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Section: Demographics > African-American
Students
UMB Students Enjoy Day of Discovery
Four University of Maryland, Baltimore students spent the last day of Black History Month adding important pieces to the puzzles of their ancestry.
March 1, 2017
Students
Presidents Hope Funding Follows White House Taking Lead on HBCUs
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities will move from the U.S. Department of Education to the White House, per an executive order on HBCUs signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon.
February 28, 2017
Students
Dillard President: What President Trump Needs to Hear
We’ve seen federal and state divestment in education, making the idea of education as the path to the American Dream more of a hallucination for the poor and disenfranchised.
February 27, 2017
Students
HBCUs, Advocates Looking for Help from Trump on Funding
WASHINGTON — The nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are pushing for President Donald Trump to set aside more federal contracts and grants for their schools, and take a greater hand in their welfare by moving responsibility for a key program for those colleges to the White House. The presidents of the nation’s 100-plus […]
February 27, 2017
African-American
‘The Obama Years: The Power of Words’ Premieres Tonight
Tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern, the Smithsonian Channel premieres “The Obama Years: The Power of Words,” with historians assessing the impact of Obama’s rhetoric in light of history.
February 27, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Raheem Beyah Wants to Open More Doors to Cybersecurity
For Dr. Raheem A. Beyah, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, the journey toward a career in teaching cybersecurity began with a simple desire to make sure his mother wouldn’t have to struggle.
February 23, 2017
African-American
For Now, Reality Reels In Milo Yiannopoulos
The “inclusion” afforded to Milo Yiannopoulos by some was only temporary and came with strings attached.
February 22, 2017
Students
Scholars: At its Core, Feminism Universal
Black transnational feminisms simply means understanding the ways in which Black women across nationalities are faced with many of the same issues.
February 20, 2017
Students
Leadership Encouraged HBCUs a Part of National Conversation
At an executive leadership forum, HBCU leaders across the HBCU spectrum gave their take on digital media, veteran students, student success and retention, and other topics of interest for HBCUs.
February 19, 2017
African-American
Advocates Cautiously Optimistic About Potential Executive Order on HBCUs
While there has been no word from the White House on when the order might be released and what directives it might contain, organizations have laid out their own proposals for what the order could accomplish.
February 19, 2017
Students
Bob Jones U to Get Tax-exempt Status Back After 30 Years
GREENVILLE, S.C. —A conservative Christian university in South Carolina is getting its federal tax-exempt status back 30 years after losing it over a ban on interracial dating. Bob Jones University President Steve Pettit told The Greenville that the ban was dropped in 2000 and a former university president apologized for discrimination eight years later. But […]
February 19, 2017
African-American
Study: Big Data Helps Struggling College Students Graduate
WASHINGTON — Getting through college isn’t easy, and it can be even harder for low-income and first generation students with few support resources. A new tool involving big data can help those at risk. Researchers at Georgia State University spent four years analyzing students’ grades, test scores and other information in order to identify those […]
February 19, 2017
African-American
Wake Forest Opens Dorm Honoring Poet Maya Angelou
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University has named a new dorm in honor of poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. Multiple media outlets report Wake Forest cut the ribbon on the five story residence hall for 224 students on Friday. Angelou was an American Studies professor at the university in Winston-Salem up until her […]
February 19, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Kentucky State Presidential Search Accompanied by Controversy
Kentucky State University’s search for a new president has run into a rolling storm of troubles amid widespread criticism this week from across the university’s community over its search committee’s recommendations.
February 16, 2017
African-American
Economist: Education Alone Won’t Close Racial Wage Gap
Though Black college graduates generally fare better than Black high school graduates, higher education has not proven sufficient to remedy America’s racial wage gap, a leading labor economist said recently during a Black History Month lecture.
February 16, 2017
Students
University of Wisconsin Students Demand Free Tuition for Black Students
MADISON, Wis. — Black students should be offered free tuition and housing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison because blacks were legally barred from education during slavery and UW-Madison remains out of reach for Black students today, the student government said Wednesday. The Associated Students of Madison said in a resolution that students from suburban high […]
February 16, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Trump Issue Dividing Howard University Administration, Students
In a town hall meeting on Tuesday night, students expressed disappointment that the administration of the nation’s flagship historically Black university had not done more to put itself at the frontline of resistance to the new administration.
February 15, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Mangum to Join Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions
Dr. Elmira Mangum, former president of Florida A&M University (FAMU), will join the University of Pennsylvania this April, where she will research leadership pathways at HBCUs.
February 14, 2017
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