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Section: Demographics > African-American
Faculty & Staff
Southern University System Names Presidential Contenders
Southern University’s presidential search committee announced Friday that the pool of candidates for the job of system president and chancellor of the system’s Baton Rouge campus is down to six.
May 17, 2015
African-American
Xavier University Selects Verret as Next President
Dr. C. Reynold Verret, who is currently the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Savannah State University, has been tapped to be the next president of Xavier University in New Orleans.
May 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Black Professor Regrets Comments Critical of White Students
An incoming Boston University professor who called “White college males” a “problem population” and was publicly criticized by the university’s president said late Tuesday she regrets making the remarks.
May 13, 2015
Sports
Willie Lanier Funding Endowed Lectureship at Morgan State
Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Lanier is giving $500,000 to Morgan State University, his alma mater, to establish the Willie E. Lanier, Sr. Endowed Lectureship in Business Ethics.
May 13, 2015
African-American
Southern University President to Take Reins at UDC
Ronald Mason Jr., president of the Southern University system, is expected to be named the next president of the University of the District of Columbia at a press conference Tuesday.
May 11, 2015
African-American
Young Men of Color Matter Before They’re Victims
President’s comforting words arrive too late for some.
May 10, 2015
African-American
Michelle Obama Tells Tuskegee Grads How Racism Hits Home
On Saturday, Michelle Obama became the second first lady to visit Tuskegee University and, like Roosevelt, she used the opportunity to train a national spotlight on the issue of race.
May 10, 2015
African-American
Lifelong Learner, Activist Earns Her Degree
Alabama State University cites Jean Graetz and her husband, Robert, as “famous and nationally acclaimed civil rights pioneers, who were among the few White residents of Montgomery who openly and actively supported the civil rights movement.”
May 10, 2015
African-American
Michelle Obama Tells Tuskegee Grads How Racism Hits Home
On Saturday, Michelle Obama became the second first lady to visit Tuskegee University and, like Roosevelt, she used the opportunity to train a national spotlight on the issue of race.
May 10, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Governor Signs Bill Firing Remainder of S.C. State’s Trustees
The bill, passed by a Republican-dominated legislature, allows seven Republicans one week to appoint new trustees to the HBCU’s governing board.
May 8, 2015
African-American
Drastic Fix Offered for Maryland Higher Ed
HBCU backers call for the merger of the University of Baltimore and Morgan State University as one step to end program duplication and the maintenance of unequal segregated systems.
May 8, 2015
Students
Feminist Group Accuses University of Ignoring Cyberthreats
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. ― A feminist group on the campus of the University of Mary Washington accuses the school of failing to act on sexual and violent cyberthreats made against its members, according to a complaint filed Thursday.
May 7, 2015
African-American
Black Higher Ed Enrollment Peaks in 2014
The U.S. Labor Department reported last month that 70.9 percent of African-American graduating high school seniors in 2014 had enrolled in college by the end of that year.
May 6, 2015
African-American
Campus Leaders Must Consider Issues’ Impact
As national conversations persist about the role of race in society and the place of Black citizens — particularly Black males — it is important for educators to consider how those conversations impact the campus climate, experts say.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
BEVERLEE MCCLURE
BEVERLEE MCCLURE has been appointed president of Adams State University. She was chief executive officer of the New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry. McClure holds a bachelor’s from Texas A&M University-Commerce, an MBA from the University of Arkansas and a doctorate from The University of Texas at Austin.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
JOSE SARTARELLI
JOSE SARTARELLI has been named chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He is chief global officer and dean of the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. He will take office in July. Sartarelli earned a bachelor’s from the Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil. He earned an MBA and a doctorate from Michigan State University.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
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May 1, 2015
African-American
Diverse Conversations: The Sources of HBCUs’ Pain
The question of HBCU relevance is constantly floated in education circles but lately I’ve been pondering an even more poignant query: Is there a conspiracy to destroy HBCUs?
April 30, 2015
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