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Section: Demographics > African-American
Leadership & Policy
New Jindal Regents Appointee to Miss SUNO/UNO Board Meeting
Dr. Albert Sam II, a Black surgeon, was named to the Regents Board by Gov. Bobby Jindal after the governor pushed out a longtime White member of the board amid complaints about the lack of diversity on the panel.
March 13, 2011
African-American
HBCU Merger Proposals Persist Despite Fervent Opposition
Now, some advocates and leaders within the Black higher education community are warming to partnerships and other alternatives.
March 10, 2011
African-American
Talladega College’s Amistad Murals to Go on Nationwide Tour
Now valued around $40 million, the Amistad paintings by artist Hale Aspacio Woodruff were commissioned in 1938 and the first three panels have hung at Talladega College since the 1939 dedication of a library.
March 9, 2011
African-American
Alabama State University Conference Focuses on Globalization
About 350 business and government leaders joined scholars and educators at Alabama State University in Montgomery this week to explore economic innovation and international business opportunities.
March 9, 2011
African-American
UMKC Professor Pearlie Johnson Uses Quilts to Teach Black History
Pearlie Johnson, a visiting assistant professor in the University of Missouri-Kansas City College of Arts and Sciences’ Black Studies Program, uses quilts from her private collection in class lectures.
March 8, 2011
Students
Conference: UC-Berkeley’s Equity Chief Gibor Basri Says Data Collection Key to Diversity Push
UC-Berkeley’s vice chancellor of equity and inclusion, Gibor Basri, says his efforts are focused on developing the Haas Diversity Research Center, which has seven endowed chairs and targets disparities in education, public health and economics.
March 8, 2011
African-American
Immigrant Students Revive U.S. Pentecostal Church
Just 15 years ago, membership fell to just three dozen. But now a Cambridge, Mass. Pentecostal church claims more than 350 members thanks to aggressive recruitment of immigrants and international students.
March 7, 2011
African-American
Rare Anti-slavery Booklet Acquired by University of Virginia
The copy of abolitionist David Walker’s “Appeal in Four Articles; Together With a Preamble to the Coloured Citizens of the World, But in Particular, and Very Expressly to Those of the United States of America” is one of seven known to still exist.
March 6, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Political Scientist Karin Stanford Reborn As a Hip-Hop Scholar
Ten years after Dr. Karin Stanford gained notoriety for her relationship with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, she has rebuilt her life and the Black studies department she leads.
March 2, 2011
African-American
House Budget Stirs Opposition Over Higher Education Cuts
Advocates have criticized legislation by the House of Representatives that would cut funding for minority-serving colleges and universities by $250 million this year while reducing the maximum Pell Grant by more than $800 for the neediest students.
March 1, 2011
African-American
Arne Duncan Says Education is Key to Improving Economic Conditions
The education secretary pointed to the 41 states that have raised their K-12 standards as success stories that will benefit children from underserved communities.
February 28, 2011
Students
UC-San Diego Ensnared in Another Race Controversy
Black students say the response shows the university hasn’t done enough to address racial problems on campus.
February 27, 2011
African-American
Judge Refuses to Halt SUNO/UNO Merger Study
A judge refused to block a Board of Regents study looking into the possible consolidation of Southern University at New Orleans with the University of New Orleans.
February 27, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Melissa Harris-Perry Leaving Princeton to Lead Race Center at Tulane
Black intellectual superstar Melissa Harris-Perry is departing Princeton University to build a new, unique center in the heart of the South.
February 27, 2011
African-American
Black History Month Book Special, Part III
DiverseEducation.com celebrates Black History Month with a three-part book review series, featuring a broad selection of African-American historical and cultural titles.
February 24, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Can Universities Keep the Minority Students They Woo?
Black and Latino students are, on average, far less likely to graduate in six years than their White and Asian peers.
February 23, 2011
African-American
Black History Month Book Special, Part II
DiverseEducation.com commemorates Black History Month with a three-part book review series, spanning a wide array of African-American-themed history and culture volumes.
February 23, 2011
Students
Educators Seek Out More Minorities to Study Abroad
Educators want more minority students to study abroad because the experience is seen as crucial to student development, yet minority participation badly lags their overall presence on college campuses.
February 22, 2011
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