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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Black Harvard Doctor Pens Memoir of Jim Crow South
Trailblazer now focuses on improving minority health care disparities.
January 2, 2011
Students
Historians Expose Error-Filled Virginia Textbooks
Controversial claim of Black Confederate soldiers just one of dozens of inaccurate or incorrect assertions in two textbooks.
January 2, 2011
Students
Learning Life Lessons from Kemba
In sharing her story of redemption, Kemba Smith Pradia helps the vulnerable stay on track, one college student at a time.
December 23, 2010
African-American
NSF Grant Supports STEM Partnership Between Jackson State and a Mississippi Community College
An innovative collaboration between Jackson State University and a rural community college campus in Mississippi has resulted in a five-year, $1.75 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
December 23, 2010
African-American
FAMU Law Students Transform Theory Into Potential Legislation
If all goes well during an upcoming presentation to Florida House members, three third-year students at the Florida A&M University College of Law may see their legislative proposal eventually enacted by the state legislature.
December 22, 2010
African-American
Kaplan Higher Education Sued Over Alleged Job Discrimination
Kaplan’s use of job applicants’ credit history discriminates because of race, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges.
December 21, 2010
African-American
Philadelphia Gets $750K To Improve College Diploma Rate
A local philanthropist gave $750,000 to the city Monday toward its efforts to raise the number of Philadelphians with college degrees, which he said was critical to attracting jobs and businesses.
December 20, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Reinvented New Jersey College Embraces Minority Identity
Faced with changing demographics, Bloomfield College stays true to its mission by embracing its status as a predominantly Black institution.
December 20, 2010
Students
Curriculum Reform at UT-Galveston Medical School Yields Improved Minority Student Board Results
The UT Medical Branch at Galveston has developed an approach that faculty members say have had a remarkable effect on its students’ performance on the medical board exam.
December 19, 2010
African-American
Black Segregation in U.S. Drops to Lowest in Century
America’s neighborhoods took large strides toward racial integration in the last decade as Blacks and Whites chose to live near each other at the highest levels in a century.
December 15, 2010
African-American
Southern University System Proceeds With Streamlining Amid Budget Crunch
Ronald Mason, the new president of the Southern University System, says he’s moving forward with campus campaigns amid stiff budget reductions.
December 14, 2010
Students
Garden State Abandons Minority Doctoral Program
New Jersey Legislature defunds the Minority Academic Careers program, making financing doctoral study a heavier burden for minority students.
December 14, 2010
Sports
Jackson State’s NAACP Chapter Has First White President
The president of the Mississippi NAACP says the selection of a White man to lead one of the organization’s chapters shows its real mission to represent more than one race.
December 13, 2010
African-American
Civil Rights Commission Report Finds That HBCUs Do a Better Job of Graduating Black STEM Majors
Race-conscious admissions at elite institutions lead to academic “mismatch” for Black students, report says.
December 12, 2010
African-American
Scholar Documents Historic Ties Between African-Americans and Native Americans
As an associate professor at the University of Michigan, Dr. Tiya Miles has emerged as a leading scholar of Cherokee-African American relations.
December 8, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Ten HBCUs Get Accreditation Reaffirmed, Two Placed on Warning Status
Fisk and Tennessee State Universities were placed on warning status by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges.
December 7, 2010
African-American
Author Spotlight: Oyeronke Oyewumi
Oyeronke Oyewumi is an associate professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she has taught courses on gender and globilization and feminist theory. The Nigerian-born scholar studied at the University of Ibadan and at the University of California at Berkeley. She is the author of African Women and Feminism: Reflecting on the Politics of Sisterhood, Africa World Press, Trenton: New Jersey (2003), available on diversebooks.net
December 6, 2010
African-American
U.S. Civil Rights Commission Announces Reports on HBCU Effectiveness, Minority STEM Pursuit
The commission announced Monday that it has released The Educational Effectiveness of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Encouraging Minority Students to Pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Careers (STEM) briefing reports.
December 6, 2010
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