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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Tennessee Democrats Call for Diversity Training for Lawmakers
Democratic leaders point to insulting comments made by two Republican lawmakers to the Legislatureâs Black caucus in calling for legislators to undergo diversity and sensitivity training.
September 9, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Youth Summit Brings Democratic National Convention Spirit to Johnson C. Smith
Johnson C. Smith University and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute hosted UFuture: A Summit for Innovative Young Thinkers at the Charlotte-based school.
September 5, 2012
Faculty & Staff
900 Jackson State Students Getting iPads
Nine hundred Jackson State University students are taking part in a program in which they will receive iPads for school work.
September 4, 2012
Students
Florida A&M Suspends Dance Team After Hazing Reports Arise
Florida A&M University (FAMU) suspended a student dance group late Tuesday after receiving a report from a âparentâ alleging the group had been involved in a hazing incident over the Labor Day weekend.
September 4, 2012
African-American
Public Affairs, Academic Symposium Launches HBCU Football Classic in Nationâs Capital
The AT&T Nationâs Football Classic kicked off at Howard University Thursday with a symposium that featured Black scholars from various science fields.
August 30, 2012
African-American
Former MLK Speechwriter, Counsel is First Diversity Scholar at University of San Francisco
With the 49th anniversary of the March on Washington coinciding with the start of the academic year, Clarence Jones becomes the first diversity scholar at the University of San Francisco.
August 26, 2012
African-American
Interim President Larry Robinson to âInjectâ FAMU with âDegree of Stabilityâ
FAMU interim president Larry Robinson has declared himself ready for the leadership challenge of motivating staff, faculty and students to turn the universityâs fortunes around.
August 21, 2012
African-American
Annual DuBois Institute Forum Tackles Black Joblessness
Harvardâs W.E.B. Du Bois Institute convened its annual Hutchins Forum on Marthaâs Vineyard that featured a panel of economists and other experts to explore joblessness in the Black community.
August 19, 2012
African-American
FAMU Seeks to Settle Suit over Band Hazing Death
FAMU trustees on Thursday voted to enter a voluntary mediation session with attorneys for the parents of Robert Champion, who authorities said died last November after Marching 100 members beat him during a hazing ritual.
August 16, 2012
African-American
Saint Paulâs Seeks Accreditation Reinstatement
On Monday, Saint Paulâs interim president, Dr. Claud Flythe, is expected to lead a delegation of six university administrators at a special SACS hearing at which Saint Paulâs officials will argue for reversal of a June decision by the SACS Commission on Colleges to strip the Virginia college of its accreditation.
August 16, 2012
African-American
FAMU Confirms Larry Robinson as Interim President
Florida A&M University trustees on Wednesday turned to a familiar face to lead the university as it continues to deal with the fallout from the hazing death of a marching band member.
August 15, 2012
African-American
Possible Merger Among Options for Saint Paulâs College
Saint Paulâs College, a historically Black college  in Lawrenceville, Va., is considering the possibility of merging with another institution as one of its options after the schoolâs accreditation wasnât reaffirmed.
August 14, 2012
African-American
Survey: Nearly One in Four HBCUs Offer Full Online Degree Programs
Historically Black colleges and universities continue their modest pace of embracing online learning programs as a vehicle for reaching more potential students, especially so-called non-traditional students, those who are usually older and working, according to the 2012 HBCU Online & Blended Degree Programs study from Howard University.
August 12, 2012
African-American
Reaching for the Stars
Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman astronaut of color, seeks minority inclusion in space and in the classroom.
August 12, 2012
African-American
Pioneering Black Studies Scholar Roy Bryce-Laporte Dies
Dr. Roy Bryce-Laporte, a sociologist who directed one of the first Black studies departments at an American university, died late last month in Sykesville, Md.
August 9, 2012
African-American
NASA Research Partnership Benefiting HBCU Students
NASAâs Goddard Space Flight Center has partnered with Tuskegee University and Alabama A&M University on a three-year collaborative research project, which includes internships for HBCU students at the space flight center.
August 9, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Tennessee State University Faculty Leader Arrested
A vocal faculty member at Tennessee State University who has opposed university leadership was taken away from a meeting in handcuffs on Monday and removed as the chair of the faculty senate.
August 7, 2012
African-American
APLUâs Lorenzo Esters to Join Kentucky State University
At the Association for Public and Land-grant Universities, Dr. Lorenzo L. Esters applied âvigor and excitementâ to the task of broadening higher education access and opportunities for minority and other underrepresented students.
August 6, 2012
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