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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

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

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

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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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Remembering Dr. George E. Cooper

When I met Dr. Cooper in September 2013, he had just been named Executive Director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.

July 27, 2015

Conversation About Access Can’t Stop at Affordability

As Congress looks to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Monday outlined the department’s intent to shift the focus in higher education to addressing issues around student success.

July 27, 2015

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DANIELLE CONWAY

DANIELLE CONWAY has been appointed a professor and dean of the University of Maine School of Law. She was the Michael J. Marks Distinguished Professor of Business Law and director of the Hawai‘i Procurement Institute at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law. Conway earned a bachelor’s from New York University, a juris doctor from Howard University and a master’s from The George Washington School of Law.

July 27, 2015

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CARLOS PATO

CARLOS PATO has been appointed dean of the College of Medicine at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. He was Franz Alexander Professor of Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences and chair of the psychiatry department at the University of Southern California. Pato earned a bachelor’s from Brown University and an M.D. from the University of Cincinnati.

July 27, 2015

Nurses Union Names “Systemic Racism” as a Health Threat

Linking racism to issues of public health, National Nurses United has issued a statement “urging all presidential candidates to address the pervasive problems of racial and economic justice that have so stained our nation.” NNU is the largest union of registered nurses in the country with 185,000 members. In the statement issued Thursday (July 23), […]

July 27, 2015

U. of Richmond Suspends Fraternity for Policy Violations

Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s chapter at the University of Richmond has been indefinitely suspended for violating the school’s policies.

July 26, 2015

Kansas Students Help Woman Appeal Murder Conviction

University of Kansas law students helped a woman win an appeal of her conviction in the murder of a Topeka homeless advocate.

July 26, 2015

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With Africa Tour, Obama Establishes Himself as the “Diversity” President

And you thought President Obama singing “Amazing Grace” at the Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s wake in Charleston was a bold statement of his identity as an African- American president.

July 26, 2015

Spelman College Discontinues Cosby Professorship

Spelman College has recently decided to officially terminate a professorship endowed by Bill Cosby and his wife, Camille. The professorship was suspended in December admit growing allegations against Cosby.

July 26, 2015

Injured Football Player to Return to Towson University

Towson University must allow a football player to return to the team after a successful liver transplant and an “amazing recovery,” a federal judge in Maryland has ruled.

July 26, 2015

California Drought Spurs Debate on Water Usage

Because California’s drought has resulted in mandatory cuts in water usage statewide, best practices in water usage was the topic of conversation at the annual California Higher Education Sustainability Conference last week.

July 26, 2015

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In Case You Missed It…

Hidden Biases Contribute to Inequities in Health Care, Experts Say College Graduates Living Longer as Well as Prospering Race Out, Creativity In for Achieving Diversity Goals Congress Pondering How to Catch Up With Education

July 23, 2015

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Cosby’s Lawyer Remains Chairman of Temple University Trustees

Bill Cosby, once the very public pride of Temple University, parted ways with the school last year amid allegations that he had drugged and sexually assaulted women.

July 23, 2015