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Faculty & Staff
Picture Books For Gifting
Hidden among our weightier academic books, we often find some jewels that we donât expect and that would be suitable for pleasure reading. Our search for books worthy of holiday gift giving this season turned up a number of illustrated storybooks suitable for children or adults
December 8, 2014
African-American
In Case You Missed ItâŚ
Professorâs Early Experiences Combating Racism Come in Handy for Helping, Healing When the âRule of Lawâ is Unjust DREAM Youth Expressing Mixed Emotions over Obama Immigration Plan Obama Promises Funding, Resources in Response to Tribal Nationsâ Education âEmergencyâ
December 4, 2014
African-American
Poet, Professor Claudia Emerson Dies at 57
Claudia Emerson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, died early Thursday morning at age 57 after a long battle with cancer, the university said.
December 4, 2014
Sports
Police, Black Community Desperately Need Dialogue
I grew up respecting and fearing the police. I still respect them but I also still fear them.
December 4, 2014
African-American
Students Nationwide Hold âDie Insâ for Justice
Students joined other protestors this week in demonstrations for the lives that have been lost in controversial confrontations with police.
December 4, 2014
African-American
Expert Urges Use of Classroom Interventions to Eliminate Stereotype Threat
Stereotype threat, when individuals internalize feelings of inadequacy linked to negative stereotypes about groups they are identified with and subsequently live up to such stereotypes, leads to academic underperformance.
December 4, 2014
Leadership & Policy
South Carolina State University Wins Approval for $12M Loan
South Carolina State University received a lifeline Wednesday in the form of a $12 million loan from the state as the result of approval from the Joint Bond Review Committee.
December 3, 2014
African-American
New Leadership Path Emerging for Virginia State University
Virginia State University has formed a presidential search committee whose work will begin in 2015, the university announced Wednesday.
December 3, 2014
Students
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Sees More Minority Students
Minority student enrollment at Southern Illinois Universityâs Edwardsville campus is the highest itâs been in at least two decades.
December 1, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Bill Cosby resigns from Temple University board
Bill Cosby resigned Monday as a trustee of Temple University following a string of allegations that accused him of drugging and sexually assaulting women over many years.
December 1, 2014
Faculty & Staff
University of Utah Professor Wants âDrone Courtâ to Approve Strikes
Today, when U.S. intelligence agencies believe they know the location of a terrorist in Pakistan and a few other countries, they are largely free to deploy a weapon thatâs become the symbol of war on terror: an aerial drone.
November 30, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Others in Higher Ed Should Take High Road on Cosby
Despite hundreds of thousands donated, University of Massachusetts becomes latest to distance itself from the embattled entertainer.
November 30, 2014
African-American
Professorâs Early Experiences Combating Racism Come in Handy for Helping, Healing
Dr. Jackie C. Robinsonâs path toward a career in psychology began as early as high school. Robinson was one of three African-Americans to integrate a public school in her small town of Malone, Florida.
November 30, 2014
African-American
In Case You Missed ItâŚ
For African-Americans, Determining Native American Ancestry Often a Challenge Lincoln University President Robert Jennings Resigns Will Higher Ed Be the Way Out for Bill Cosby? Ferguson Decision Stirs Familiar Feelings of Frustration, Anger on Campuses
November 26, 2014
African-American
The Heartache of Michael Brownâs Mother is Permanent
Every day since the shooting, his mother has had to carry this unimaginable burden of losing her son.
November 26, 2014
African-American
AACTE: New Federal Regulations Could Set Back Teacher Prep
WASHINGTON â Although the Obama administration says its newly-proposed teacher preparation regulations are meant to spur âcontinuous improvement,â the leader of the association that represents college-based teacher preparation programs says the proposed rules could have the opposite effect.
November 26, 2014
African-American
Ferguson Decision Stirs Familiar Feelings of Frustration, Anger on Campuses
As the nation is digesting a Missouri grand juryâs decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for shooting to death an unarmed Black teen, Michael Brown, many took to the streets and to social media to express their dismay at the decision.
November 25, 2014
African-American
Lincoln University President Robert Jennings Resigns
Despite a public apology and a pledge to be more sensitive, Jennings was unable to hold onto his presidency in the wake of his comments on sexual assault.
November 24, 2014
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