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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Issues of Access and Affordability
For all the dour reports about the lack of access to U.S. higher education…
October 4, 2006
African-American
Native American Studies Program Expands at Columbia
Spurred on by fierce student activism a decade ago, Columbia University is now pushing forward with plans to create an American Indian studies program, making it one of only three Ivy League colleges to offer such a curriculum.
October 2, 2006
African-American
Bill Cosby Urges Black Support For Slavery Museum
Bill Cosby, who more than two years ago urged African-Americans to take more responsibility for their neighborhoods and children, says Blacks should be similarly responsible for building the national slavery museum in Fredericksburg, Va.
September 27, 2006
Students
Black Enrollment At UT-Austin Exceeds Pre-Hopwood Level for First Time
AUSTIN, Texas More Blacks are studying at the University of Texas at Austin this semester than ever, breaking a record set the year a federal appeals court banned the use of race in admissions.
September 23, 2006
African-American
Stepping Up
As a graduate of an HBCU, it was good to hear that another university has stepped up to the plate in fulfilling the needs of this academic study…
September 20, 2006
Leadership & Policy
Quotes of Note
“Let’s talk about the complicity of the Episcopal Church as one of the institutions of this country who, of course…
September 20, 2006
African-American
Just In Time for the Black Panther Birthday Party
Dr. Peniel E. Joseph, a professor of African-American studies at State University of New York-Stony Brook
September 20, 2006
African-American
Education for a Democracy: Money, Green Card Not Required
Last spring, the nation watched as unprecedented numbers of students walked out of their schools…
September 20, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Princeton Establishes Center for African American Studies
Princeton University announced this week the creation of a Center for African American Studies — a plan that includes doubling the number of faculty in its African American studies program, enhancing the undergraduate curriculum and seeking funds to endow the new center.
September 19, 2006
African-American
IU’s Largest-ever Freshman Class Has Fewer Black Students
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Indiana University’s fall freshman class is the biggest ever, topping a record set four years ago, yet the number of Black students in the class has fallen nearly 20 percent since last year, school officials say.
September 17, 2006
African-American
UNCF-Mellon Undergraduate
Fellowship Program (a component of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program)…
September 6, 2006
African-American
Study Challenges Assumption That Whites Are Unaware of Their Privileges
The long-held assumption in academia that Whites overlook their own race and its privileges may have to be thrown out, a new study suggests.
September 6, 2006
African-American
Marshall Drops ‘African-American students only’ From Course List
Marshall University has dropped the words “African-American students only” from an orientation class listed…
September 6, 2006
Leadership & Policy
Louisiana District Investigating Complaints Bus Driver Ordered Black Students to Back of Bus
COUSHATTA, La. A Louisiana school district is investigating complaints that a White school bus driver ordered nine Black children to sit at the back of the bus.
August 26, 2006
African-American
A Sacred Search
Heaven help the University of California system’s diversity initiatives. After UC’s Black alumni association…
August 23, 2006
African-American
And Northwestern Makes Seven
After years of planning, Northwestern University is launching its doctoral program in African-American studies next month…
August 23, 2006
Students
Coming to Terms with the ‘D’ Word
Hoping for the best, expecting the worst. That’s one way of describing what I was feeling….
August 23, 2006
African-American
Marshall Drops ‘African-American students only’ From Course List
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Marshall University has dropped the words “African-American students only” from an orientation class listed on its fall schedule, following a warning from an educational foundation that it could be violating state and federal law.
August 12, 2006
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