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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Pasadena City College to Pay Writer $26K for Rescinded Invitation
A California community college agreed to pay Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black $26,050 for rescinding a commencement speaking offer after a stolen sex video emerged online of the Milk writer.
October 15, 2014
Faculty & Staff
UCLA Study Offers Hope on Emergency Room Crowding
The research could offer hope to those who worry that the expansion of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act will not ease emergency room crowding as President Obama and others have predicted.
October 15, 2014
Sports
Federal Appeals Court Won’t Reinstate Discrimination Suit Against Savannah State
A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a discrimination case against Savannah State University by four White football recruits who were offered athletic scholarships by a White head coach but didn’t receive them from the coach’s Black replacement.
October 13, 2014
Students
Paul Quinn College Sharing Story of Turnaround With World
President Michael J. Sorrell, a panelist at an international seminar, outlines the best practices utilized at his small Dallas-based school in hopes that other institutions that work with large numbers of marginalized and disadvantaged students might benefit.
October 13, 2014
African-American
Scholars to Lead Justice Department’s Community Trust Project
The National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice will establish an unprecedented mix of strategies for building trust between police and minority communities.
October 9, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Higher Ed Leaders Now Working to Close ‘Skills Gap Shortage’
A growing number of colleges and universities are partnering with employers to train students with the skills they will need to break into local industries.
October 9, 2014
Faculty & Staff
East Tennessee State Students Trying to Raise Funding for Sex Week
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. ―Some East Tennessee State University students say they will try to raise funds online for a Sex Week program after the Student Senate turned down a funding request.
October 9, 2014
African-American
In Case You Missed It…
Experts: ‘Opportunity Gap’ Key Impediment to Black Male Academic Achievement Darker-Skinned African-American Students Suspended More Frequently HSI Advocates Question Relevancy, Accuracy of College Ratings Systems With Its Vital Signs Weakening, Wilberforce University Calls In a Specialist
October 9, 2014
African-American
Top 100 Degree Producers Special Report
Our annual Top 100 Degree Producers special report — the only national report on the ability of U.S. colleges and universities to award associate, bachelor’s, graduate and professional degrees to African-American, Hispanic, Asian American and American Indian students.
October 9, 2014
Faculty & Staff
With Its Vital Signs Weakening, Wilberforce University Calls In a Specialist
Algeania Warren Freeman has no illusions about why she was named the 20th president of Wilberforce University.
October 8, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Darker-Skinned African-American Students Suspended More Frequently
A new study—titled “The Relationship Between Skin Tone and School Suspension for African Americans”—found that darker-skinned African-American students were more likely to be suspended than those with lighter skin tones.
October 6, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Reid Retiring as President of University of Saint Joseph
Dr. Pamela Trotman Reid, who has served as president of the University of Saint Joseph since January 2008, announced that she plans to retire upon completion of her contract and the 2014-’15 academic year.
October 6, 2014
Students
Experts: ‘Opportunity Gap’ Key Impediment to Black Male Academic Achievement
Scholars at the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education say there has been a failure to provide the resources and exposure students need to be successful.
October 5, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Roderick Smothers Selected as Philander Smith College’s President
Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, who currently serves as vice president for institutional advancement and development at Huston-Tillotson University, has been tapped to lead Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas.
October 2, 2014
African-American
HBCUs Awarded Funds to Promote LGBTQ Inclusion
Four HBCUs, with the support of the Human Rights Campaign and Promised Land Films, are working to ramp up their LGBTQ inclusion efforts, just ahead of National Coming Out Week.
October 2, 2014
Sports
Avoiding the Freshman 15 Can Have Long-Term Health Benefits
One of the biggest challenges for freshman is avoiding gaining weight.
October 1, 2014
African-American
Diverse On The Go…
Senior Writer Jamal Eric Watson will be covering the International Colloquium on Black Males today through Friday at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
September 30, 2014
African-American
Hampton University Shares in $75M First In The World Grants Program
The U.S. Department of Education announced the 24 colleges and universities who cumulatively were awarded $75 million from the four-year grants program.
September 30, 2014
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