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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Student Voices Focus on Frustration in Baltimore
Students on Baltimore campuses shared their thoughts on the protests in the city—and the events that inspired them.
April 30, 2015
African-American
Harvard Study: Millennials Believe U.S. Justice System Unfair
A Harvard University survey released Wednesday found that nearly one in two millennials believe America’s criminal justice system is unfair and few believe protests triggered by the killings of Black men at the hands of police will make a significant difference.
April 29, 2015
African-American
HBCUs in South Make Confederate Memorial Day a Teachable Moment
For historically Black public institutions, the fact that state offices were closed in honor of Confederate heroes held significance, particularly for history scholars and academicians.
April 28, 2015
Students
Texas A&M Galveston Professor Fails Entire Class
A Texas A&M Galveston professor has failed every student in his strategic management class, berating them via email as a disgrace to the school.
April 28, 2015
African-American
Congressmen Cross Aisle to Fight for HBCUs
Representatives from both sides of the aisle came together Tuesday evening in the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill to announce the formation of the Bipartisan Congressional Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus.
April 28, 2015
Students
N.C. Central Law School Awarded $250K Professorship
The North Carolina Central University School of Law has received a $250,000 gift from John D. Fassett, attorney and former U.S. Supreme Court law clerk at the time of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision. The gift will assist the School of Law in creating an endowed professorship for a faculty member who […]
April 27, 2015
African-American
Court Allows Racial Bias Suit vs. Metropolitan State to Proceed
Metropolitan State University of Denver must continue to defend a racial discrimination case by a Black student who won the most votes for student government president but was disqualified on the basis of campaign violations.
April 26, 2015
African-American
In U.S., Black Men Still in Fight for Citizenship
This past weekend, the city of Baltimore became a protesting ground. The message was the same as it has been around the country in recent months: Black lives matter.
April 26, 2015
African-American
Howard University Dual Enrollment Program Launches in D.C.
Howard University has launched a partnership with Washington, D.C., public schools that will provide advanced college preparation for students at two District of Columbia high schools.
April 23, 2015
African-American
ED Data Verify Damage Done to HBCUs
The Department of Education recently acknowledged that the controversial 2011 changes to Parent Plus Loan qualification standards did, in fact, adversely affect historically Black colleges and universities.
April 23, 2015
African-American
Welcome!
The Diverse team looks forward to playing host today to Dr. William “Smitty” Smith, founding executive director of the National Center for Race Amity. Smith’s organization, based at Wheelock College in Boston, promotes racial understanding through education, theater and dialogue.
April 22, 2015
African-American
Simmons College Added to Official HBCU Registry
Simmons College has officially received federal designation as a historically Black college, the Kentucky institution announced Monday.
April 21, 2015
Sports
Minority Coaches Organize New Group
A group of prominent college coaches have launched a new organization devoted to helping minority coaches in men’s and women’s college basketball and college football.
April 21, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Trial to Begin for Last 3 Defendants in FAMU hazing case
The manslaughter trial of the remaining three former band members charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major has begun.
April 20, 2015
African-American
Founder of African Center Takes On Boston University Over its Closure
Tension is mounting in a dispute over the pending closure of a Boston University multicultural center, pitting university officials against the initiative’s founder.
April 20, 2015
Faculty & Staff
MARIE LYNN MIRANDA
MARIE LYNN MIRANDA has been named provost of Rice University, effective July 1. She was the Samuel A. Graham Dean and a professor in the School of Natural Resources and Environment and a professor of pediatrics and of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. Miranda earned a bachelor’s from Duke University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.
April 20, 2015
Faculty & Staff
GRETCHEN HOLBROOK GERZINA
GRETCHEN HOLBROOK GERZINA has been appointed dean of the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, effective July 15. She was chair of the department of African and African-American studies, a professor of English and Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor of Biography at Dartmouth College. Gerzina earned a bachelor’s from Marlboro College, a master’s from Simmons College and a doctorate from Stanford University.
April 20, 2015
African-American
Value of Postsecondary Degree Higher Among Blacks and Hispanics
A recent study by the Gallup-Lumina Foundation found that favorable views toward the value of a college degree or credential are more common among Blacks and Hispanics than they are among Whites.
April 19, 2015
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