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Section: Demographics > African-American
Sports
Sprinter Excels in the Classroom and the Community
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education has named Darius Law, a track and field athlete at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Diverse 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year. This is the second of two 2010 Ashe profiles.
May 11, 2010
African-American
Obama at Hampton Says Education Is Responsibility of All Americans
President Barack Obama, addressing graduates at historically Black Hampton University on Sunday, said it is the responsibility of all Americans to offer every child the type of education that will make them competitive in an economy in which just a high school diploma is no longer enough.
May 9, 2010
African-American
Obama Administration Officials Deliver Commencement Speeches at HBCU, HSI Graduations
President Barack Obama’s scheduled address at Hampton University and other speeches by administration officials should bring a timely spotlight to minority-serving institutions.
May 5, 2010
African-American
Black Scholar Denied Pa. Law License In 1847 Admitted to State Bar
As a scholar, poet and abolitionist, George B. Vashon broke barriers in the 1800s: he was the first Black to graduate from Oberlin College, the first Black lawyer in New York state and the first Black professor at Howard University.
May 4, 2010
Students
Iowa State Honors its Past With Current Diversity Measures
Iowa State University renews its commitment to diversity, living up to the legacy created when it cultivated the interests of its distinguished first Black alumnus, George Washington Carver.
May 4, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Mason Says Jackson State Improved During 10-year Presidency
Jackson State University President Ronald Mason said Monday he’s leaving JSU with a better campus, a larger research budget and a stronger relationship with the local business community as he prepares to take a new job heading the Southern University System in Louisiana.
May 3, 2010
Students
School Attorneys: FAMU Settlement With Porn Video Company Sets Precedent for Trademark Protection
Florida A&M University’s recent settlement with Internet porn company RK Netmedia Inc. sets a precedent for other universities to sue to protect their trademark, school attorneys say.
May 3, 2010
African-American
Southern Picks Mason as Its New System President
The Southern University System chose its new president Friday, selecting Ronald Mason Jr., who has been the leader of Jackson State University in Mississippi.
May 2, 2010
African-American
House Panel Votes To Block NSF Funding Shift
A House of Representatives panel on Wednesday dealt a blow to the Obama administration’s plan to consolidate federal science programs for minority-serving institutions into a single entity with broader competition.
April 29, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Slain UAH Professor Had integral Role in Minority STEM Education Network
Through Alabama’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program, students of color at the University of Alabama Huntsville worked with mentors, such as the late Adriel Johnson (far left in photo), and earned degrees in STEM disciplines.
April 29, 2010
African-American
Science Associations Publish Legal Handbook on Diversity Strategies
Women and minorities in this country are woefully underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). That’s very bad news for a nation undergoing a major demographic shift that by 2050 will make minorities the majority of the population.
April 28, 2010
African-American
Height’s Legacy Stirs Push for Social Work Act Passage
Among social work professionals, the late Dorothy Height is celebrated for the prestige her activism brought to the social work profession. Those professionals say her legacy is now inspiring social work leaders to lobby Congress hard on legislation aimed to boost the profession.
April 28, 2010
African-American
Tribute: Dorothy Irene Height – 1912-2010
The news of Dorothy Height’s passing, which was not unexpected, caused many to pause and mourn the loss of a national treasure but only briefly. For if ever there was a life to be celebrated, it was the life that was lived by Height.
April 27, 2010
Students
Report: Blacks Have Heaviest College Debt
A College Board study, Who Borrows Most? Bachelor’s Degree Recipients with High Levels of Student Debt, released today reports that undergraduate student debt is heavier among African-American bachelor’s degree recipients than among graduates from other racial and ethnic groups.
April 26, 2010
Students
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Appoints New Leader
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced Monday the appointment of Johnny C. Taylor as president and CEO of the scholarship and institutional support organization.
April 26, 2010
Students
Race-based Facebook Controversy Stirs Minnesota Campus
The Facebook conversation that roiled the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) in mid-April continued to reverberate last week culminating in an emotional forum on campus. UMD chancellor calls incident ‘horrendous and despicable,’ saying the university needs to work with the Student Association to address the issue.
April 25, 2010
African-American
Forum: Minority-serving Campuses Urged to Tout Their Success
The Obama administration’s top official for federal initiatives with historically Black schools on Thursday urged MSI leaders to focus on telling policymakers about their record of achievement.
April 22, 2010
African-American
Analysis: Torch Passes in Civil Rights Struggle
The recent deaths of Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks, two icons of the civil rights era, nudge those who have come behind them closer to the control for which they have clamored.
April 22, 2010
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