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Section: Demographics > African-American
Faculty & Staff
HBCU Education Deans Hope Brainstorming Proves Fruitful
Education deans from HBCUs from across the nation gathered at Rutgers University to strategize on how best to strengthen teacher education programs at their respective institutions.
June 15, 2014
African-American
Ex-NY Times Editor Abramson to Teach at Harvard
Former New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson is joining Harvard University as a visiting lecturer this coming school year, the university announced Thursday.
June 12, 2014
Faculty & Staff
A House Divided? Randolph-Macon in National Political Spotlight
Two professors from Randolph-Macon College will vie for the right to represent Virginia’s 7th District in Congress in November.
June 12, 2014
Sports
Former TV Exec: Paying College Athletes Could Harm Sports
Neal Pilson testified that fans enjoy the concept of young people playing college sports for the love of the game.
June 12, 2014
African-American
Reflections on the O.J. Simpson Trial
It has been 20 years since the trial of O.J. Simpson captivated the nation.
June 11, 2014
African-American
Furious Flower Poetry Center Ensures Voices Like Angelou’s Continue to Be Heard
Arguably one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, her work has been taken up by a new generation.
June 10, 2014
Students
Educators Applaud President Obama’s Order Capping Monthly Student Loan Repayments
Nearly five million borrowers of federal student loans will soon have their monthly repayments capped at 10 percent of their income, thanks to an executive order signed by President Obama at the White House yesterday.
June 9, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Career Services Associate Director of Career & Pur
For more information and to apply visit: jobs.olemiss.edu. Only applicants who apply online will be considered. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled or until an adequate applicant pool is established. http://tisch.nyu.edu/faculty/faculty-positions
June 8, 2014
African-American
Ex-Offender/Law School Grad’s White House Access Plight Brings Reality to Table
When a delegation went to the White House recently to deliver a set of policy recommendations related to President Barack Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, one brother was kept out — ostensibly because of his background as an ex-offender.
June 8, 2014
Students
Chicago’s Urban Prep Applauds Its First College Graduates
The inner-city charter high school for young Black males is celebrating its first alums to earn their bachelor’s degrees.
June 5, 2014
African-American
Activist Umar Johnson Attempting to Buy St. Paul’s College
The Board of Trustees at St. Paul’s has given him until Aug. 21 to raise the $5 million needed to acquire the historically Black college after it was forced to close last year amid declining enrollment and debt.
June 5, 2014
African-American
Yuri Kochiyama, Human Rights Advocate and Malcom X Ally, Dies
She is perhaps most known for cradling Malcolm X’s head in her lap as he died from gunshot wounds in 1965, an image captured in a Life magazine photo.
June 4, 2014
African-American
Innovation is Focus of Hampton Digital Media Center
Hampton University has launched the Center for Digital Media Innovation to prepare its students to become pioneers of new digital media platforms.
June 4, 2014
African-American
North Carolina Scraps Plan to Consider Elizabeth City State Closure
The North Carolina state Senate reversed itself over the weekend and removed a provision in its $21.2 billion budget that would have called for plans to potentially close Elizabeth City State University, a historically Black school that has struggled with declining enrollment and its resulting financial challenges.
June 2, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Conversations: Mentoring Minority Faculty
Here are some of the ways in which institutions can ensure that minority faculty members are properly mentored and guided.
June 2, 2014
African-American
Report: Political Donations Show U.S. Physicians Moving Closer to Left
Once strongly aligned with the GOP, American physicians are leaning more left, an analysis of campaign contributions over two decades shows.
June 2, 2014
Students
Takeover Triggers Debate Over Georgia State University Radio Station
The staff at Georgia State University’s student-run radio station has a go-to April Fool’s joke. They dream up a buyer for the university’s FCC license—a New Age station or maybe talk radio.
June 1, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Those Who Lived It See Unresolved Issues of Brown v. BOE Today
The panel, “Educational Success for Black Men and Boys in a Post Brown v. Board of Education Era,” addressed issues of continuing inequality in the U.S. school system at the Rayburn House.
June 1, 2014
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