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Leadership & Policy
Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Apple Announce Partnership
Thurgood Marshall College and Apple announced an over $40 million, multi-year partnership to identify and develop talent from HBCUs.
March 10, 2015
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ANJELICA L. GONZALEZ
Anjelica L. Gonzalez was appointed the Donna L. Dubinsky Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Yale University. She was an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Yale. Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s from Utah State University and a doctorate from the Baylor College of Medicine.
March 10, 2015
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Students
Univ. of Oklahoma President: Frat Members ‘Disgraceful’
The president of the University of Oklahoma lambasted members of a fraternity who participated in a racist chant caught on video.
March 9, 2015
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President Obama Talks Justice, Higher Ed Costs at Benedict College
High tuition costs, the “uphill battle” of HBCUs, and matters of justice were among the issues that students and parents raised with President Barack Obama during a town hall meeting Friday at Benedict College.
March 8, 2015
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Thousands March in Honor of 50th Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’
Crowds of people, activists gathered in Selma on Sunday to make the legendary walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
March 8, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
African-American Economist Loses Title VII Case
An African-American economist who blamed racial discrimination by a University of Chicago-affiliated peer-reviewed journal has lost his Title VII case against the university.
March 5, 2015
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African-American Women Inch Forward in Physics
There are fewer African-American women who have ever earned a Ph.D. in physics in the United States than there are members of the Senate. And there are only 100 senators.
March 4, 2015
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University of Maryland Duo Working to Create ‘HBCU Lite’
At the University of Maryland, College Park, two men are working to extend the same level of attention to ensure the school’s African-American students thrive on campus.
March 3, 2015
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African-American
Tuskegee University President Takes Progressive Path
What in the world is a W.E.B. Du Bois scholar doing sitting atop the university that Booker T. Washington helped to create?
March 3, 2015
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Leadership & Policy
University President Tapped to Head Philadelphia Fed
The head of the University of Delaware has been selected to be the new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
March 2, 2015
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‘Blackademic’ Activist Driven to Fight the Good Fight
Growing up in Washington, D.C., Dr. Kevin Michael Foster’s family didn’t have beaucoup dollars, but they were rich in values.
March 2, 2015
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Students
Women As Writers
“Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives” is the theme this year of Women’s History Month, which is observed in March. This year is also the 35th anniversary of the Women’s History Movement and the National Women’s History Project, which promotes Women’s History Month.
March 1, 2015
Sports
Testimony Complete in Suit from Former Alabama State Athletic Director
Testimony is complete in the dispute between Alabama State University and its former athletics director Stacy Danley.
March 1, 2015
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Dori Maynard Was a Champion for Diversity in Journalism
Despite her passing, fight for more journalists of color must continue.
March 1, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
CRISTINA M. RODRIGUEZ
Cristina M. Rodriguez was named the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale Law School. She was a professor of law at Yale. Rodriguez earned a bachelor’s and a juris doctor from Yale. She also earned a master’s from Oxford University.
March 1, 2015
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Students
Barbara Walters Donates $15M to Sarah Lawrence College
Journalism giant and Sarah Lawrence College alumna Barbara Walters is donating $15 million to her alma mater to establish The Barbara Walters Campus Center.
February 26, 2015
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Walker Aims to Shed Light on Depression, Suicide
In the African-American community, there is a great deal of shame and stigma associated with suicide.
February 26, 2015
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White House Honors 11 Champions of Change from HBCUs
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the selection of the honorees underscores the current administration’s emphasis on the STEM fields.
February 25, 2015
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