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Section: Demographics > African-American
Students
City College of New York Honors Colin Powell
General Colin Powell returned to his alma mater, City College of New York, to commemorate the school’s decision to rename its division of social sciences after him.
May 5, 2013
African-American
These Junior Rocket Scientists Have Their Sights on Top-Flight Colleges
Team Rocket Power is the only African-American all-girls team to qualify for national finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge.
May 5, 2013
Faculty & Staff
American Indian Activist Horse Capture Dies
American Indian activist, curator and professor George Horse Capture has died in Great Falls. He was 75.
May 2, 2013
Students
HBCUs Trying to Undo Damage Resulting From Federal Parent Plus Loans Revisions
While the U.S. Department of Education eventually bowed to demands that the new rules be revisited, it’s still unknown how many families had their loan applications reconsidered and approved.
May 2, 2013
Students
Last of 4 Charged With Hazing Virginia State University Students
Chesterfield County police said Tuesday that the last of four men charged with hazing after two Virginia State University students drowned is in custody.
April 30, 2013
Students
UNCF Boss in Business of Promoting Academic Success
After a successful seven-year stint as president at Dillard, Dr. Michael Lomax decided that he wanted to make a larger impact.
April 30, 2013
African-American
After 25 Years, Asante Comes Full Circle at Temple
After founding the nation’s first doctoral program in African-American Studies, Dr. Molefi Kete Asante once again takes charge.
April 30, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Students Sought for Lollapalooza Tech Side Event
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office is looking for 100 technology and computer science college students from across the nation to travel to Chicago during Lollapalooza 2013 weekend.
April 29, 2013
African-American
HBCU Inclusion Summit Will Move to Tennessee State Next Year
An underlying theme emerged: how to achieve greater diversity at HBCUs without losing the focus of educating and nurturing African-American students in a socially conscious environment.
April 29, 2013
Faculty & Staff
HBCU Deans of Education Rethinking How to Make Teaching a Major Attraction
The workshop was part of the AERA conference that attracted 14,000 scholars and thought leaders, who examined topics such as rural education, queer studies, indigenous peoples of the Americas and charter school research and evaluation.
April 29, 2013
Sports
Alcorn Convenes Diversity and Inclusion Summit for HBCUs
Participants mainly include HBCU diversity officers, executive administrators, faculty and students who seek to make HBCUs more inclusive.
April 28, 2013
Students
Turner Laid Foundation for African-American Studies
The prolific writer and scholar went on to hire and mentor young scholars in African-American studies.
April 28, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Purdue Students Stage Campus Anti-Racism Rally
Purdue University students, faculty and staff upset by the recent discovery of the words “white supremacy” written on a mirror inside the campus’ Black Cultural Center turned their grievances into a protest march that ended outside the school’s main administration building.
April 23, 2013
Faculty & Staff
2 Va. State Students Missing After Entering River
A university spokesman says two Virginia State University students who went missing in the Appomattox River over the weekend were not participating in any activities related to the school.
April 22, 2013
Faculty & Staff
‘Central Park Five’ Activists Want Columbia Law Professor Fired for Role in Infamous Case
Protesters are calling on Columbia University to fire part-time law professor Elizabeth Lederer who along with Linda Fairstein were the lead prosecutors who handled the botched 1989 case.
April 21, 2013
Champions Award
Bumphus Takes Center Stage at AACC Conference
Community college giant cited as a “leader among leaders” as he is named 2013 Diverse Champions Award winner for his service.
April 21, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Court Tosses Trump U’s Defamation Claims
A federal appeals court on Wednesday breathed new life into a lawsuit alleging that Donald Trump’s universityDonald Trump’s -Search using:News, Most Recent 60 DaysBiographies Plus News engages in deceptive business practices.
April 18, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Rutgers President to be Asked About Scandal Severances
TRENTON, N.J. — Rutgers President Robert Barchi is scheduled to appear Thursday before an Assembly budget panel, where he’ll be asked about six- and seven-figure payouts given to three university officials ousted during a basketball coaching scandal.
April 17, 2013
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