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African-American
Thurgood Marshall Fund: Great Need for Continued HBCU Support
Students and leaders gathered at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s annual scholarship gala Monday.
November 17, 2015
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African-American
New Director Appointed at Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
by Associated Press ATLANTA — Meredith Evans has been named the new director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Archivist of the United States David Ferriero announced Evans’ appointment on Monday. She begins work at the library in Atlanta on Nov. 29. Evans previously oversaw the Department of Special Collections at Washington University […]
November 16, 2015
African-American
Yale Announces Plan to Increase Diversity
Yale University announced earlier this month a $50 million plan to increase the diversity of faculty on campus.
November 15, 2015
African-American
Islamic Scholars Produce New Translation of Quran
In an effort to bring about a richer understanding of the Quran, a group of mostly American-born and university-based Islamic scholars have produced a new translation of the Islamic sacred text.
November 15, 2015
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African-American
Wilberforce University Maintains Accreditation
Wilberforce University received notification from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) last week that the school would maintain its accreditation, according to the Dayton Daily News.
November 15, 2015
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Sports
2 More Fired, 3 Cleared in UNC Review after Cheating Scandal
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is firing two employees and barring a former associate dean from leadership positions after an investigation described their roles in the school’s academic fraud scandal, the school said Thursday. The moves mean seven people have been fired, resigned or disciplined since former U.S. […]
November 13, 2015
Students
Southern California College Dean Resigns Amid Racial Issues
CLAREMONT, Calif. ― The dean of students at a small Southern California college resigned Thursday after protests linked to racial concerns on campus. Mary Spellman, who held the position at Claremont McKenna College since 2010, announced her resignation in an email to students. “I believe it is the best way to gain closure of a […]
November 13, 2015
African-American
Suicide, Substance Abuse Taking Toll on Segment of Middle-aged Whites
There has been a lot of buzz about the recent report conducted by recent Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton and his co-author and wife, Anne Case.
November 12, 2015
African-American
Is #MizzouHungerStrike a Wake-up Call to Educators?
If you are not challenging injustice on your college campuses in your role as an educator, you are merely wearing a costume of social justice.
November 12, 2015
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Students
In Case You Missed It…
Where Are All the Black College Faculty? R.I.P.: The Tired Myth of the Apathetic Black Student Controversy Surrounds Push for Albany, Darton Merger At Mizzou, and Across the Country, It’s All About the Bottom Line
November 12, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Drexel University Rescinds Honorary Degree for Bill Cosby
PHILADELPHIA ― Drexel University has joined a number of other schools in rescinding an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby amid accusations of sexual assault. Drexel President John A. Fry says the misconduct that came to light in a deposition given by Cosby “stands in clear opposition” to the Philadelphia school’s values. He says in […]
November 12, 2015
Students
Howard University Warns of Online Threat to School, Students
WASHINGTON ― Authorities are investigating an online threat against Howard University and its students. In a message to the university community Thursday, President Wayne A. I. Frederick said school officials are aware of the threat and are working with local and federal law enforcement on the “serious matter.” He says the school has increased security […]
November 12, 2015
African-American
At Mizzou, and Across the Country, It’s All About the Bottom Line
It isn’t that I didn’t realize there obviously was a pervasive collective thought by an unacceptable number of students that the Black students at Mizzou were somehow subhuman. I’m not one of the people who is somehow delusional about the idea that we live in a postracial society.
November 11, 2015
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Students
Regents Approve Albany State, Darton State Merger
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the merger of Albany State University and Darton State College, a move pushed forward by system Chancellor Henry “Hank” M. Huckaby. Huckaby, who presides over 30 public colleges and universities across the state and oversees an $8.1 billion annual budget, says that […]
November 11, 2015
Students
R.I.P.: The Tired Myth of the Apathetic Black Student
We should all be finally noticing the new — really the old — Black student activism and it’s been a long time coming.
November 11, 2015
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African-American
Mentoring Minority Junior Faculty not Just Job for Tenured Professors of Color
A POD Network session explored ways in which Whites can effectively mentor non-Whites at universities like Grand Valley State University where there are perhaps too few minorities in senior positions to tap.
November 11, 2015
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Students
Yale Students March Over Concerns About Racial Sensitivity
Hundreds of Yale students and supporters marched across campus Monday to protest what they see as racial insensitivity at the elite Ivy League school
November 9, 2015
Sports
University of Missouri President Resigns Amid Protests
University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe resigned Monday, amid protests and calls for his resignation from the student body, faculty, state legislators and even the football team.
November 9, 2015
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