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Section: Demographics > African-American
Students
Guillermo: To Talladega Band, What Kind of March Would MLK Attend?
Call the inaugural what it is. It is the celebration of an incoming administration that threatens everything a college founded by slaves stands for.
January 8, 2017
African-American
Observers: Omarosa Faces Huge Challenges as Trump Advocate for Underserved
Even though she is known for her reality TV persona as a “villain,” in her new role within the incoming Trump Administration, Omarosa is expected to be an advocate for “suffering and struggling” communities.
January 5, 2017
Students
Talladega College Forging Ahead to Perform at Trump Inauguration
Following several days of controversy, Talladega College President Billy Hawkins announced on Thursday morning that the college’s marching band will perform in President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inaugural parade.
January 5, 2017
Students
Diverse Conversations: How Trump Presidency Will Affect HBCUs, HSIs
Looking at his proposed ideas and policies, here are some ways that these institutions could be affected once President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
January 4, 2017
Leadership & Policy
HBCU Advocates Discuss Remedial Phase of Maryland Higher Ed Desegregation Case
The plaintiffs prevailed in 2013 in a suit against the state of Maryland over duplication of HBCU programs at majority institutions that produced “segregative effects.” The remedial phase of the trial begins Monday.
January 4, 2017
Students
Talladega College Under Fire for Accepting Role in Trump Inauguration
As the only HBCU to accept an invitation so far, Talladega College’s decision to participate in the parade has elicited a particularly strong reaction on social media.
January 2, 2017
Students
Leaders Anticipate Need to Convey Higher Ed’s ROI to Trump Administration
Leaders across the nation remain hopeful that the Trump administration will usher in a new era for the state of higher education.
December 29, 2016
Students
‘Obama’s Legacy’ Portrays President as a Force for Good Government
By objective measures, Barack Obama has been one of the most consequential presidents in the modern era, according to author Michael Days.
December 28, 2016
Students
Johns Hopkins’ Student Tutors Offer Youngsters Glimpse of Possibilities
The Johns Hopkins Tutorial Project is a program in which elementary school students get one-on-one help in reading and math from Hopkins students who volunteer.
December 28, 2016
Leadership & Policy
At University of Minnesota, a Boycott is Over but Tensions are Not
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota President Eric Kaler stepped behind the podium and began to speak, a crisis averted after seven Golden Gophers football players announced that the team would not boycott the upcoming Holiday Bowl against Washington State because 10 of their teammates had been suspended in a sexual assault case. “I listened to their concerns,” […]
December 27, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Hampton U. President Harvey Sharing His Principles for Leadership
Dr. William Harvey, 75-year-old higher education icon, has pulled together the core of his leadership strategy in his first book, set for release early next year.
December 22, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: 3 Trends That HBCUs Must Embrace
Three trends that struggling HBCUs must embrace to remain viable in an ever-evolving higher education landscape.
December 21, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Things in 2016 That Make These 2 Black Faculty Members Go Hmmmm
We found ourselves going hmmm in wonderful 2016 with all its post-modern, post-racial, 21st century glory, making America great—for some people — rhetoric.
December 21, 2016
Faculty & Staff
University of Oregon: Professor Who Donned Blackface Violated Policy
EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Oregon says a law professor who donned blackface for a costume at a Halloween party violated the institution’s anti-harassment policies, but any punishment she receives will remain confidential. The Register-Guard reported Wednesday that the university found Nancy Shurtz’s costume had a devastating impact on the law school and created […]
December 21, 2016
Students
White Military Veterans Settling in at HBCUs
According to a 2015 study, approximately 25 percent of the nation’s 105 HBCUs feature at least a 20 percent non-Black student population. White veterans’ numbers are growing thanks to the post-Sept. 11 G.I. Bill.
December 19, 2016
Students
After Alabama State Ouster, Gwendolyn Boyd Stands Firm on Record
In a move that was not unexpected, the Board of Trustees at Alabama State University has fired its president, Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, despite opposition voiced by faculty, students and alumni at the historically Black college.
December 18, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Stillman College Trustees Name Cynthia Warrick as Interim President
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A senior fellow at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund has been named interim president of Stillman College. The Tuscaloosa News reports the board of trustees at Stillman announced Wednesday that Cynthia Warrick will fill in as president after Peter Millet leaves the historically Black college at the end of December. Warrick is […]
December 15, 2016
African-American
Michelle Obama: ‘Hidden Figures’ Underscores Power of Diversity
Invoking the new silver screen legacy of three Black women who worked behind the scenes to help NASA send the first American into space, First Lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that the nation won’t advance unless diverse voices are at the table.
December 15, 2016
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