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Section: Demographics > African-American
Leadership & Policy
Time for âJigsaw Puzzleâ Diversity Model
âSalad bowlâ and âmelting potâ diversity models have run their course.
February 18, 2014
African-American
âBrothersâ Bound by Passion for Research on Black Male Experience
These five Black academicians burst onto the national scene with their scholarship focused on the myriad of issues that impact education.
February 18, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Special Focus: Black History Month
In this Black History Month-focused edition, Diverse takes a look at MIT professor Craig Steven Wilderâs new book, Ebony and Ivy, exploring the long history of slavery and Ivy League institutions.
February 17, 2014
African-American
Harrison Ensuring African-American Stories Find Their Way into Oregonâs Textbooks
Through his research, Dr. James Harrison found that the lack of African-American stories in classrooms can be traced back to the 1870s through the 1890s.
February 17, 2014
African-American
Michael Dunn Verdict: Another Day, Another Step Backward
Admittedly, I was caught off-guard by the failure of a jury in Jacksonville, Fla., to convict Michael Dunn of a murder charge of any sort in the death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis.
February 16, 2014
Faculty & Staff
John Lewis Takes Readers on a âMarchâ through Civil Rights
John Lewisâ best-selling graphic novel depicting the civil rights movement is the first in a trilogy, designed to tell the civil right story in an easy-to-read medium.
February 13, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Southern Board to Meet Again to Vote on Chancellorâs Job
The Southern University System Board of Supervisors will convene in a special meeting to reconsider the fate of ousted chancellor of Southern University-Baton Rouge, James Llorens.
February 12, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Conversations: Alternate Pathways to College Presidency
In the past, college presidents from other schools and college vice presidents have most often ascended the ranks to fill empty presidential seats.
February 11, 2014
African-American
University of Utah Study Seeks Faithâs Effects on Brain
University of Utah researchers studying religionâs effects on the brain are gearing up to study the minds of Mormons who have come back from recent missions.
February 9, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Is âSaturday Night Liveâ the Answer to Our Diversity Ills?
Lorne Michaels in an interview in the latest New York Magazine acknowledges his program has a diversity problem.
February 9, 2014
African-American
Hearings Planned on Connecticut College Sexual Assault Bill
The proposed legislation attempts to strengthen sexual assault policies on Connecticut college campuses and the way schools report sex assaults.
February 9, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Chancellorâs Contract Terminated at Southern University-Baton Rouge
Southern University Systemâs board of supervisors voted not to renew Baton Rouge chancellor James Llorensâ contract when it expires June 30.
February 9, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Hampton University President Harvey Giving $1M-Plus to Talladega College
Dr. William R. Harvey and his wife, Norma, have given the money to help establish a museum that will be home to the renowned Hale Woodruff Amistad Murals.
February 5, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Male Rape and Sexual Assault Too Often Ignored
People tend to relegate the sexual violation of men as a deviant sort of activity that takes place behind prison walls or as aberrations that happen so infrequently as to be miniscule.
February 4, 2014
Sports
Super Bowl Halftime Show Picture of Diversity
Bruno Mars, with a Puerto Rican-Hungarian and Filipino background, shows entertainmentâs growing diversity as well as his status as a world-class entertainer.
February 3, 2014
African-American
President Hall Aims to Raise University of Virgin Islandsâ Profile
Dr. David Hallâs leadership at the University of the Virgin Islands, the only university outside of the U.S. to be designated an HBCU, has focused on quality and alumni giving.
February 3, 2014
Students
Tape of King Speech at Arizona State University Found
Mary Scanlon had no idea a $3 purchase from a Goodwill store in Phoenix would turn out to be a rare link to the civil rights movementâs most revered leader.
February 2, 2014
African-American
National Black History Museum to Include Baylor University Gospel Music Collection
Smithsonianâs National Museum of African American History and Culture will feature Baylorâs Black Gospel Music Restoration Projectâs digital collection when the museum opens in 2015.
February 2, 2014
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