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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Dolezal Was Asked if She Tried to Mislead Howard University
Rachel Dolezal, who has posed for years as a Black woman, faced tough questions about her racial identity long before her career as a civil rights advocate was derailed by this week’s revelations that she grew up “Caucasian.”
June 17, 2015
Faculty & Staff
EVELYN MARIA THOMPSON
EVELYN MARIA THOMPSON has been appointed president of Coppin State University, effective July 1. She is currently provost and vice president for academic affairs at the State University of New York College at Oneonta. Thompson earned a bachelor’s from Tennessee State University, a master’s from The Ohio State University and a doctorate from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
June 17, 2015
Faculty & Staff
MARGARET MCKENNA
MARGARET MCKENNA has been appointed president of Suffolk University, effective this summer. She is a visiting professor and acting director of the Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy at Brandeis University, and president emerita of Lesley University. McKenna earned a bachelor’s from Emmanuel College and a juris doctor from Southern Methodist University.
June 17, 2015
Faculty & Staff
BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE
BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE has been named president of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He will take office July 1. He currently serves as a professor of economics and dean of the George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology at Webster University in St. Louis. He also leads Webster’s Office of Corporate Partnerships. Akande earned a bachelor’s from Wayland Baptist University and a doctorate from the University of Oklahoma.
June 17, 2015
African-American
Rachel Dolezal and White Privilege
Virtually all segments of the media—liberal, conservative, alternative, mainstream—have been deeply immersed in the saga of Rachel Dolezal.
June 16, 2015
Sports
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Baltimore Stands in Stark Contrast to Charleston Report: Calif. Community Colleges Can Expect Surge in Black Enrollment Media Fuels Negative Perception of Black Athletes Diverse Conversations: Why Diversity on Campus Matters in Real World
June 11, 2015
African-American
The Mosbys’ Road to Baltimore Wound Through Tuskegee
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and husband, Nick, a city councilman, recall their time at Tuskegee University and how it helped prepare them for the recent crisis in Baltimore.
June 11, 2015
African-American
South Carolina State’s Probation Extended
Commission cited fewer shortcomings than it did a year ago when it first placed the institution at the edge of losing accreditation.
June 11, 2015
African-American
UVA’s Black Alumni Hold Out for Hope for Justice
As Martese Johnson faces criminal charges of public intoxication and obstruction of justice, a group of Black University of Virginia alumni continue to push prosecutors to drop the charges against the 20-year-old student.
June 10, 2015
Students
Rich vs. Poor: The Growing “Class” Gap in Higher Education
Two thoughtful yet troubling articles, published within a week of each other, startled higher education leaders last week.
June 10, 2015
African-American
Baltimore Stands in Stark Contrast to Charleston
The cases, which seem so similar at first glance, are vastly different in almost every imaginable way.
June 10, 2015
Faculty & Staff
JOSÉ-MARIE GRIFFITHS
JOSÉ-MARIE GRIFFITHS has been appointed president of Dakota State University, effective in late summer. She is currently vice president for academic affairs at Bryant University. She earned a bachelor’s and a doctorate from University College London.
June 10, 2015
Students
Exchange Program Expands Horizons of African-American Males
14 members of three fraternities at The Ohio State University (OSU) traveled to China last month, where they choreographed a step show for Chinese students as part of a cross-cultural awareness program funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State.
June 10, 2015
African-American
Marginalization, Demonization of Black Women is Real
Many Americans have witnessed the dramatic, intense and shocking video of several unarmed Black teenagers at a suburban pool party being held at gunpoint by a McKinney, Texas, police officer.
June 9, 2015
African-American
Higher Ed Embracing Global Learning Surge
The demand for students to be prepared in today’s interconnected world has brought about a surge in global learning.
June 9, 2015
African-American
Report: Calif. Community Colleges Can Expect Surge in Black Enrollment
Only 31 percent of Black high school graduates in California took the sequence of coursework required to apply for a four-year public university in California in 2013.
June 8, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Exchange Program Expands Horizons of African-American Males
A ÂChinese exchange program provides African-American males at The Ohio State University with the opportunity to travel abroad.
June 8, 2015
Faculty & Staff
CLIFTON SANDERS
CLIFTON SANDERS has been appointed provost of academic affairs at Salt Lake Community College. Sanders was most recently interim provost of academic affairs at Salt Lake Community College. He earned a bachelor’s from Hamline University and a doctorate from The University of Utah.
June 5, 2015
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