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Section: Demographics > African-American
Faculty & Staff
We’re Always Athletes: Microaggressions of Black Males Navigating Academia
The assumption often is that Black males within higher education contexts are athletes or related to athletics and could not possibly be there for anything else.
January 25, 2017
African-American
Diversity in Tech: Lots of Attention, Little Progress
NEW YORK — The tech industry has brought us self-driving cars, artificial intelligence, disappearing photos and 3-D printers. But when it comes to racial and gender diversity, its companies are no trailblazers. Despite loudly touted efforts to hire more Black, Latino and female workers, especially in technical and leadership positions, diversity numbers at the largest […]
January 24, 2017
Students
Diverse Conversations: What Would MLK Say About Diversity in Higher Ed?
As a champion of equality in education, what would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have to say about equalizing opportunities in higher ed through diversity initiatives and other efforts?
January 23, 2017
Students
Our Struggle to Overcome Must Begin With You and Me
Let us strive to be our brother’s and sister’s keeper. We need more dignity and more respect when it comes to each other.
January 22, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Grambling President Advises Connecting with Politicians
Grambling State President Richard Gallot has advice for his peers, offered as a seasoned politician turned higher education administrator: connect with your so-called adversaries early, earnestly and often.
January 22, 2017
Students
By Redefining Diversity, Trump Making America Small Again
The size of the audience in Washington aside, the vision of the inaugural speech of Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States, was definitely small.
January 22, 2017
Students
Rights Activists: Fight Just Getting Started
Speakers said that mobilizing for protests and marches is critical, but sustained activism would be necessary for effecting actual change.
January 22, 2017
Students
Jackson State’s Interim Chief Looks to Cut Expenses
JACKSON, Miss. — Interim Jackson State University President Rod Paige says his main priority is to get the university’s finances in order, which includes hiring a chief financial officer. Paige, speaking to The Clarion-Ledger editorial board, said he is trying to get his hands wrapped around issues at his alma mater, but the main financial […]
January 22, 2017
African-American
Trump Inauguration Leaves Discord in its Wake
The angry exchanges that could be seen along Pennsylvania Avenue demonstrated that the strife brought about by the 2016 election is unlikely to go away anytime soon.
January 20, 2017
Sports
Debate Persists Over Pay for NCAA Athletes
All paths in this debate over paying student-athletes inevitably lead to that familiar mantra: Follow the money.
January 19, 2017
Students
Lumina Foundation Awards $716,700 Grant to Morgan State
In an effort to bolster retention and increase graduation rates at Black colleges, the Lumina Foundation has awarded a grant of $716,700 to Morgan State University to implement initiatives that will increase completion rates and improve outcomes for historically underserved students. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Student Success Project, is a three-year $1.5 […]
January 19, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Expert: HBCUs’ Leadership Instability Unnerving for Potential Benefactors
The announcement this week by Morehouse College that it was parting ways with its president after four years on the job adds additional grief for the larger community of HBCUs in America, say higher education advocates.
January 18, 2017
Students
Talladega College Marching Band Heads to Trump Inaugural after Raising $620K
TALLADEGA, Ala. — The Talladega College Marching Tornadoes got a big send-off Wednesday as it left to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural parade Friday in Washington. Some alumni criticized the trip and did’t want students at the historically Black college founded by former slaves performing for Trump. Some alumni didn’t want the school being […]
January 18, 2017
Students
Morehouse Students, Faculty Shut Out of Process of Ousting President
Student and faculty trustees at Morehouse College decry lack of input in board of trustees’ decision over the weekend not to renew the contract of President John Wilson.
January 17, 2017
African-American
Donald Trump Fails John Lewis History Lesson
The fact that Donald Trump would have the unmitigated gall to allude to John Lewis being incompetent, ineffective and useless to his constituency is beyond insulting.
January 17, 2017
Students
Donors Solve Talladega College’s Inaugural Parade Funding Issue
Talladega College said it needed $75,000 to carry out the controversial decision to have its marching band perform in President-electDonald J. Trump’s inaugural parade Friday. As of Monday, donors have pledged more than $400,000 on the Alabama school’s GoFundMe page and an appearance by the historically Black college’s President Billy C. Hawkins last Friday on […]
January 16, 2017
African-American
Senators May Find Betsy DeVos not a Quick Read
Regarded as a conservative, Betsy DeVos has attracted criticism in recent months from affirmative action’s staunchest opponents for her past positions on affirmative action policies.
January 12, 2017
Students
TMCF Boss: Nothing Political About $26M Gift from Kochs
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced on Thursday the launch of the Center for Advancing Opportunity, which is supported by a $26 million gift from the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries.
January 12, 2017
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