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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
NCBS: Black Studies Programs Alive, Well
The presence of hundreds of scholars at this yearâs National Council for Black Studies conference is a strong sign that the academic field is indeed growing and thriving.
March 12, 2015
Faculty & Staff
HBCU Presidents Seek Next Chapters to Institutionsâ Success Stories
Are HBCUs still a viable enterprise? Of course, and more than ever, HBCU presidents past and present said Thursday at a panel at Bowie State University.
March 12, 2015
Students
Video Surfaces of Oklahoma Frat House Mom Chanting N-Word
The University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity made news once again this week when a video surfaced of the fraternity house mom, Beauton Gilbow, chanting the N-word several times.
March 10, 2015
African-American
Legislator: S.C. State University Will Not Close
Amid concerns about the future of South Carolina State University, a state senator said recent troubles surrounding the institution are on the path to correction.
March 10, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Apple Announce Partnership
Thurgood Marshall College and Apple announced an over $40 million, multi-year partnership to identify and develop talent from HBCUs.
March 10, 2015
African-American
ANJELICA L. GONZALEZ
Anjelica L. Gonzalez was appointed the Donna L. Dubinsky Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Yale University. She was an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Yale. Gonzalez earned a bachelorâs from Utah State University and a doctorate from the Baylor College of Medicine.
March 10, 2015
Students
Univ. of Oklahoma President: Frat Members âDisgracefulâ
The president of the University of Oklahoma lambasted members of a fraternity who participated in a racist chant caught on video.
March 9, 2015
African-American
President Obama Talks Justice, Higher Ed Costs at Benedict College
High tuition costs, the âuphill battleâ of HBCUs, and matters of justice were among the issues that students and parents raised with President Barack Obama during a town hall meeting Friday at Benedict College.
March 8, 2015
African-American
Thousands March in Honor of 50th Anniversary of âBloody Sundayâ
Crowds of people, activists gathered in Selma on Sunday to make the legendary walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
March 8, 2015
Faculty & Staff
African-American Economist Loses Title VII Case
An African-American economist who blamed racial discrimination by a University of Chicago-affiliated peer-reviewed journal has lost his Title VII case against the university.
March 5, 2015
African-American
African-American Women Inch Forward in Physics
There are fewer African-American women who have ever earned a Ph.D. in physics in the United States than there are members of the Senate. And there are only 100 senators.
March 4, 2015
African-American
University of Maryland Duo Working to Create âHBCU Liteâ
At the University of Maryland, College Park, two men are working to extend the same level of attention to ensure the schoolâs African-American students thrive on campus.
March 3, 2015
African-American
Tuskegee University President Takes Progressive Path
What in the world is a W.E.B. Du Bois scholar doing sitting atop the university that Booker T. Washington helped to create?
March 3, 2015
Leadership & Policy
University President Tapped to Head Philadelphia Fed
The head of the University of Delaware has been selected to be the new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
March 2, 2015
African-American
âBlackademicâ Activist Driven to Fight the Good Fight
Growing up in Washington, D.C., Dr. Kevin Michael Fosterâs family didnât have beaucoup dollars, but they were rich in values.
March 2, 2015
Students
Women As Writers
âWeaving the Stories of Womenâs Livesâ is the theme this year of Womenâs History Month, which is observed in March. This year is also the 35th anniversary of the Womenâs History Movement and the National Womenâs History Project, which promotes Womenâs History Month.
March 1, 2015
Sports
Testimony Complete in Suit from Former Alabama State Athletic Director
Testimony is complete in the dispute between Alabama State University and its former athletics director Stacy Danley.
March 1, 2015
African-American
Dori Maynard Was a Champion for Diversity in Journalism
Despite her passing, fight for more journalists of color must continue.
March 1, 2015
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