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African-American
Standardized Tests Never Have Been Racially Neutral
Exclusive excerpt from Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.
May 16, 2016
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African-American
Troubled Howard University Hospital Cutting Staff
By June 30, the financially troubled Howard University Hospital (HUH) will lose 10 percent of its workforce; not even management will be spared, said its CEO James Edwards.
May 12, 2016
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HBCUs Back Push to Think Outside Box About Students’ Criminal Past
A new report from the Education Department urges colleges to reconsider how they ask applicants about their criminal records.
May 12, 2016
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African-American
The Citadel Won’t Allow Incoming Cadet to Wear Hijab
As The Citadel drew a line in the sand Tuesday in the name of “uniformity,” the U.S. Military Academy stood down and headed off a potentially controversial situation of its own.
May 10, 2016
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Students
Virginia Tech to Present Honorary Degree to First African American Student
Virginia Tech will be handing out a lot of degrees during their commencement ceremonies on May 13th, however, one is especially dear to the Virginia Tech community. Irving Peddrew III will be presented with an honorary Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering at the ceremony in Lane Stadium. Peddrew is the first African American [
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May 9, 2016
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First African-American Police Chief Appointed in Ferguson, Mo.
The city of Ferguson, Missouri, swore in Delrish Moss as its first African-American police chief on Monday. A longtime veteran of the Miami Police Department, Moss was selected over 53 other applicants after a three-month search, the city said. He was officially sworn in at a ceremony on Monday afternoon. He is tasked with helping [
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May 9, 2016
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African-American
False Reports of Hate Crimes Beset College Campuses
Despite the fact that the 2015-16 academic year has been characterized by protests on campuses nationwide, it has also seen a fair amount of allegations of racism that turned out to be false.
May 8, 2016
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Students
This ‘Sister Circle’ of 8 Indiana Women Is Making History
They’re called the “great eight.” They are women, they are African-American, and they are making history this weekend. All are receiving Ph.D. degrees from the Indiana University School of Education. Demetrees Hutchins, Shannon McCullough, Nadrea Njoku, Juhanna Rogers, Johari Shuck and Jasmine Haywood have earned doctorates in the field of higher education and student affairs. Tiffany Kyser and Jada Phelps Moultrie earned doctorates in urban [
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May 8, 2016
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African-American
Majoring in Beyoncé: A True Higher Education
The Beyoncé effect has once again taken hold of our visual, auditory, and emotional centers in a vise-like grip, refusing to relent, refusing to weaken. It can be felt in fashion, film, politics, and even in the higher realms of academia.
May 4, 2016
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The 2016 Presidential Election Process: One Black Man’s Perspective
The struggle today is not simply about the tension generated by the need to breathe false life into antiquated notions of White supremacy in order to facilitate the economic and political domination of African descendant people.
May 4, 2016
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Students
Police Probe Beating of Black University of Iowa Student
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― A Black University of Iowa freshman told police that he was severely beaten by three White men who shouted racial slurs, investigators said Wednesday. The Iowa City Police Department said that it was investigating the assault of Marcus Owens as a hate crime. Owens, 19, walked in to the department late [
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May 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
JAYATI GHOSH
JAYATI GHOSH has been appointed dean of the School of Business Administration and a professor of international business at Widener University. She was associate dean of the Barowsky School of Business at Dominican University of California. Ghosh earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Calcutta in India, a master’s from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, and a doctorate from the University of Waterloo in Canada.
May 4, 2016
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Faculty & Staff
LATANYA BUCK
LATANYA BUCK has been named dean for diversity and inclusion at Princeton University, effective in August. She was founding director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Washington University in St. Louis. She holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Central Missouri, and a doctorate from Saint Louis University.
May 4, 2016
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Faculty & Staff
MARIA MARTINEZ ITURRIAGA
MARIA MARTINEZ ITURRIAGA has been named executive director of the Berklee College of Music campus in Valencia, Spain. She was associate dean of enrollment and career development at Berklee. Iturriaga earned a bachelor’s from the Real Conservatorio Superior de MĂșsica in Spain, a bachelor’s from the Universidad AutĂłnoma de Madrid, also in Spain, and a master’s from New York University.
May 4, 2016
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ANNE R. HAAKE
ANNE R. HAAKE has been named dean of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She was interim dean of the College of Computing and Information Sciences at RIT. Haake received a bachelor’s from Colgate University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of South Carolina. She also earned a master’s from RIT.
May 4, 2016
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Faculty & Staff
MOHAMED LACHEMI
MOHAMED LACHEMI has been appointed president and vice chancellor of Ryerson University. He was interim president and vice chancellor of Ryerson. Lachemi earned a bachelor’s from l’UniversitĂ© des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran in Algeria, and a master’s and a doctorate from L’UniversitĂ© de Sherbrooke, also in Algeria.
May 4, 2016
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Watanabe Dedicates Career to the Advancement of Asian Americans
University of Massachusetts professor Dr. Paul Watanabe leads research designed to strengthen and further Asian American involvement in political, economic, social and cultural life.
May 1, 2016
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Civil Rights Icon Kyles Dies, Forever Linked to King
The recent passing of the Rev. Samuel “Billy” Kyles brings into focus the steady loss of civil rights stalwarts who bravely fought against Jim Crow in a segregated nation not that long ago.
April 28, 2016
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