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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Wake Forest Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Integrating Residence Halls
Wake Forest University will commemorate the 50th anniversary of integrating its women’s residence halls this weekend. To memorialize the anniversary, Beth Norbrey Hopkins and Deborah Graves McFarlane, the first two African-American women to live on campus, will speak openly about their experiences of living in the residence halls. Alongside them, Awilda Neal, Linda Holiday and […]
January 30, 2020
African-American
How HBCUs’ Strategies Can Help K-12’s Students of Color
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) hosted a daylong summit on Tuesday to discuss the role HBCUs can play in K-12 learning. The event was held in conjunction with the release of a new report titled, “Imparting Wisdom: HBCU Lessons for K-12 Education.”
January 21, 2020
African-American
Beware the Racist Who Claims to Be “Rational”
Among the most dangerous arguments for racial profiling are the most rational. They are persuasive because they are by definition based on logic and statistics. The premise is that a stereotype is true, or more probably true than false, or at least more true of the group subjected to it than of other populations.
January 21, 2020
African-American
Bill Clinton, Activists, and Others Honored at King Day Celebration
At the National Action Network’s Martin Luther King Day Civil Rights Breakfast, the organization honored a diverse array of leaders for their humanitarian work, including former President Bill Clinton. Speakers and award winners stressed the importance of gun control, accessible education and other policy areas against the backdrop of an increasingly polarized country.
January 20, 2020
African-American
Dr. Jonathan Holloway Appointed First Black President of Rutgers University
Dr. Jonathan Holloway, provost of Northwestern University, was named president of Rutgers University this week, becoming the New Jersey institution’s first Black leader.
January 20, 2020
African-American
Clark Atlanta Chose Me
“I didn’t choose Clark, Clark chose me”. This is how Tennessee native Hali Smith describes her choice to attend Clark Atlanta University, a historically Black university (HBCU) in Georgia. This is her story.
January 17, 2020
African-American
Inclusion Issues Explored at MLA Convention
Humanities faculty discussed practical techniques for boosting academic diversity alongside broader national conversations about race and White supremacy as the four-day Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention drew to a close.
January 12, 2020
African-American
Un-Civil Rights: America’s Fear of Diversity in 2020
Have the war protests started? Are your students beginning to wonder about military service and the importance of a draft? Our country’s constitutional crisis seems to be coming to a head as we deal with a president who insists he can do anything he wants.
January 12, 2020
African-American
Study: Black and Latino Students Often Left out of Advanced Coursework
Whether it’s lack of resources or lack of opportunity, a study from The Education Trust finds that Black and Latino students across the country are being denied valuable educational opportunities.
January 9, 2020
African-American
Wake Forest University Confronts Slavery Past Through New Project
Over the past three years, Wake Forest University has focused on uncovering their connection and history with slavery through several initiatives.In addition to joining the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium, Wake Forest launched the Slavery, Race and Memory project last spring. The project consists of a lecture series and offers professors course enhancement grants.
January 6, 2020
African-American
Dr. Billy C. Hawkins Revives Ailing HBCU Amid Cheers and Controversy
As president of Talladega College, Dr. Billy C. Hawkins is known as a turnaround expert among higher education leaders. Now, as chair of the 37 presidents of United Negro College Fund (UNCF) institutions, Hawkins is sharing his turnaround skills with others.
January 6, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Study on Black Youth and Racism Should Alarm Us All and Push Us to Action
On the last day of 2019, I had to purge and get my thoughts out by writing on what is the most troubling study I’ve read on Black youth and racism in quite a while. It has nagged me for over a week, but I could not find the words to express or capture my deep-to-the-heart rage.
January 2, 2020
African-American
Princeton University to Display Portraits of Campus Workers
Portraits depicting campus workers will be displayed on Princeton University’s campus in order to represent the working class and highlight racial struggle, according to CNN. The artist Mario Moore painted 10 workers at Princeton including those working in campus dining, grounds maintenance, security and facilities. With his subjects being mostly African-Americans, Moore was inspired by […]
January 2, 2020
African-American
Funding and Investment in HBCUs, a Focus of Discussion on Capitol Hill
During the 2020 fiscal year, there will be a 15% increase devoted to strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Additionally, the maximum Pell grant award will increase by $150 from $6,195 to $6,345 for the 2020-21 academic year, according to the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.
December 17, 2019
African-American
How Should Asian Americans Respond to Asian Racism?
Asian racism is an especially touchy subject for Asian Americans. For every effort to denounce the attitudes overseas comes the inevitable backlash of “Who are you to judge us?”
December 16, 2019
African-American
Rice University Announces First African American Provost
Rice University recently promoted its dean of engineering, Dr. Reginald DesRoches, to the position of provost. DesRoches will be the university’s first African-American provost, a historic moment for the Texas campus, which didn’t enroll Black undergraduates until 1965, the Houston Chronicle reported. As dean, DesRoches opened the Center for Transforming Data to Knowledge, which gives […]
December 16, 2019
African-American
The Dangers of Interjecting White Narratives in Higher Education Hiring
I come before you today with a new lesson. That lesson is recognizing the dangers of interjecting whiteness into hiring processes.
December 10, 2019
African-American
UNCF Celebrates as FUTURE Act Awaits Trump’s Signature
The latest version of the FUTURE Act, a bipartisan compromise on funding for minority serving institutions, now awaits the signature of President Trump, having been passed by the House and Senate yesterday, hours after a United Negro College Fund press conference touted the bill’s merits.
December 10, 2019
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