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Section: Demographics > African-American
Sports
Support Program Aims to be Game-Changer
When Black student-athletes arrive on campus on a sports scholarship, their athletic performance too often is priority while education ends up on the sidelines.
March 29, 2015
Students
Tiger Woods Donates $10K to UMES for Golf Scholarship
Tiger Woods is donating $10,000 to the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, helping the university create a scholarship in the name of trailblazing golfer Charlie Sifford.
March 26, 2015
African-American
California Community Colleges Team Up With HBCUs
The California Community College system and nine historically Black institutions have devised a transfer program linking the state’s 112 two-year colleges with the nation’s Black college community.
March 26, 2015
African-American
Disciplinary Actions Against Black Girls Scrutinized
Concern over unfair treatment of Black girls in school has caused many to look at racial-ethnic differences in an academic setting.
March 26, 2015
Students
Oklahoma Student Who Led Racist Chant to Meet With Black Leaders
A former University of Oklahoma student who led a racist chant apologized personally to the leader of Oklahoma’s Legislative Black Caucus and plans to meet with more civic leaders before speaking publicly about the incident for the first time, a state senator said Wednesday.
March 25, 2015
African-American
Spelman College Names Campbell Presidential Finalist
Dean emerita of New York University Tisch School of the Arts will visit Spelman’s campus Thursday and Friday.
March 25, 2015
African-American
National Urban League Delivers Word to Higher Ed
The group’s Equality Index in its annual State of Black America report shows Blacks falling further behind Whites statistically in key quality of life indicators.
March 25, 2015
African-American
Complications of Race and Class Fuel Perceptions of UVA Incident
The recent incident in which a Black honors student at the University of Virginia was assaulted last week has fueled discussion about the ongoing trend of violence against Black males by those in authority.
March 23, 2015
African-American
Penn State to Offer Course About Shooting in Ferguson
Penn State University is the latest institution to offer a course about the tragic events that unfolded in Ferguson, Mo., last summer when an unarmed 18-year-old named Michael Brown was shot and killed by a White police officer.
March 22, 2015
African-American
In Case You Missed It…
Penn State to Offer Course About Shooting in Ferguson Selma Shows Asian Americans Know #blacklivesmatter Complications of Race and Class Fuel Perceptions of UVA Incident United States, Mexico Sign Intern Agreement
March 19, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Penn State Professor Arrested in Miami after Rant on Plane
A Penn State University associate sociology professor says she doesn’t know why her onboard speech about U.S.-Venezuela relations got her pulled off a flight in Miami.
March 18, 2015
African-American
Diverse Conversations: How Do We Get More Black Men in College?
Black young men are attending college at lower rates than their peers, and are trailing Black young women when it comes to college enrollment and graduation.
March 18, 2015
Students
Welcome Aboard!
Please join us in welcoming Jonica T. Gibbs into the Diverse ranks as an Advertising Accounts Manager. Jonica has an extensive background in sales, as well as experience in higher education. As a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Jonica is a Tar Heel through and through. She enjoys exercising, traveling, […]
March 18, 2015
Students
Santa Fe College Named Nation’s Top Community College
Santa Fe College (SFC) in Gainesville, Florida, is the winner of the 2015 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
March 18, 2015
Leadership & Policy
JACOB EAPEN
Community College of Philadelphia has appointed JACOB EAPEN as vice president for business and finance. He was the former vice president for administration and chief business officer at Mercer County Community College. He holds a bachelor’s from Roosevelt University in Chicago, a master’s from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
March 18, 2015
African-American
BLG Founder Reaches Back to Lend Hand
Madonna University alum defied the odds to achieve and now his program is helping Detroit-area African-American male students forge ahead.
March 17, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Southern University Resumes Search for Top Leadership Position
Southern University has revived its stalled search for a new leader.
March 15, 2015
African-American
Diverse Conversations: True Diversity on Campus
In order for higher ed campuses to truly be places of diversity, there are some major areas that need focus and active attention.
March 15, 2015
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