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Section: Demographics > African-American
Students
Oregonian Analysis: State College Enrollment Diversifies
PORTLAND, Ore. ā The number of Latino and multiracial students attending Oregonās public universities has more than doubled in the past seven years, according to an analysis of enrollment records by a Portland newspaper. The stateās public universities collectively saw enrollment rise 5 percent from 2010 to 2016, largely because of an influx of minority [ā¦]
November 30, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: Addressing Needs of Students from Different Backgrounds
It is important for every campus to do more than simply represent the racial and cultural campus majority.
November 30, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Scholar: Make Tenure Great Again
Dr. Andre Perry says that tenureāgiving a teacher or professor an appointment until retirementāprovides a firewall of protection, saving academic freedom from Donald Trumpās āpost-truthā United States.
November 28, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Black Doctoral Network a āOne-stop Shopā for Universities
Experts say the Black Doctoral Network is the answer for colleges and universities that constantly claim they ācanāt find Black faculty.ā
November 28, 2016
Students
NCCU Chancellor Debra Saunders-White Dies
Debra Saunders-White, 59, the first permanent female chancellor of North Carolina Central University, died of cancer Saturday.
November 27, 2016
African-American
Rodriguez: Nation Not Treading Lightly in Unchartered Territory
Without question, this country is in unchartered territory. People across the country continue to express themselves in despair. Others in fear. Some panic, while still others prepare.
November 27, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway Named Northwestern University Provost
Jonathan Holloway, the Dean of Yale College and the first African American to hold that position, has been named provost of Northwestern University.
November 21, 2016
African-American
Turn the Page from November 8, 2016
We can lament, cry and whine all we want to about this election, but it is too late. We had the chance and the opportunity, but we didnāt seize the moment.
November 20, 2016
Students
Cornel West Returning to Harvard Faculty
Dr. Cornel Westāarguably one of the nationās most visible Black public intellectualsāwill rejoin the faculty of Harvard University.
November 20, 2016
Students
Hiring Its Own Graduates Could be Key to HBCUsā Survival
Who would be a better fit to transform the outcome of HBCUs than qualified HBCU graduates?
November 20, 2016
African-American
āApprenticeā Winner Randal Pinkett Sees Diversity Disaster Under Trump
Based on his divisive campaign rhetoric and his cabinet appointments, the forthcoming administration of Donald Trump could potentially spell ādisaster to diversity in higher education.ā
November 20, 2016
Students
Wake Forest University Naming Dorm for Poet Maya Angelou
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ā Wake Forest University is naming a new residence hall in honor of famous former faculty member Maya Angelou. The private university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, said Friday the five-story building now under construction will house more than 200 first-year students when it opens in January 2017. University President Nathan Hatch says Angelou [ā¦]
November 20, 2016
Students
Rutgers Confronts Ties to Slavery in Groundbreaking Report
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. ā Rutgers University is confronting its historical ties to slavery. The New Jersey school founded in 1766 has compiled research that sheds new light on its beginnings, including an untold story of a slave who helped build the universityās iconic Old Queens administration building. The detailed report released Friday is published in [ā¦]
November 20, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Eduardo PadrĆ³n to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Dr. Eduardo PadrĆ³n reached another milestone in his celebrated career in higher education when it was announced Wednesday that he will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nationās highest civilian honor.
November 16, 2016
African-American
TMCF to Trump: Let Supreme Court Reflect Diversity
There is huge merit to diversifying a Court that will increasingly make decisions impacting everyday Americans.
November 16, 2016
Students
Oklahoma Student in Penn Racist Chat āNo Longer Enrolledā
NORMAN, Okla. ā University of Oklahoma President David Boren says a student involved in a racist incident at the University of Pennsylvania āis no longer enrolledā at OU. Boren said in a statement Tuesday that the university has āzero toleranceā for those who take part in racism. Boren said OU will maintain a strong sense [ā¦]
November 15, 2016
Students
Abilene Christian University Apologizes for Blackface Student Posting
ABILENE, Texas āA Christian university in Texas says some students no longer attend the school after images were posted online of a white student in blackface exclaiming: āIām a strong black woman.ā A student wearing an Abilene Christian University shirt and shorts is seen with her face covered in black. She also applies some oversized [ā¦]
November 15, 2016
Students
Students, Faculty Ask UVa President not to Quote Jefferson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. āThe University of Virginia president defended her use of Thomas Jefferson quotations after a group of students and professors criticized her, saying Jefferson shouldnāt be used as a āmoral compassā because he was a slave owner. School president Teresa Sullivan quoted Jefferson in statements made to the campus community before and after Donald [ā¦]
November 15, 2016
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