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Section: Demographics > African-American
Faculty & Staff
Alcorn State Celebrates Medgar Evers’ Civil Rights Legacy
The thriving land-grant institution in rural Mississippi hosted the last leg of celebrations in the state honoring Evers 50 years after his assassination.
June 13, 2013
Students
Commission Recommends Elevating Standards for Teacher Preparation
HBCU deans concerned diversity goals may be lost as CAEP proposal may favor the privileged at the expense of the economically disadvantaged.
June 12, 2013
African-American
Partnership Programs Make College a Reality for First-Generation Students
The programs are expected to help boost diversity on campus as the United States seeks to boost the number of its young citizens with a college degree.
June 12, 2013
African-American
Widow Works to Preserve Evers’ Civil Rights Legacy
Myrlie Evers-Williams acknowledges it would be easy to remain mired in bitterness and anger, 50 years after a sniper’s bullet made her a widow.
June 11, 2013
African-American
University of Washington Students Must Take Diversity Course
Students at the University of Washington will be required to take a course in some area of social, political or economic diversity before they can graduate.
June 10, 2013
Students
Santa Monica College Reopens After Deadly Rampage
The school reopened under extra security Monday, except for the library, where police shot and killed a gunman after a rampage that left five people dead.
June 10, 2013
Sports
Man Charged in Florida A&M Hazing Case Gets No Jail Time
By Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — The roommate of the Florida A&M drum major who died after undergoing a hazing ritual in 2011 won’t spend any time in jail for his role in the hazing death. Rikki Wills was sentenced Friday to one year of house arrest and five years probation. Wills previously pleaded no […]
June 9, 2013
African-American
Morris Brown Trustees Reject $10M in Taxpayer Money
Trustees of Morris Brown College reject Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s offer to help eliminate the school’s $35 million debt.
June 9, 2013
African-American
Schools Increase AP Participation and Pass Rates Among African-American Students
Report identifies six school districts that have initiated promising practices to expand AP access and success for Black students.
June 9, 2013
African-American
Report: Asian-American Subgroups Among Nation’s Poorest
Multiple economic indicators show Southeast Asians, for instance, consistently among the so-called have-nots, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.
June 6, 2013
African-American
William and Mary Aims to Atone for Role in Slavery
After investigating its history in race relations and its role in slave labor, the college began “The Lemon Project — A Journey of Reconciliation.”
June 4, 2013
Students
Ohio State President Retires in Wake of Notre Dame Jabs
Gee came under fire for jokingly referring to “those damn Catholics” at Notre Dame and poking fun at the academic quality of other schools.
June 4, 2013
African-American
Freedom Deferred
The 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation was celebrated at the beginning of this year, but, as most scholars know, freedom did not come immediately for most African-Americans who were held in slavery.
June 4, 2013
African-American
St. Paul’s College Officials Say Closure ‘Temporary’
School will continue to implement a closure plan while it seeks another “strategic opportunity.”
June 3, 2013
Leadership & Policy
The Passing of a Cherished Mentor
One of my closest friends and mentors, Dr. Barbara Eleanor Adams, transitioned early last week at the age of 74.
May 30, 2013
African-American
Georgia University Students Save Slave Artifacts from Demolition
The historical Miller Plantation in Savannah, Ga., is a recent example of African-American history being erased for new development. The University of West Georgia will preserve slave artifacts retrieved from the site.
May 28, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Mississippi Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Woolworth Sit-In
Education and Tourism Officials Unveil a Marker to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Woolworth Sit-In.
May 27, 2013
African-American
President Obama’s Personal Message to Black Men
Last weekend, President Barack Obama’s commencement remarks at Morehouse College were a unique opportunity to address issues facing Black males in America and were indeed a rousing call to action.
May 22, 2013
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