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Section: Demographics > African-American
Students
Getting Published While Black
Minority journals are legitimate and must be valued in the recruitment, retention, and promotion/tenure process.
February 8, 2016
Students
The Relevance of HBCUs Tied to Healing
The relevance of HBCUs is tied to a legacy of compensating for a system of education that too often fails to provide students of color with the skills required to succeed in higher education.
February 7, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Demarcus Cousins Cries Foul and We All Lose
Monday, February 8, is the start of the Lunar New Year and, for Asian Americans of Chinese descent, a very big deal.
February 7, 2016
Students
Georgetown University Revamps Diversity Initiatives
The nation’s oldest Catholic university has initiated a wide range of sweeping reforms in an effort to address racial inequities both on and off campus.
February 7, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Professor Who Wore Headscarf to Leave Christian College
By Associated Press CHICAGO — A professor at a Christian college who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God will leave her post, the school near Chicago announced. In a statement posted on Wheaton College’s website, the school and Larycia Hawkins said they “have reached a confidential agreement under which they will part ways.” […]
February 7, 2016
Students
Support for the Scholarship of Faculty of Color and Minority Journals Vital
We cannot discount and neglect the increasingly diverse nation and scholars and readers of color.
February 4, 2016
Students
Kentucky President Forms Committee to Consider Controversial Mural
LEXINGTON, Ky. ― University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto has formed a committee to decide the fate of a controversial Great Depression-era mural that features Black workers toiling in a tobacco field, Black musicians playing for White dancers and a Native American with a tomahawk. After meeting last semester with students who objected to the […]
February 4, 2016
Students
Chicago State Declares Financial Emergency, Eyes Job Cuts
CHICAGO ― Chicago State University trustees have declared a financial emergency at the troubled school that could make it easier to lay off employees. According to the Chicago Tribune, trustees at the predominantly Black university on Thursday declared a type of emergency that in the academic world means the school faces an imminent threat to […]
February 4, 2016
Students
NCCU to Become First HBCU in UNC System to Offer Women, Gender Studies
The College of Arts and Sciences at N.C. Central University will introduce a new minor, Women and Gender Studies, in Fall 2016. The move makes NCCU the first historically black college and university in the UNC system to offer a Women and Gender Studies minor subject area. This interdisciplinary program will prepare students to think […]
February 4, 2016
Students
University of Missouri System Announces Diversity Spending
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri system has announced more than $920,000 in spending on diversity efforts as it seeks to recover from racial unrest on its Columbia campus. The four-campus system also announced Wednesday that it is planning forums with finalists for the role of the first ever system-level chief diversity, equity and […]
February 3, 2016
African-American
Stanford: Ethnic Studies Courses Help At-risk High School Students
High school ethnic studies courses focusing on how race and culture can impact life and identity can sometimes improve attendance and academic performance of students who are at risk of dropping out.
February 3, 2016
African-American
The College Where Martin Luther King Is Problematic
For many of today’s college students, it is not enough to agree with them on some things — one must accept their entire agenda, all at once, or be branded an enemy of progress. For a galling example of this, look no further than the University of Oregon’s student union, which recently considered removing Martin Luther […]
February 3, 2016
African-American
This 17-Year-Old Is a Rising Voice in Baltimore’s Black Lives Matter Movement
Makayla Gilliam-Price is a 17-year-old high school senior applying to colleges. She’s also an activist bent on dismantling racism, on making Baltimore a place where black kids have an equal shot at safety, at an education, at the future. And already, Gilliam-Price has found her voice. She found it at debate camp a couple of […]
February 3, 2016
Students
Cheng Helping to Bring Racism into Focus
Dr. Wendy Cheng, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, has found a way to combine her love for photography into her ongoing scholarship of tackling issues of racism and structural inequalities.
February 2, 2016
African-American
Advocating for the African American Read-In
African-American stories, experiences and culture transmitted through books become a beacon of learning during this ongoing event.
February 2, 2016
Students
Millennials Lacking the Urge to Drive
A recent report conducted by the Transportation Research Institute at University of Michigan indicated that a number of millennials (1980 to 1998) are resisting the urge to get behind the wheel.
February 2, 2016
Students
UConn Setting up Living-Learning Community for Black Men
The University of Connecticut is creating a community for black men inside a new dorm on its campus, following the lead of some other predominantly white schools in an effort to boost low graduation and retention rates among male African-American students. As many as 43 students, expected to be mostly freshmen and sophomores, will live […]
February 2, 2016
Students
Brown University Finalizes Plan to Create More Diverse Community
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Brown University has finalized a plan aimed at creating a more diverse and inclusive academic community and addressing issues of racism and discrimination. The plan, called Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion: An Action Plan for Brown University, outlines concrete steps for reaching goals including doubling the number of faculty members and graduate […]
February 2, 2016
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