COVID-19, Racial Injustice Crises
This academic year, students at predominantly White institutions elected a wave of Black student body presidents, a cohort that now finds itself leading in unprecedented times, amid a pandemic and a national reckoning with racism. And they’re supporting each other through it.
February 16, 2021
Sports
NCAA Hockey Representatives Create Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative
A group of 27 NCAA student-athletes, coaches, and administrators – including people from all 11 NCAA Division One conferences – have created the College Hockey for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative, Drive4Five reported.
February 12, 2021
African-American
Vincent D. Rougeau Named College of the Holy Cross’s First Black and First Lay President
Vincent D. Rougeau, dean of Boston College Law School, will become president of the College of the Holy Cross, the school’s first Black and first lay president, effective July 1, Mass Live reported. Since 2011, he has been serving as dean of Boston College Law School. Prior to becoming dean, he was a tenured law […]
February 11, 2021
African-American
FedEx Pledges $5 Million to Four HBCUs
A handful of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) – three in Mississippi and one in Tennessee – are each receiving $1 million from shipping company FedEx to prepare students for the workforce, WLBT reported. Tennessee State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University and LeMoyne-Owen College will each get $1 million, with another […]
February 11, 2021
African-American
Overlooked Accomplishments of African American Athletes Receive New Attention
Major League Baseball (MLB) is promoting seven professional Negro Leagues that operated between 1920 and 1948 to Major League status, in a move MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred calls “long overdue recognition.”
February 9, 2021
African-American
Virginia Public Universities May Have to Pay Reparations to Descendants of Enslaved People Who Worked on Campuses
Under a Virginia bill passed by the state House last week, Longwood University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, the Virginia Military Institute and the College of William and Mary may have to pay reparations to the descendants of enslaved people who helped build the schools, The Hill reported. Per the proposal, which passed […]
February 8, 2021
African-American
Declines in Community College Enrollment Among Blacks Will Have Long-Term Consequences
Community colleges throughout the U.S. have experienced dramatic decreases in enrollment among students of color since the pandemic began.
February 8, 2021
African-American
Maryland Senate Unanimously Passes $577 Million HBCU Settlement Proposal, Sends Bill to House
The Maryland Senate has unanimously passed a bill calling for a $577 million legal settlement for a 2006 lawsuit involving the state’s four HBCUs, WBOC reported. Last year, the legislation was passed by the General Assembly but was vetoed by Gov. Larry Hogan, citing fiscal issues with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the complaint, Maryland […]
February 8, 2021
African-American
Tulane Law Review Gets First Black Editor-in-Chief
Tulane Law School student Antonio Milton has become the first Black editor-in-chief of the Tulane Law Review. The student-run publication is one of the most renowned legal journals in the U.S. Milton, who is interested in commercial and civil litigation, is part of Tulane’s 3+3 program, which allows undergraduate students to start law school in […]
February 8, 2021
African-American
Famed Attorney Speaks at UK’s Annual Men of Color Symposium
Encouraging individuals to have other people at the table who do not think like themselves and have different lifestyles were some of the points attorney Ben Crump made as the keynote speaker at the second annual University of Kentucky’s Men of Color Symposium on Friday.
February 5, 2021
African-American
Morehouse College Offers Online Program for Adult Learners to Complete Degrees
Morehouse College is launching an online bachelor’s degree completion program this summer for adult learners who already have some college experience, The Washington Post reported. Morehouse Online will start with three offerings, including business administration – that will offer degrees to men with credits from other schools and former Morehouse students who left before degree completion. Partnering […]
February 4, 2021
African-American
Boston University Law Dean Given Antiracism Professorship
Boston University law school Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig, a critical race theory scholar, has been named the first Ryan Roth Gallo and Ernest J. Gallo Professor. Onwuachi-Willig is an expert in racial and gender inequality and anti-discrimination law. She founded the Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop for women of color law faculty in […]
February 3, 2021
African-American
Fighting Against Historic Distrust and Misinformation To Save African American Patients
A group of higher ed professionals, doctors and public health experts known as the Black Coalition Against COVID, is working to address community concerns and dispel misconceptions about COVID-19 and the vaccine and to inspire trust in the medical community around these issues to hopefully save Black lives.
February 3, 2021
African-American
North Carolina A&T State University Holds Virtual Tribute Program to Honor A&T Four
North Carolina A&T State University will be held a virtual tribute program to honor the A&T Four, four Black students who challenged segregation by sitting in at a Whites-only lunch counter in downtown Greensboro on February 1, 1960, WFMY reported. The A&T Four are Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David […]
February 1, 2021
African-American
Seminar Focuses on Recruiting Black Males to the Teaching Profession
Growing up in rural Virginia, Rodney Robinson only had one Black male teacher. His story is not uncommon.
January 26, 2021
African-American
Arizona State University Names Film School After Film Legend Sidney Poitier
Arizona State University has named its film school after screen legend Sidney Poitier.  Poitier, 93, was the first Black winner of a lead acting Oscar – in 1964 – for his role in “Lilies of the Field.” ASU President Dr. Michael M. Crow says the school was named The Sidney Poitier New American Film School […]
January 26, 2021
African-American
Research Shows Black Students Increasingly Choose HBCUs When Reported State-Level Hate Crimes Rise
A new paper, published by Stanford University’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, explores the relationship between Black student enrollment and state-level hate crime rates.
January 25, 2021
African-American
Morgan State University Offers Poet Amanda Gorman Job as Poet-in-Residence
Morgan State University President Dr. David K. Wilson has offered Amanda Gorman, the poet who penned and recited a poem at Joe Biden’s inauguration, a job as the HBCU’s poet-in-residence, The Baltimore Sun reported. “Ms. Gorman, I need you as our Poet-in-Residence at the National Treasure, @MorganStateU,” Wilson tweeted after Gorman performed her original poem, […]
January 21, 2021
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