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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Experts Recommend Improved Strategies for Getting Minority Males into Graduate School
The Council of Graduate Schools’ annual conference that wrapped up in Washington, D.C., over the weekend focused on the challenges associated with positioning students to pursue more than just a bachelor’s degree.
December 5, 2010
Students
NAFEO, AT&T Launch Effort To Help Students With Disabilities Attend HBCUs, PBIs
The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education and the AT&T telecommunications giant have launched an initiative to provide scholarships to students with disabilities attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions.
December 2, 2010
African-American
Fisk, Angry Over Judge’s Art Ruling, Says It Will Fight On
Financially strapped Fisk University says it will appeal a Tennessee judge’s decision to deny the school access to all the sale proceeds of a proposed ownership sharing agreement involving the school’s valuable Stieglitz art and photograph collection.
December 2, 2010
African-American
Mississippi Still Lacks Civil Rights Museum
Mississippi bred some of the worst violence of the civil rights era, yet nearly a half-century after a barrage of atrocities pricked the conscience of America, it’s one of the few civil rights battleground states with no museum to commemorate the era.
December 1, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Christopher Brown Named New President of Alcorn State
Fisk University provost has been named president of Alcorn State University in Mississippi.
November 30, 2010
African-American
The Unreported Economic Depression in Black America
This is a classic Depression for Black America, and few appear to be paying attention. Just look at the numbers.
November 29, 2010
Students
Book Reviews: Life Journeys in Academia
While college professors spend a lot of time preparing others for careers, three recent academic memoirs show it can be instructive when scholars share the stories of their own development and life journeys.
November 29, 2010
African-American
Lomotey Stuns Southern University-Baton Rouge by Resigning as Chancellor
More than two years ago, Dr. Kofi Lomotey arrived at Southern University’s Baton Rouge campus with much fanfare and high expectations. So how did it all go wrong?
November 28, 2010
Students
Report: For-profit Schools Likened to Subprime Mortgage Lenders
The embattled for-profit college sector has taken another hit with the release of a new report that indicts the industry for preying on low-income and minority students in a way that will ultimately lead to a financial catastrophe like the subprime mortgage collapse of 2008.
November 23, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Gov. Says He Wants UMass Head With National Heft
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick wants the next president of the University of Massachusetts system to have “broad wings” and experience in national academic circles.
November 22, 2010
African-American
Miss. College Board Names Top HBCU Presidential Candidates
The preferred candidates to lead two of Mississippi’s historically Black universities have executive experience at HBCUs in other states and are prepared to lead schools with distinct academic missions, state College Board members say.
November 22, 2010
African-American
Perspectives: A Chat and a Tweet on Race
A new, substantive and sustained conversation about race is needed but should originate in college classrooms.
November 21, 2010
African-American
U.S. Education Department Reviewing Complaints About Inequities in K-12 Discipline, Supportive Services
Experts say the alleged disparities could impact minority students’ aspirations and access to higher education.
November 18, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Morgan State Expands Community College Leadership Program Via Online
Community College Leadership Doctoral Program establishes online presence to enhance Morgan State University’s mission of education access.
November 17, 2010
African-American
Black Colleges Look to Increase Online Education Presence
Online education market could prove lucrative for HBCUs.
November 16, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Academic Hiring Freeze Looms as Obstacle to Faculty Diversity
Recession reduces job opportunities in the professoriate, particularly in areas where minorities are clustered.
November 16, 2010
African-American
Perspectives: True Picture of Oppression Left Out of Social Studies Classes
Social studies class got the civil rights movement all wrong and left me unprepared to deal with race in America.
November 14, 2010
Students
Singer John Legend Urges Howard Students To Consider Teaching
In an event that commingled star power and the power of the federal government, President Obama’s Education Secretary and soul singer John Legend visited Howard University Wednesday as part of a national teacher recruitment campaign aimed at making America’s teaching ranks as diverse as the nation’s students.
November 10, 2010
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