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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Higher Ed, Civil Rights Groups Should Explore Areas of Convergence
There is plenty of common ground between universities and civil rights groups that needs to be uplifted and utilized. There is a gulf that needs to be filled.
August 2, 2016
Students
Colleges Renew STEM Push With Diversity in Mind
Colleges and universities readjust their focus on STEM education amid a declining interest from college-bound students.
August 2, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Yale to Revisit Name of College Honoring Slavery Supporter
NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Yale University said Monday it will reconsider the decision to keep the name of a residential college named for John C. Calhoun, a 19th-century alumnus and ardent supporter of slavery. Yale President Peter Salovey announced in April that the university was preserving the name of Calhoun College, defying protesters who railed […]
August 1, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Ronald Carter to Step Down as Johnson C. Smith President in 2017
Dr. Ronald L. Carter, president of Johnson C. Smith University since 2008, announced his intention to step aside as leader of the historically Black institution in June 2017. Carter, in a letter sent to JCSU stakeholders on Monday, indicated that the university had completed the goals of the 2008-2017 Strategic Plan implemented when he took […]
August 1, 2016
African-American
The Perverse Affinity for Defending Slavery
One can only wonder what would make any rational, decent human being assert that slavery was a good thing.
August 1, 2016
African-American
Black Scholars Take Issue with Obama on Police Encounters
President Obama suggested that Hillary Clinton is the best candidate in the 2016 presidential race because she knows “the worry Black parents feel when their son leaves the house isn’t so different than what a brave cop’s family feels when he puts on the blue and goes to work.”
July 28, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Arkansas Baptist College Names Joseph L. Jones President
Dr. Joseph L. Jones, a political scientist, has been tapped as the next president of Arkansas Baptist College — a small, private historically Black college located in Little Rock.
July 27, 2016
Students
Diverse Docket: Professor’s Bias Suit Against John Jay College Rejected
A federal judge has rejected a race discrimination and retaliation suit by an African-American assistant professor of economics who failed to win tenure and promotion at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
July 27, 2016
Students
Experts: Education Not Likely to be Priority at Democratic National Convention
As more than 50,000 Democrats converge in Philadelphia this week to formally nominate Hillary Clinton as their presidential nominee, experts say education isn’t likely to take center stage at the Democratic National Convention.
July 25, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: 4 Predictions for College Diversity by 2020
The realm of higher education will most likely see four major changes before the end of the decade.
July 25, 2016
Students
The Problem Behind GMU Law School Name Change
Jacquelyn Branscomb, a law student at George Mason University, shares her experiences surrounding the school’s name change.
July 24, 2016
Students
Diversity Candidate? Trump’s No Voice for Diversity
Donald Trump’s speeches provide a clear message on his stance on diversity issues.
July 24, 2016
Students
Management Leadership Program Aims to Boost Workforce Diversity
Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) provides minority students with one-on-one leadership coaching, role-playing exercises and networking opportunities to groom them for future management positions.
July 24, 2016
African-American
GMU Law School Renaming a Possible Roadblock to Diversity
George Mason University moves forward with plans to foster diversity despite the controversy surrounding the renaming the law school after the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
July 24, 2016
African-American
Miami Mayor Tomás Pedro Regalado Touts Success of ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ in his City
The mayor of Miami said that President Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” (MBK) Initiative has yielded positive results for Black and Hispanic men in his city.
July 21, 2016
Students
Free Community College Program Preparing to Launch in San Diego
Free community college is coming to San Diego. This fall, the first cohort of 201 students will participate in the San Diego Promise pilot program.
July 21, 2016
Students
Experts: Direct More Institutional Aid to Low-income Students
Colleges and universities should rethink the way they distribute institutional aid in order to matriculate more students who lack the means to pay.
July 21, 2016
Sports
For the Black Athlete, Diversity and Inclusion Still the Elephant in Room
In college sports, we are missing many of the key elements associated with the concept of diversity.
July 20, 2016
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