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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
RICARDO JACQUEZ
RICARDO JACQUEZ has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management at California State University, Chico, effective August 1. He is currently dean of the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University. Jacquez earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from New Mexico State, and a doctorate from Virginia Tech.
July 13, 2015
African-American
Claflin Named HBCU of the Year
Claflin University took home HBCU of the year at the AARP HBCU Awards presented by Hampton University July 10.
July 12, 2015
Faculty & Staff
NAACP Growing Youth Numbers
Despite criticism that the NAACP has not done enough to bring more youth into the organization, the NAACP has seen its youth numbers increase in the wake of the recent deaths of unarmed Black men.
July 12, 2015
African-American
In Case You Missed It …
Cal State Campuses Preserving Painful Piece of U.S. History Study: Community Colleges a Destination University of California’s Fall 2015 Freshman Numbers Sound an Alarm Gates Foundation Pushes for FAFSA Simplification
July 9, 2015
Students
South Carolina’s Action on Flag Leads NCAA to Lift Ban
As a result of the South Carolina’s decision to remove the Confederate battle flag from its capitol grounds, the NCAA is ending a nearly 15-year ban on the state playing host to sanctioned championship events.
July 9, 2015
Students
HBCUs Advised Not to Run Away from Bad News
The biggest detriment to any campus media relations department is the idea that negative media coverage ― or no coverage ― is just part of the job, participants at the HBCU Media Week conference were told.
July 9, 2015
African-American
Higher Ed Diversity Officers Bound for Cuba
A group of chief diversity officers and deans from U.S. colleges and universities are traveling to the Caribbean island nation this weekend for a weeklong educational trip.
July 9, 2015
Students
Gates Foundation Pushes for FAFSA Simplification
The recommendation for a streamlined federal financial aid process is an effort to smooth out the path to college for low-income and first-generation students.
July 8, 2015
African-American
N.C. Central, N.C. State Offering Dual Degree Program
North Carolina Central University and N.C. State University are collaborating to offer a physics and engineering dual degree program.
July 8, 2015
African-American
Addressing the Skills Gap for Students and Young Adults
It is imperative that we address the failings and inequities of our current educational system, and the mathematics curriculum in particular.
July 7, 2015
Students
Study: Community Colleges a Destination
More than a third of the 3.6 million students who started college in the fall of 2008 — 37.2 percent — transferred to a different institution at least once en route to college completion.
July 7, 2015
African-American
Symbolic Gestures Distracting from Black Community’s Key Issues
Many times such nominal gestures wind up having insufficient funds when it’s time to cash them in. We cannot lose sight of the importance of substance.
July 6, 2015
African-American
Florida State Takes Hold of FAMU Engineering Purse Strings
Florida A&M University (FAMU) recently lost its power of financial oversight over the shared FAMU-FSU (Florida State University) College of Engineering.
July 6, 2015
African-American
On His Way Out, Francis Says HBCUs Here to Stay
As he ends his 47-year stint as president of Xavier University, Dr. Norman Francis doesn’t sugarcoat the fact that HBCUs face “another tough decade” ahead.
July 5, 2015
Students
Fraternity Tied to Racist Chant Hires Diversity Director
The fraternity connected to a racist video featuring University of Oklahoma students that surfaced this spring announced that it has hired a director of diversity and inclusion.
July 5, 2015
African-American
University of California’s Fall 2015 Freshman Numbers Sound an Alarm
Has an exodus of Blacks from the state impacted higher education?
July 5, 2015
Students
Diverse Conversations: How Can HBCUs Raise More Alumni Dollars?
Finding ways to keep these institutions relevant is more important than ever.
July 5, 2015
African-American
Diverse Bookshelf: The Importance of the Black Community Going Green
When it comes to how industry treats the environment, Black communities have been dumped on more than others for years.
July 2, 2015
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