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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Wealth Gap Widens Between Whites, Minorities
The wealth gaps between Whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century.
July 26, 2011
Students
UDC to Study Monument Proposal for African-American Military Hero
The University of the District of Columbia is studying the cost of erecting a monument to honor Col. Charles Young — a pioneering Black military leader who supporters say is often overlooked.
July 26, 2011
African-American
Tavis Smiley and Cornel West Take Obama Critique on the Road
Black activists Cornel West and Tavis Smiley are planning a 15-city “Poverty Tour” to bring attention to the needy and to what they say are the failings of President Barack Obama.
July 24, 2011
African-American
Models of Success at Minority-serving Institutions
University of Wisconsin and University of Pennsylvania are identifying best practices for retention at nine minority-serving institutions.
July 24, 2011
African-American
N.J. Governor Chris Christie, Education Reformer Geoffrey Canada Announce Partnership
Geoffrey Canada’s Harlem Children’s Zone engages community partners to develop a holistic, or comprehensive, approach to K-12 education that emphasizes college graduation as the students’ long-term goal.
July 20, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Talented Young Black Scholars Find an Open Path to Ivy League
With the influx of a new generation of highly trained Black Ph.D.s, Ivy League institutions are aggressively courting these young scholars fresh out of graduate school.
July 20, 2011
Students
Study Looks at School Discipline in Texas
Almost 60 percent of Texas public school students received punishments ranging from expulsion to in-school suspensions at least once between seventh and 12th grades, according to a new Texas A&M study.
July 19, 2011
African-American
Official: Luther College Student Warned of Death on Frantic Call
Authorities have declined for months to release key details about the death of Luther College student Nana Kwasi Baffour-Awuah. But Winneshiek County Attorney Andy Van Der Maaten provided the most complete account yet of the investigation during an interview with The Associated Press.
July 19, 2011
African-American
State Colleges Seeking More Out-of-State, International Students Amid Fiscal Crunch
For state institutions, the monetary incentive of affluent students paying higher tuition could squeeze out low-income minorities.
July 19, 2011
African-American
University of Oregon Program Puts Teens on Course
Sunday marked the first day of 2011’s Oregon Young Scholars Program, a weeklong residential program for “historically underrepresented” high-school-age students from a targeted group of schools in the Portland and Eugene areas.
July 18, 2011
Students
Harvard Training College Teachers on Black History
Two dozen college teachers from around the country are participating this month in a Harvard program aimed at training professors to integrate more Black history into their classrooms and research projects.
July 17, 2011
Students
Federal Judge Dismisses Texas Southern University Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit
A federal judge has tossed out a reverse discrimination suit against Texas Southern University by a White faculty member who was terminated for his questionable handling of scholarship funds.
July 14, 2011
African-American
Black Seaman’s 1861 Heroics Recalled in New Film
Among highlights in the documentary “Search for the Jefferson Davis: Trader, Slaver, Raider” is the story of William Tillman, a Black seaman whose heroics thwarted the sale of a schooner that had been captured by the Jefferson Davis, a Southern privateer that seized several Union ships during the Civil War.
July 12, 2011
African-American
Puerto Rican Scholar Ricardo Alegria Dies at 90
Dr. Ricardo Alegria, a Puerto Rican scholar known for his pioneering studies of the island’s native Taino culture and who is credited with preserving the capital’s colonial district, died Thursday.
July 12, 2011
Faculty & Staff
First African-American Named to Lead Lexington Theological Seminary
The flagship seminary of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) made history last week when trustees voted to name Dr. Charisse Gillett, the 17th president of the Lexington Theological Seminary.
July 10, 2011
African-American
University of Delaware Art Conservationists Restore Historic African-American Mural
A mural painted by the late African-American artist Aaron Douglas is currently undergoing restoration by University of Delaware Professor Joyce Stoner and five student conservationists.
July 7, 2011
African-American
Southern Swamp Holds Clues About Runaway Slaves
The oppressive heat, venomous serpents and boot-snatching muck that made the Great Dismal Swamp a barrier to European settlement ever since colonial times also made it a haven for thousands of people escaping slavery before the Civil War.
July 6, 2011
African-American
U.S. Rep. Clyburn Defends S.C. State Research Center
U.S. Rep. James Clyburn blamed former Gov. Mark Sanford on Tuesday for delays in building a South Carolina State University transportation center that bears his name and said that has contributed to fundraising issues.
July 6, 2011
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