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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Maryland HBCU Developing Solar Energy Project
There’s no question that higher education institutions during this recession have implemented cost-cutting measures to reduce their operating expenses. Among those schools have been institutions, such as Coppin State University, that are seeking innovative green technologies to save on energy costs.
July 14, 2010
African-American
Researchers Compile History of Black S.C. Hamlets
Researchers from two states are compiling a history of Black hamlets on the South Carolina coast originally settled by freed slaves and now threatened by suburban sprawl.
July 13, 2010
African-American
University Medical Schools Test Cell Phones for Health Care Tasks
Howard University Hospital diabetes patients in Washington, D.C. are among those getting help from medical doctors who are testing Internet-connected cell phones that provide daily medical instructions.
July 13, 2010
Students
Amid Criticism, Tennessee HBCU President Announces Retirement
Citing family and personal reasons, Dr. Melvin N. Johnson announced that he would be stepping down as president of Tennessee State University at the end of the year.
July 13, 2010
African-American
Association Creates Plan for ‘1890’ HBCUs To Meet Modern Challenges
Dr. Lorenzo Esters has spoken resolutely about the “bold, futuristic and intentional” plan launched last month for 18 historically Black land-grant colleges and universities, but he could have easily been summing up his first year as the person tapped by the nation’s oldest higher education association to advance access and diversity among its member institutions.
July 12, 2010
African-American
Book Review: Black Women, United and Hell-Bent on Doing God’s Work
In Jesus, Jobs, and Justice: African American Women and Religion, Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas, a professor of history at Temple University, has labored diligently to craft a comprehensive history of Black women in the U.S.
July 8, 2010
African-American
Experts Say Feds vs. State Conflict in Arizona Rooted in U.S. Founding
The federal lawsuit against Arizona’s tough new immigration law focuses heavily on a question that has been in the spotlight repeatedly the past decade and dates back to the Founding Fathers.
July 7, 2010
African-American
Census Undercount Feared in Poorest U.S. Areas
As the U.S. Census Bureau prepares to wrap up its door-to-door count across the country next week, there are some who worry many may have been missed.
July 6, 2010
African-American
S.C. Lawmakers Seeking Review of HBCU-based Transportation Center
A dozen years after the project was announced, some state lawmakers want a review of how money has been used for a yet-to-be-built research center at South Carolina State University named for House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.
July 6, 2010
African-American
Coast Guard Cadet Diversity Surges With Minority Wave
Swabs, or cadets, from racial and ethnic minority groups make up 24 percent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2014—the second highest percentage in the school’s history, surpassed only by one class that was a percentage point higher.
July 5, 2010
African-American
Grambling’s President Orders Review of School Spending
Grambling State University’s new president has hired the former president of Virginia’s largest historically Black university to review “every dime” of GSU’s budget. Last week, a state audit found that the university bought stock with money supposed to be used for buildings and grounds and lost $1 million on the deal.
July 5, 2010
African-American
Scholarship and Activism Help Cultivate Community Farming Movement
Often assisted by local colleges, farming initiatives in small-town and urban communities teach residents to combat their lack of healthy food resources by growing their own nutritious produce.
July 5, 2010
African-American
South Carolina HBCU Board Reinstates Fired President
The South Carolina State University trustee board has rehired the president it ousted on June 15.
July 1, 2010
African-American
President Obama Calls for Bipartisan Immigration Reform
At American University, President Barack Obama called for bipartisan action on immigration reform, outlining essential elements of a comprehensive reform package, without setting timetables or introducing new policies.
July 1, 2010
African-American
Report: Harvard Scholar’s Arrest at Home Avoidable
A Harvard scholar and the police sergeant who arrested him last July after a confrontation outside his home both missed opportunities to “ratchet down” the situation and end the encounter more calmly, according to a review of the case released Wednesday.
June 30, 2010
African-American
Affirmative Action Advocates Consider Recession’s Impact on Diversity
At a national meeting of affirmative action advocates, higher education and corporate officials agreed that institutions of all types must be proactive to prevent the faltering economy from overly impacting one or more underrepresented groups.
June 30, 2010
African-American
Texas Southern Released from Accreditation Probation
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges has released Texas Southern University from a probation that had been attached to the school’s accreditation status dating back to December 2007.
June 29, 2010
African-American
National Scholarship Program Rewards Academically Talented Black Students
The Ron Brown Scholars program provides financial and moral support for low-income yet high-achieving students of color with many attending elite institutions.
June 28, 2010
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