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Section: Demographics > African-American
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
Leadership & Policy
La. Regents’ Racial Makeup Factors in SUNO-UNO Merger Push
The Louisiana state constitution requires the board to reflect the racial and gender makeup of the state, which is about 37 percent minority.
February 22, 2011
African-American
Islam’s Connection to Black America, U.S. Slavery Explored in Mississippi Conferences
More than three dozen scholars, religious leaders and community activists examined the influences of West African Islam on the world, how slavery has impacted American culture, and the ties between slavery and Islam.
February 21, 2011
Students
Campus Racial Flaps Dog Alabama Despite Progress
Months after the university unveiled a plaza and clock tower named for its earliest Black students, the campus was swamped with unwelcome attention after a White student was disciplined for yelling racial slurs.
February 20, 2011
African-American
Census Estimates Show Blacks Moving South
The Southern U.S. region – primarily metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Miami and Charlotte, N.C. – accounted for roughly 75 percent of the population gains among Blacks since 2000.
February 16, 2011
Students
Georgia Tech Sees ‘Room for Progress’ After Half Century of Integration
Fifty years after its integration, Georgia Tech recommits itself to providing institutional access to underserved students.
February 16, 2011
African-American
Ohio Universities Defend Affirmative Action Strategies in Their Admissions
Two universities accused in a new report of giving minority students an unfair edge in the admissions process defended their practices as being legitimate strategies to expand access and enhance diversity on campus.
February 15, 2011
African-American
Slaves Hid African Charms in Maryland Greenhouse
The greenhouse on the Maryland-based Wye House plantation where famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass spent part of his childhood was not as uniquely European as once thought: Its furnace was built by slaves, who hid distinctly African touches within it to ward off bad spirits, researchers say.
February 14, 2011
African-American
Civil Rights Activists Mark 1961 Freedom Rides
Joan Trumpauer Mulholland and the Rev. Reginald Green appeared at the University of Mary Washington to honor the Freedom Rides and their organizer, the late James Farmer.
February 13, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Diverse Special Feature: A Revolution in Understanding
To Dr. Edward Ayers, a recognized expert on Southern history and president of the University of Richmond, 2011 marks the start of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War and the emancipation of African-Americans.
February 13, 2011
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