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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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African-American
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
African-American
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
Leadership & Policy
University of Connecticut Hopes to Start Offering Black Studies Major in Fall
Students at the state’s flagship university will be able to earn degrees in the study of Black history and culture starting this fall if a state board approves the school’s plans.
February 20, 2008
African-American
Getting to Know Dr. David Ikard
Dr. David Ikard’s recent book, Breaking the Silence:Toward a Black Male Feminist Criticism (LSU Press), has not only generated buzz within academia but has made its way onto the pop culture scene because of its insightful analysis of the writings of such literary giants as Toni Morrison, Walter Mosley and Toni Cade Bambara. But it […]
February 19, 2008
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Faculty & Staff
Descendant of University of Missouri Founder Creates Slavery Atonement Fund
Endowment will help support research into the impact, effects of slavery in the United States.
February 19, 2008
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African-American
A Month of Discoveries
Black History Month brings out the best publishers have to offer.
February 19, 2008
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African-American
Diverse Calendar
March 12-16 The National Black Graduate Student Association 20th Annual Conference “Brilliance in Black”Four Points Sheraton at O’Hare HotelChicagoWeb: www.nbgsa.org March 13- 15Eleventh Annual Regional HBCUSummit on Retention“Improving Retention at HBCUs:Retention is a Shared Enterprise”Clarion Resort HotelOcean City, Md.Contact: Dr. Anne L. Gaskins-NeddPhone: (301) 860-3687e-mail: anedd@bowiestate.edu March 14-15Faculty Resource Network at New York University“The Molecules […]
February 19, 2008
Leadership & Policy
University of Connecticut Hopes to Start Offering Black Studies Major in Fall
STORRS, Conn. Students at the state’s flagship university will be able to earn degrees in the study of Black history and culture starting this fall if a state board approves the school’s plans. The University of Connecticut is asking the state Board of Higher Education to approve an interdisciplinary major it will call African-American Studies. […]
February 19, 2008
Students
Celebrating Black History Month
Numerous two-year and four-year colleges are hosting Black History Month events across the nation.
February 13, 2008
African-American
Perspectives: The Future of Public HBCUs Depends On Exceptional Leadership
HBCUs make up 3 percent of colleges, but 23 percent of Black graduates. Surely, Black institutions add value to American higher education. The question is how can they contribute more?
February 10, 2008
African-American
Low Performance of Children Tied to “Ecological Risk”
Living in high-poverty neighborhoods has such a detrimental effect on verbal abilities of Black children that it’s the equivalent to missing a year of school, according to a recent study by sociologists from Harvard and New York universities and the University of Chicago.
February 7, 2008
African-American
Civil Rights Icons Backing Clinton Have Little Company
ATLANTA When Barack Obama was declared the winner of Georgia’s Democratic presidential primary, the Sweet Lowdown restaurant in midtown Atlanta echoed with whoops of glee as dozens of young, Black professionals celebrated his win with raised martini glasses. In other parts of the city, two civil rights icons had more subdued evenings, watching from separate […]
February 6, 2008
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Leadership & Policy
In Brief: ACE Names First Woman President
Former UNC president Molly Corbett Broad was named president of ACE; Johns Hopkins researchers find Blacks’ reluctance to participate in medical studies is a direct result of the Tuskegee experiment; and recipients of the Tien Education Leadership Awards are announced.
January 14, 2008
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African-American
A Conversation With Dr. Yvonne S. Thornton
Diverse correspondent Lois Elfman talks with best-selling author, gynecologist and educator Dr. Yvonne S. Thornton about the enduring impact of the soon-to-be re-released book, “The Ditchdigger’s Daughters,” higher education and being a Black female physician.
January 14, 2008
African-American
Historians Commemorate 200th Anniversary of the Slave Trade Act of 1808
In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act of 1808, legislation abolishing the transatlantic slave trade for the United States, historians from throughout the African Diaspora gathered to discuss the relevance of the legislation today.
January 12, 2008
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