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Students
Charleston Tragedy Inspires S.C. Diversity Programs
Duke Energy and its employees support new diversity initiatives led by Furman University’s Riley Institute in the wake of the fatal June 17 shootings at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston.
July 28, 2015
African-American
Former Spanish Teacher in Leading Role in the FBI
As a schoolteacher in the late 1980s, Diego Rodriguez applied to join the FBI, but when it called hoping to recruit a Spanish speaker as part of a diversity drive, his response was, “I’m really happy teaching. Thanks, but no thanks.”
July 28, 2015
Home
African-Born Ballerina Inspires Young Black Dancers
The extraordinary arc of Michaela DePrince’s life has taken her from African war orphan to international ballerina and cultural heroine.
July 28, 2015
Disabilties
ADA at 25: Making Life Accessible
Five days before he was to start college, Fred Maahs’ world turned upside down.
July 28, 2015
African-American
In Tech Boom, Oldest Chinatown in U.S. Is “Last Frontier”
For a century and a half, San Francisco’s Chinatown, the nation’s oldest, has sheltered waves of immigrants. It’s the birthplace of Chinese America, and to some extent, the broader Asian America.
July 28, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Push for Wage Reform Continues in NY
Rather than ending New York’s long debate over the minimum wage, the plan to give a big pay bump to fast-food workers guarantees the debate will continue in the halls of the state Capitol for years to come.
July 28, 2015
Faculty & Staff
LAWRENCE T. POTTER JR.
LAWRENCE T. POTTER JR. has been appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of La Verne, effective August 10. He was a professor and dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Jackson State University. He earned a bachelor’s from Stillman College, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Missouri.
July 28, 2015
Community Colleges
THUY THI NGUYEN
THUY THI NGUYEN has been named interim general counsel for the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. She was interim president and chief executive officer of the Community College League of California. Nguyen holds a bachelor’s from Yale University and a juris doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles.
July 28, 2015
African-American
NADER TEHRANI
NADER TEHRANI has been named dean of the School of Architecture at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He was a professor of architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tehrani earned bachelor’s degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design and a master’s from Harvard University.
July 28, 2015
Students
MILTON OVERTON
MILTON OVERTON has been appointed director of intercollegiate athletics at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. He was senior associate athletics director at the University of Alabama. Overton earned a bachelor’s and two master’s degrees from the University of Oklahoma.
July 28, 2015
Disparities
Enroll in Clinical Trials, SD Official Urges
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Lt. Gov. Matt Michaels has joined peers in other states in encouraging patients to participate in clinical trials. The National Lieutenant Governors Association has launched a campaign to raise awareness about the need for people of all races to participate in trials searching for cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s treatments. Michaels […]
July 28, 2015
Disparities
Rwandan Health Minister to Address NIH
Bethesda, Md.— The National Institutes of Health has announced that Rwanda’s Minister of Health, Agnes Binagwaho, M.D., Ph.D., will visit its Bethesda campus on Wednesday, July 29 to deliver the 2015 David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture. The annual event honors the late Dr. Barmes, a public health dentist and epidemiologist who devoted his career […]
July 28, 2015
Policies
SC Democrats Back Medicaid Expansion
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democrats plan to renew efforts next year to expand Medicaid eligibility in South Carolina, saying that’s the most important way to continue the work of their slain colleague, Sen. Clementa Pinckney. It will be a tough sell in a state where Republican opposition hasn’t budged since a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling […]
July 28, 2015
Opinion
Anaconda’s Grip: How Body Shaming Is Strangling Black Women’s Self-Esteem
Fueled by a short-lived twitter war between Nikki Minaj and Taylor Swift, the topic of what constitutes ideal body sizes between mainstream White America and Black women was re-ignited.
July 28, 2015
Students
Wabash College Works to Retain Minority Students
A small, male-only liberal arts college in western Indiana is hosting 30 students this summer as part of an effort to improve its retention and graduation rates for minority and first-generation college students.
July 27, 2015
Disabilties
Marshall’s Handling of American Indian Remains Investigated
Marshall University’s handling of American Indian remains is under investigation by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
July 27, 2015
African-American
Black Students Lagging in College Readiness Despite Taking Prep Courses
Even when African-American students complete the recommended “core or more” college readiness courses in high school, they still don’t meet the “college readiness” benchmarks on the ACT at the same rate as other students, according to a new report released jointly Monday by ACT and UNCF.
July 27, 2015
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Huston-Tillotson University a Finalist in Leadership Competition
Huston-Tillotson University was announced as a finalist for the sixth annual Climate Leadership Awards.
July 27, 2015
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