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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Education Department Providing Second Chance to Prisoners
The U.S. Department of Education announced a new development in its efforts to combat recidivism and reform the criminal justice system.
June 23, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Willie D. Larkin Resigns After 1 Year as Grambling State University President
Grambling State University lost its third president in less than two years Thursday when Dr. Willie D. Larkin resigned the post amid widespread reports that he was facing being fired by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.
June 23, 2016
Students
Scholars: Fisher Decision Gives Colleges ‘Breathing Room’ to Consider Race in Admissions
A number of scholars say the Supreme Court’s decision signals that the “race-neutral” alternatives that Fisher argued should be used in college admissions would be an ineffective way to achieve diversity and that race still is necessary to accomplish this end.
June 23, 2016
Students
Supreme Court Rejects Fisher, Upholds Use of Race in College Admissions
The U.S. Supreme Court handed the University of Texas at Austin a major victory in support of its right to consider race and ethnicity as a component of its admissions policy.
June 23, 2016
African-American
Cedar Valley College Names Osaro Airen Dean of Student Retention
Among other duties, Dr. Osaro E. Airen will administer a $2.45 million grant that will be used to promote the success of Black male students and their participation in STEM programs.
June 21, 2016
African-American
Expert: Attrition Among Women of Color Faculty in Medical Schools Troubling
A new report by the Association of American Medical Colleges indicates that the number of women of color faculty in medical schools across the nation continues to hover below 30 percent.
June 21, 2016
African-American
California Community Colleges Expand Transfer Deal with HBCUs
California Community Colleges and 21 historically Black colleges and universities now have an agreement that potentially will increase the number of community college students going to HBCUs.
June 20, 2016
Students
Police Reopen Investigation into Virginia Tech’s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
BLACKSBURG, Va. ― Blacksburg police said they have reopened a criminal investigation into hazing allegations against Virginia Tech’s first Black Greek organization after new information was turned over by the university. Police had already conducted an investigation into the incident involving the Theta Iota chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and decided not to […]
June 20, 2016
Students
Will LeBron James’ Assist Actually Get Disadvantaged Youth Through College?
Though the first group of students in the Akron I PROMISE program won’t graduate high school until 2021, educators and administrators at the foundation say they lack a fully-developed game plan.
June 19, 2016
African-American
Happy Father’s Day to My Dad and Men Everywhere
I have not been able to say Happy Father’s Day to my dad because he passed away and went to heaven more than 30 years ago. So I dedicate this column to him and to all men who lovingly have this role.
June 17, 2016
Students
Ivory Toldson Leaving White House Initiative on HBCUs Post
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is leaving his post as executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities at the end of the month.
June 17, 2016
Students
South Carolina State University Off Accreditation Probation
South Carolina State won a significant vote of confidence Thursday when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges removed the institution from probation, ending nearly a decade of troubles with the college peer accrediting group.
June 16, 2016
African-American
40 Years After Students Sparked Apartheid’s End, a New Anger
JOHANNESBURG ― The day was a key moment in the long campaign to end South Africa’s harsh apartheid system of White-minority rule. Forty years ago, black students in Johannesburg’s Soweto township marched in protest and some were gunned down by police, appalling the world. South Africa has changed dramatically since June 16, 1976 , when […]
June 15, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Paul Quinn Addresses Issues in Black Community With New Institute
In an effort to address a litany of economic, educational, public policy and leadership development issues, Paul Quinn College recently announced the creation of the African American Leadership Institute.
June 14, 2016
Students
Brooks Gives Unique Perspective on Two Worlds at Cal State Fullerton
Dr. Siobhan Brooks has created the first class of its kind at Cal State Fulerton chronicling the Black LGBT experience.
June 14, 2016
Students
PwC’s $1.35M Gift to Bryant University May Spur Greater Investment in Diversity
A recent $1.35 million gift to Bryant University from PwC, the world’s largest accounting firm, to support diversity initiatives focused on student scholarships and leadership development, has redefined philanthropic giving.
June 10, 2016
Students
Proposed University of California System Tuition Hike Ignites Firestorm
The State Assembly voted to significantly raise tuition costs for out-of-state students at UC schools and cap the enrollment number of those students at 10 percent in a bid to expand access to low-income California students.
June 9, 2016
African-American
Scholars: Turning Potential into Participation Key after Restoration of Ex-felons’ Voting Rights
Political observers say that the state of Virginia likely will play a major role in November’s presidential election, particularly after Gov. Terry McAuliffe restored voting rights to more than 200,000 of the state’s convicted felons.
June 8, 2016
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