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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Literary Struggle Continues Over Mark Twain’s ‘Offensive’ Words
In the wake of the latest furor over Twain’s depiction of American slavery, scholars are divided over a publisher’s move to remove N-word from forthcoming edition of the author’s acclaimed novels.
January 5, 2011
Students
Cities Take Up Challenge of Helping Increase College Completion Rates
Cities from Hammond, Ind., and New Haven, Conn., to Denver and Pittsburgh have launched city scholarship programs at a time when the U.S. has fallen from first to ninth place in the world in the proportion of young people with college degrees.
January 5, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Black Colleges Step Up Pursuit of Sponsored Research
Envisioning a more competitive future, a number of Black college leaders have challenged their faculties to pursue aggressive research agendas.
January 5, 2011
Students
With High Demand, Pell Grant Program Faces Challenges
Uncertainty about program funding comes as more students take advantage of Pell awards year round.
January 4, 2011
Leadership & Policy
University of Arkansas-Little Rock Chancellor Establishing Racial Institute To Heal Old Wounds
Joel Anderson is following through on the diversity promise he made when he assumed the chancellorship six years ago.
January 3, 2011
African-American
Black Harvard Doctor Pens Memoir of Jim Crow South
Trailblazer now focuses on improving minority health care disparities.
January 2, 2011
Students
Historians Expose Error-Filled Virginia Textbooks
Controversial claim of Black Confederate soldiers just one of dozens of inaccurate or incorrect assertions in two textbooks.
January 2, 2011
Students
Learning Life Lessons from Kemba
In sharing her story of redemption, Kemba Smith Pradia helps the vulnerable stay on track, one college student at a time.
December 23, 2010
African-American
NSF Grant Supports STEM Partnership Between Jackson State and a Mississippi Community College
An innovative collaboration between Jackson State University and a rural community college campus in Mississippi has resulted in a five-year, $1.75 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
December 23, 2010
African-American
FAMU Law Students Transform Theory Into Potential Legislation
If all goes well during an upcoming presentation to Florida House members, three third-year students at the Florida A&M University College of Law may see their legislative proposal eventually enacted by the state legislature.
December 22, 2010
African-American
Kaplan Higher Education Sued Over Alleged Job Discrimination
Kaplan’s use of job applicants’ credit history discriminates because of race, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges.
December 21, 2010
African-American
Philadelphia Gets $750K To Improve College Diploma Rate
A local philanthropist gave $750,000 to the city Monday toward its efforts to raise the number of Philadelphians with college degrees, which he said was critical to attracting jobs and businesses.
December 20, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Reinvented New Jersey College Embraces Minority Identity
Faced with changing demographics, Bloomfield College stays true to its mission by embracing its status as a predominantly Black institution.
December 20, 2010
Students
Curriculum Reform at UT-Galveston Medical School Yields Improved Minority Student Board Results
The UT Medical Branch at Galveston has developed an approach that faculty members say have had a remarkable effect on its students’ performance on the medical board exam.
December 19, 2010
African-American
Black Segregation in U.S. Drops to Lowest in Century
America’s neighborhoods took large strides toward racial integration in the last decade as Blacks and Whites chose to live near each other at the highest levels in a century.
December 15, 2010
African-American
Southern University System Proceeds With Streamlining Amid Budget Crunch
Ronald Mason, the new president of the Southern University System, says he’s moving forward with campus campaigns amid stiff budget reductions.
December 14, 2010
Students
Garden State Abandons Minority Doctoral Program
New Jersey Legislature defunds the Minority Academic Careers program, making financing doctoral study a heavier burden for minority students.
December 14, 2010
Sports
Jackson State’s NAACP Chapter Has First White President
The president of the Mississippi NAACP says the selection of a White man to lead one of the organization’s chapters shows its real mission to represent more than one race.
December 13, 2010
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