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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
St. Augustineâs Change Goes Beyond Its Name
Academic changes at St. Augustineâs College prompt a rebranding.
August 5, 2012
African-American
Activist Attorney Calls for âMilitantâ Action Against Injustices in Public Education
Young students are best suited to wage the battle for public educationâand against the expansion of charter schoolsâand large-scale integration of the nationâs public schools should be a paramount goal in the fight.
August 5, 2012
African-American
Commentary: The Black Church â Not a Monolith
It is quite parochial and wrongheaded to purport that the Black church, as if a monolith, is responsible for a diminution of progressive social action by African-Americans, contends Illya Davis, a lecturer of philosophy and religion at Clark Atlanta University.
August 1, 2012
African-American
Echoes of Faith: Church Roots Run Deep Among HBCUs
Religious leaders, local churches, missionaries, and denominations were descending across the South in the 19th century, believing that it was worth it to spend their time and money and do the right thing when they decided to establish seminaries, classrooms, colleges, and even medical schools for Blacks.
July 30, 2012
African-American
Soledad OâBrienâs Education Foundation Celebrates Second Annual Gala
Two years after launching, the Soledad OâBrien and Brad Raymond Foundation is well on its way to becoming a key change agent in higher education.
July 29, 2012
African-American
White House: New African-American Initiative to Cover All Education
President Obamaâs new initiative on African-American education will focus on the full spectrum of pre-K to higher education learning and will âcomplementâ the federal initiative on historically Black schools, the White House says.
July 26, 2012
African-American
White House: New African-American Initiative to Cover All Education
President Obamaâs new initiative on African-American education will focus on the full spectrum of pre-K to higher education learning and will âcomplementâ the federal initiative on historically Black schools, the White House says.
July 26, 2012
African-American
North Carolina Central Chancellor Charlie Nelms to Retire
The rapidly growing help wanted list for college leaders expanded again Thursday with the surprise announcement from North Carolina Central University that Dr. Charlie Nelms, its chancellor for the past five years, is retiring in August.
July 26, 2012
African-American
Obama Creating African-American Education Office
President Barack Obama is creating a new office to bolster education of African-American students.
July 26, 2012
African-American
Alabama State Professor, Civil Rights Pioneer Dies at 96
Thelma McWilliams Glass, a longtime professor and civil rights pioneer who helped launch the Montgomery Bus Boycott, has died at age 96.
July 25, 2012
African-American
Commemorating the Frank Hale Legacy
Ohio Stateâs Frank W. Hale Black Cultural Center is a rarity in academia, as was its namesake, who helped mentor dozens of African-American Ph.D. students at the Columbus, Ohio-based flagship university.
July 25, 2012
African-American
Accrediting Body Sanctions Virginia Union University over Finances
The Southeastern Association of Colleges and Schoolsâ Commission on Colleges has put Virginia Union University on warning because of failure to comply with three core financial standards.
July 24, 2012
African-American
James Ammons Leaves FAMU Presidency
Despite announcing his intention to resign this October, Florida A & M University president James Ammons was relieved of his post Monday, after trustees decided to end his once-celebrated tenure promptly.
July 16, 2012
African-American
Morgan State Hosts White House Meeting on African-American Affairs
About 150 people gathered at Morgan State University Friday to pose questions and complaints at a contingent of Obama administration officials who promoted the presidentâs âAn America Built to Lastâ platform.
July 15, 2012
African-American
Jackson, Miss. to Lose Capital City Classic in 2012
Alcorn State University is exercising its rights to have its annual football matchup with Jackson State played in Lorman, Miss. rather than in Jackson where for the past 18 years the game has been known as the Capital City Classic.
July 12, 2012
African-American
Tennessee State University Embroiled in Student Grades Controversy
With more than 100 Tennessee State Univ. students initially given incompletes in two fall courses and those marks later changed to letter grades, officials have clashed over whether school policies were violated.
July 11, 2012
African-American
FAMU President James Ammons Resigns
Florida A & M Universityâs embattled president, Dr. James Ammons, abruptly announced his resignation Wednesday, further complicating the schoolâs scramble to restore its tarnished reputation in the wake of a studentâs hazing death.
July 11, 2012
African-American
FAMU President Resigns in Wake of Hazing Death
The president of Florida A&M University announced his resignation Wednesday, more than seven months after the drum major for the university band died following a hazing incident, CNN reported Wednesday afternoon.
July 10, 2012
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