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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
African-American
TMCF, University of Phoenix Announce New Blended Learning Partnership
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund and University of Phoenix recently announced a partnership to offer online courses to students at HBCUs across the country.
November 16, 2014
African-American
Diverse Conversations: Why the U.S. College Landscape Still Needs HBCUs
Declining enrollment has unsurprisingly led to a domino effect, reducing the resources available to students on campus and making the HBCU experience less attractive to students choosing between a plethora of higher education options.
November 16, 2014
HBCUs
Carolina Postdoctoral Program Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Hailed as one of the nation’s most successful initiatives in helping recent minority Ph.D.s gain tenure-track teaching jobs, The Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
November 16, 2014
HBCUs
In Case You Missed It…
Short-Term Certificates Might Not Be the Best Bet Scholars Agree to Make Concerted Effort to Reform Urban Education La Salle University Program Hones In on SAT Underperformers Asheville-Buncombe Tech Finds STEM Recruitment Success by Refocusing Message
November 13, 2014
Sports
Bowie State Fires Ex-NFL Player Charles Grant for Body-Slamming Student
Former NFL player Charles Grant has been fired from his position as a volunteer football coach at Bowie State University after a video surfaced showing him throwing a student to the floor.
November 12, 2014
HBCUs
Happy Anniversary!
Please join us today in celebrating the one-year anniversary of Copy Editor Grace Austin, the self-proclaimed “Army brat” and proud Ohio University alum, joining the Diverse team
November 10, 2014
HBCUs
Election Diversity Problem Emerges: Faulty Opinion Polling
How polling methods leave out people of color.
November 9, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Future of HBCUs May Rest on Adopting a Growth Mindset
Instead of asking deficit-oriented questions, we should change our mindset and ask new questions to uncover how HBCUs are supporting students despite the challenges they encounter.
November 9, 2014
African-American
Chinese Gaining Momentum as Language Option Among HBCUs
Though most HBCUs focus their language instruction on the traditional standbys, Spanish or French, a handful are moving in a new direction: developing Chinese programs.
November 6, 2014
Leadership & Policy
University of Kansas Student Fights Expulsion Over Twitter Posts
LAWRENCE, Kan. ― A former University of Kansas student is fighting his expulsion over social media posts about his ex-girlfriend.
November 4, 2014
Students
Ex-Band Member Guilty in Florida A&M Drum Major’s Hazing Death
ORLANDO, Fla. ― A former Florida A&M band member accused of being the ringleader of a brutal hazing ritual known as “Crossing Bus C” that killed a drum major was convicted Friday of manslaughter and felony hazing. Dante Martin, 27, was the first to stand trial in the November 2011 death of 26-year-old Robert Champion […]
November 2, 2014
Students
Virginia State University President to Step Down Dec. 31
ETTRICK, Va. – Virginia State University President Keith T. Miller is resigning at the end of the year amid concerns over declining enrollment and financial woes. Miller on Friday agreed to step down Dec. 31 as he and the school’s board of visitors acknowledged a need for a change in leadership at the historically black […]
November 2, 2014
HBCUs
Alabama Pastor: College Official Touched Me, Too
A Baptist minister in Alabama said Thursday that he was inappropriately touched by a man now accused of sexually assaulting students at a state university in northeastern Pennsylvania.
October 30, 2014
HBCUs
Student: I Didn’t Report Harassment Out of Fear
A man who accuses a former Pennsylvania university administrator of groping him says he didn’t report it out of fear he’d be perceived as gay.
October 29, 2014
African-American
Scholars Find Obama’s Education Legacy Remains Up for Debate
As President Barack Obama hits the midpoint of his second term, many have begun to consider what will be his legacy, particularly as it relates to education.
October 29, 2014
African-American
Cheyney University Coalition to File Federal Lawsuit to Save School
A broad-based coalition of Cheyney University supporters plan to file a federal lawsuit today claiming a history of racial discrimination from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania toward the nation’s oldest Black institution of higher learning.
October 28, 2014
Sports
Murray State Deferring Some Applications from Africa
Murray State University in Kentucky is deferring applications from students in West African countries affected by Ebola until the fall of 2015.
October 27, 2014
African-American
HBCUstory Symposium Convenes in D.C., Provides Healing for Founder
A group of historians (and just plain storytellers) gathered in the nation’s capital over the weekend to discuss the past, present and future of historically Black colleges and universities in this country.
October 27, 2014
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