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African-American
58 Percent of Black Children Can’t Swim
Nearly 60 percent of African-American children cannot swim, almost twice the figure for White children, according to a first-of-its-kind survey which USA Swimming hopes will strengthen its efforts to lower minority drowning rates and draw more Blacks into the sport.
May 1, 2008
Students
Remedying the Black Male “Crisis”
With high dropout, unemployment and incarceration rates, more than 50 organizations convene to develop action plans to address a disturbing trend.
April 30, 2008
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African-American
Course Watch: Expanding Offerings in Less Commonly Taught Languages
This semester, the University of Pittsburgh is offering a course in Xhosa, the second most widely spoken language in South Africa, through its linguistics and African studies departments.
April 16, 2008
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African-American
REVISITING A CLASSIC
Things Fall Apar t is being brought back to center stage after 50 years for its role in shaping modern African literature.
April 16, 2008
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Students
University of California Makes Room for Record 60,000 Freshmen
The University of California has accepted a record 60,008 California residents as freshmen for the coming fall despite worries that cuts in state funding could lead to overcrowded campuses and tuition increases, officials said Monday.
April 15, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Philadelphia Mayor Takes Part in Community College Black Male Summit
Numerous organizations intent on reversing alarming disparities in high school and college drop out and incarceration rates among Black males gathered in Philadelphia this week for a Call to Action Summit, sponsored by the Presidents’ Round Table of African-American CEOs, a group of Black community college presidents.
April 8, 2008
African-American
Blacks in Higher Education Meet
“I really feel good” was Dr. Roland Smith’s reaction to a question about the recently held meeting of the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education.
April 7, 2008
African-American
Thousands Flock to Memphis to Reflect on King’s Legacy
After their four-hour meeting concluded on the afternoon of April 4, 1968, Jesse Epps extended a dinner invitation to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who had arrived in Memphis with other civil rights leaders to rally on behalf of the city’s striking Black sanitation workers.
April 3, 2008
African-American
Perspectives: Black Churches Are Unfairly Under Attack
From where I sit Black churches are under attack. Cable news shows have over zealously played the sound bites of a few of Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s sermons to a point where I believe it damages the positive role that Black churches play in the community.
March 31, 2008
Students
North Dakota State Probes Bawdy Campus Skit
North Dakota State University is investigating complaints about a campus skit in which a White student in blackface portrayed Barack Obama receiving a lap dance.
March 30, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Letters
INCLUSION IS JUST PART OF THE STORY “Perspectives: Tradition of Inclusion Left Out of William & Mary President’s Story,” Feb. 26, 2008 Inclusion is indeed part of [President Gene] Nichol’s story, but it is a minor issue in the chaos that Nichol created at W&M. And diversity of intellectual thought was not on his agenda. […]
March 19, 2008
African-American
Telling Her Story
The roles of women then and now make appealing subjects.
March 19, 2008
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Students
NASPA Session Tackles Hazing Problem Among Black Greeks
Black Greek fraternity members feel hazing solidifies their loyalty to their organization and builds “character and discipline,” according to study results presented to a packed session at the 90th annual NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education conference.
March 10, 2008
African-American
2 South African Students Involved in Racist Video Apologize
Two students behind an alleged racist video in which five Black university workers appear to be duped into eating food tainted with urine have apologized and said they acted without malice.
March 2, 2008
African-American
Dyson: Black History Month “Living, Significant and Important”
Minister and civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. earned in today’s dollars nearly a quarter of a million dollars a year in the early 1960’s and gave nearly all of it to the civil rights movement, Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson said Thursday during a speech dissecting the roots of a celebration we now call Black History month.
February 28, 2008
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Princeton Releases Michelle Obama’s Senior Thesis
Princeton University has recently released Michelle Obama’s senior thesis after previously making it unavailable to the public, according to an article in The Daily Princetonian.
February 28, 2008
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West Chester University Formally Apologizes For Past Discrimination
Officials at West Chester University of Pennsylvania have formally apologized for the school’s past discriminatory practices and treatment of African-American students.
February 27, 2008
African-American
Ball State Professor Helps Treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Former Liberian Soldiers
Thousands of Liberian children were forced into combat during the civil war that broke out in 1996.
February 24, 2008
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