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Students
Harvard Student Submits Rap Album as His Senior Thesis
BOSTON — While other Harvard University students were writing papers for their senior theses, Obasi Shaw was busy rapping his. Shaw is the first student in Harvard’s history to submit a rap album as a senior thesis in the English Department, the university said. The album, called “Liminal Minds,” has earned the equivalent of an […]
May 21, 2017
African-American
NAACP President to Leave Office as Group Undertakes Changes
WASHINGTON — NAACP President Cornell William Brooks will not be returning as the leader of the nation’s oldest civil rights organization after his contract expires this summer, officials said Friday. Brooks has been the NAACP’s leader since 2014 but will not be kept on past June 30, the end of his current term. NAACP Board […]
May 21, 2017
Leadership & Policy
3 African Americans Selected to Lead Community Colleges in N.Y.
Three African Americans were recently appointed to lead three community colleges in the state of New York. The State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees, along with the boards of Jefferson, Rockland, and Tompkins Cortland community colleges boards named Drs. Ty A. Stone, Michael A. Baston and Orinthia T. Montague to these top […]
May 21, 2017
African-American
Experts See Early STEM Exposure as Key to Fortifying Cybersecurity
If students were exposed to STEM earlier in life, the nation’s cybersecurity could be improved, a U.S. Congresswoman said Thursday at a forum called “Defending The Web.”
May 18, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Search for New Jackson State President Continues
JACKSON, Miss. — Trustees are still looking for a new president for Jackson State University. After hours of closed debate Thursday, College Board President C.D. Smith said trustees haven’t reached a consensus, and are now broadening their search beyond the three unnamed finalists they have been considering. Smith says it’s wrong to say the search […]
May 18, 2017
Students
Leaders of Minority-Serving Institutions Ask Congress to Bolster Pell Grant
The presidents and chancellors of 10 minority-serving institutions called on members of Congress to strengthen federal investment in the Pell program, in a letter released on Wednesday afternoon.
May 17, 2017
Students
Newly-minted Doctor Mixing Hip-hop and Science
Just prior to Dr. Edmund Adjapong receiving his doctoral hood, he and his mentor, Dr. Christopher Emdin, reflected on how they inspire students of color to embrace science by infusing their teaching with hip-hop culture.
May 17, 2017
Students
Intondi Changing Lives Through Education and Civic Engagement
Dr. Vincent Intondi not only propels meaningful discussion in the classroom, but he also creates space on campus for thoughtful conversation and solidarity.
May 16, 2017
Students
Post-Brown Diversity has to Mean More Than Numbers
Brown v. Board of Education was as much a stepping stone to building a diverse democracy as it was about the attainment of equal educational opportunities for non-White students.
May 16, 2017
Students
Bethune-Cookman Graduates Chose Which Way They Wanted to Go
The decision by the students to show resistance was solidified. They could not straddle the fence. The Trump administration is quickly forcing people to choose sides.
May 15, 2017
Students
University of New Hampshire Hit by Racism Claims
DURHAM, N.H. — Some University of New Hampshire students say the school has failed to address currents of racism on campus and are demanding that it double the number of students and faculty of color, offer diversity training for all staff and amend the student conduct code to expel students who post “racially insensitive” content. […]
May 14, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Trustees Could Decide This Week on Jackson State President
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi College Board trustees are still considering a new president for Jackson State University. Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce said Friday that trustees could take action in a closed session after their monthly meeting Thursday. Boyce says all three unnamed finalists discussed in a closed meeting Monday are still in the running. […]
May 14, 2017
African-American
NAFEO Pushed for White House Initiative Move
Lezli Baskerville said NAFEO had recommended that the initiative be placed in The White House, “reporting to a senior executive to the President.”
May 14, 2017
African-American
4 Among List of White House Initiative Executive Director Candidates
Diverse has obtained the names of four individuals whose names have been floated for the post, including two who held it under previous administrations.
May 14, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Hine Retiring from Northwestern U. Endowed Professorship
Dr. Darlene Clark Hine — known in the academy as the dean of African-American women’s history — is retiring from her endowed professorship at Northwestern University.
May 12, 2017
Students
The African-American College Experience and Student Loan Debt
The cost of college has spiraled beyond the reach of many families and is leaving millions of students and graduates with debts that are keeping them from realizing their financial goals.
May 12, 2017
Students
Civil Rights Should be Part of UNC’s Mission, Speakers Say
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A campus that protects a statue honoring White supremacy in the Civil War should balance that support by continuing to train law students who will fight social injustice, the head of the school’s Center for Civil Rights told a panel Thursday. Ted Shaw, director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights, […]
May 11, 2017
Students
Protests, Boos Greet DeVos at Bethune-Cookman Commencement
Ever since officials announced the choice for this year’s commencement speaker at the historically Black institution would be Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the university and the town where it’s based have been roiled by controversy and protests.
May 10, 2017
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