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Section: Demographics > African-American
Students
High School Senior With Cerebral Palsy Walks for the 1st Time to Get Diploma
Like the other high school seniors around him, Micah McDade prepared hard for graduation day. But unlike those classmates, Micahâs preparation took a little more muscle. Micah, who was born with cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair, took his first steps in public during his graduation ceremony last Friday. Read the full story [âŠ]
May 23, 2016
Students
Former Harlem Drug Dealer Celebrates Columbia University Graduation After Long Road Back From Prison
After 67 years, two prison stints and so many arrests heâs lost count, a former Harlem drug dealer graduated from Columbia University as the oldest member of his class. David Norman shed his dark past for a cap and gown Wednesday after earning his long-awaited bachelorâs degree in philosophy. âItâs always possible to pursue your [âŠ]
May 22, 2016
African-American
African-American Chess Masters Making Move to Next Level
The three high school seniors revealed that next fall they are all headed to Webster Universityâhome of the No. 1 ranked collegiate chess team in the USAâon full or partial scholarships.
May 19, 2016
African-American
Charlotte to Celebrate Black Male High School Grads at City-wide Baccalaureate
The city of Charlotte will pay tribute to its Black male high school graduates in an inaugural baccalaureate service scheduled to take place next month at Johnson C. Smith University.
May 18, 2016
Students
Wisconsin SAE Chapter Suspended Over Racist, Bigoted Slurs
MADISON, Wis. â The University of Wisconsin has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at its flagship campus after finding that members of the fraternity repeatedly used racist and bigoted slurs and ostracized a Black member who tried to stop it. The suspension handed down Tuesday by the schoolâs Committee on Student Organizations comes a [âŠ]
May 18, 2016
African-American
Standardized Tests Never Have Been Racially Neutral
Exclusive excerpt from Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.
May 16, 2016
African-American
Troubled Howard University Hospital Cutting Staff
By June 30, the financially troubled Howard University Hospital (HUH) will lose 10 percent of its workforce; not even management will be spared, said its CEO James Edwards.
May 12, 2016
African-American
HBCUs Back Push to Think Outside Box About Studentsâ Criminal Past
A new report from the Education Department urges colleges to reconsider how they ask applicants about their criminal records.
May 12, 2016
African-American
The Citadel Wonât Allow Incoming Cadet to Wear Hijab
As The Citadel drew a line in the sand Tuesday in the name of âuniformity,â the U.S. Military Academy stood down and headed off a potentially controversial situation of its own.
May 10, 2016
Students
Virginia Tech to Present Honorary Degree to First African American Student
Virginia Tech will be handing out a lot of degrees during their commencement ceremonies on May 13th, however, one is especially dear to the Virginia Tech community. Irving Peddrew III will be presented with an honorary Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering at the ceremony in Lane Stadium. Peddrew is the first African American [âŠ]
May 9, 2016
African-American
First African-American Police Chief Appointed in Ferguson, Mo.
The city of Ferguson, Missouri, swore in Delrish Moss as its first African-American police chief on Monday. A longtime veteran of the Miami Police Department, Moss was selected over 53 other applicants after a three-month search, the city said. He was officially sworn in at a ceremony on Monday afternoon. He is tasked with helping [âŠ]
May 9, 2016
African-American
False Reports of Hate Crimes Beset College Campuses
Despite the fact that the 2015-16 academic year has been characterized by protests on campuses nationwide, it has also seen a fair amount of allegations of racism that turned out to be false.
May 8, 2016
Students
This âSister Circleâ of 8 Indiana Women Is Making History
Theyâre called the âgreat eight.â They are women, they are African-American, and they are making history this weekend. All are receiving Ph.D. degrees from the Indiana University School of Education. Demetrees Hutchins, Shannon McCullough, Nadrea Njoku, Juhanna Rogers, Johari Shuck and Jasmine Haywood have earned doctorates in the field of higher education and student affairs. Tiffany Kyser and Jada Phelps Moultrie earned doctorates in urban [âŠ]
May 8, 2016
African-American
Majoring in Beyoncé: A True Higher Education
The Beyoncé effect has once again taken hold of our visual, auditory, and emotional centers in a vise-like grip, refusing to relent, refusing to weaken. It can be felt in fashion, film, politics, and even in the higher realms of academia.
May 4, 2016
African-American
The 2016 Presidential Election Process: One Black Manâs Perspective
The struggle today is not simply about the tension generated by the need to breathe false life into antiquated notions of White supremacy in order to facilitate the economic and political domination of African descendant people.
May 4, 2016
Students
Police Probe Beating of Black University of Iowa Student
IOWA CITY, Iowa â A Black University of Iowa freshman told police that he was severely beaten by three White men who shouted racial slurs, investigators said Wednesday. The Iowa City Police Department said that it was investigating the assault of Marcus Owens as a hate crime. Owens, 19, walked in to the department late [âŠ]
May 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
JAYATI GHOSH
JAYATI GHOSH has been appointed dean of the School of Business Administration and a professor of international business at Widener University. She was associate dean of the Barowsky School of Business at Dominican University of California. Ghosh earned a bachelorâs and a masterâs from the University of Calcutta in India, a masterâs from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, and a doctorate from the University of Waterloo in Canada.
May 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
LATANYA BUCK
LATANYA BUCK has been named dean for diversity and inclusion at Princeton University, effective in August. She was founding director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Washington University in St. Louis. She holds a bachelorâs and a masterâs from the University of Central Missouri, and a doctorate from Saint Louis University.
May 4, 2016
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