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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Refocusing the White Lens
Given the world events that have occurred over the last few centuries and especially during the last few months, I am asking you all to devote more time to not only researching rural America but actually doing anti-racist work there.
April 3, 2017
African-American
A Book Against Corporal Punishment of African-American Children
In Spare the Kids, Dr. Stacey Patton takes on the issue of corporal punishment and how it harms African-American children.
April 2, 2017
Sports
Federal Judge Dismisses UNC as Defendant in Athlete Lawsuit
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A federal judge has granted the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s request to dismiss the school from a lawsuit filed by two former Tar Heels athletes tied to its multiyear academic scandal. In a Wednesday ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Loretta C. Biggs stated the school had 11th Amendment immunity […]
March 30, 2017
African-American
Audit: Chicago State University Improperly Reported Awards
CHICAGO — An audit of Chicago State University by Illinois’ auditor general has found that the embattled school improperly reported nearly $52 million in federal awards. The report by the state’s Auditor General Frank Mautino says the university didn’t properly prepare expenditure reports, as required by federal law, for federal awards of more than $51.7 […]
March 30, 2017
Students
Diverse Conversations: What Minority High School Students Need to Know About College
What minority students are taught in high school about the college experience has a major impact on their decisions. So, what should we be teaching them about college?
March 29, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Johnnetta Cole Contemplates Next Challenge
Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, who transcends boundaries through her dedication and love for higher education, is stepping down as director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.
March 29, 2017
African-American
The Scapegoating of Black Men
Last week, an 18-year-old White woman from Denison, Texas, Breana Talbott, was arrested and charged with a Class B misdemeanor for making a false report of being raped.
March 27, 2017
African-American
Activist, Journalist Roger Wilkins Dies
Civil rights activist and noted journalist Roger Wilkins, who led the Community Relations Service in the Johnson administration in the 1960s, has died at age 85.
March 27, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Morehouse No-confidence Vote Aimed at Checking the Board
Morehouse faculty says that their recent vote of no confidence in the college’s board chair reflects the concerns about the board’s governance style after viewing external audit documents from entities tasked with evaluating the board.
March 27, 2017
Students
UMass Amherst African-American Studies Program Comes of Age
Two decades after the creation of its doctoral program in Afro-American studies, UMass Amherst has proved to be a leader in training the next generation of scholars.
March 27, 2017
Students
Retreat Provides Opportunity to Tune In to Black Males
The challenges that beset Black males remain daunting and should be a growing concern for all of us who care deeply about the future of higher education.
March 26, 2017
African-American
Some Black Employees Toil in Sunken Place University
The underlying theme of the hit movie “Get Out” is about a mind control process that conditions Black people to accept a marginalized status and continually choose to go into the back doors of life.
March 26, 2017
Students
TRIO Advocates Say Budget Proposal Cuts to Core
When President Trump issued his budget plan for the government’s next fiscal year, his proposed cuts in education programs hit close to home for thousands of people who count federal assistance as key to their ability to go to and complete college.
March 26, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Fisk University Names Kevin Rome President
Fisk University named Kevin Rome as its 16th president, filling the historically Black institution’s executive position on a non-interim basis for the first time since September 2015.
March 23, 2017
Students
Jordan Putting St. Mary’s College on the Map
Dr. Tuajuanda C. Jordan is helping to bring new visibility to a small liberal arts college that was once considered a well-kept secret.
March 22, 2017
Students
Low-income Students May Lose Out Under Proposed ‘Simplified’ Aid
Despite the appeal of a “simplified” version of the federal student aid system, efforts to move toward a single loan and grant program and a simpler version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, some say it could actually make things worse for low-income students.
March 21, 2017
Students
Paul Quinn Becomes 1st HBCU to Gain Work College Designation
Two years after embracing the work college model, Paul Quinn College officially will join the ranks of schools such as Berea College that have earned federal recognition as a work college.
March 20, 2017
African-American
Persistence Puts Turner on Path to Education, Politics
Her mother’s sudden death, left Turner, who was then a 22-year-old sophomore at Cuyahoga Community College, and her police officer husband Jeffery, the task of caring for her six siblings and their own child.
March 19, 2017
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