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African-American
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 […]
May 9, 2016
HBCUs
Read President Obama’s Commencement Address to Howard University
President Obama called on graduates of Howard University in Washington, D.C., to pay it forward in a commencement address Saturday. Obama reflected on his status as the first African-American president, noting that the college’s mission was to “ensure those firsts were not the last.” Read the full story via TIME.
May 9, 2016
International
Mauritius President: Africa Behind in Technology, Entrepreneurship
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, president of Mauritius, acknowledges that, although Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world, it continues to linger behind other parts of the world in the area of technological advancements.
May 8, 2016
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Presidential Campaign in Philippines Could Be Warning for U.S.
They’ve got Senators. We’ve got Senators.
May 8, 2016
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
News Roundup
Leaders Talk Opportunity, Perseverance at Annual Sports Summit
BOWIE, MD — Keynote speaker Rob Parker’s message couldn’t have been any more timely or relevant for the attendees Friday at the Second Annual Sport Summit at Bowie State University. “Make your own way,” said Parker, who chronicled his career in sports journalism that started in high school with publishing his own sports report and […]
May 8, 2016
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 […]
May 8, 2016
LGBTQ+
Oregon Lays out Sweeping Protections for Transgender Students
Transgender students across Oregon should be able to use the bathrooms, names and pronouns they want, according to unprecedented guidelines released Thursday by the Oregon Department of Education. In a sweeping 15-page document the department issued what are likely to be controversial suggestions for Oregon educators — directing them to allow transgender females to play […]
May 6, 2016
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Insiders See Darling-Hammond or Ben Carson as Next Secretary of Education Presidential Campaign in Philippines Could Be Warning for U.S. Knight Commission: Divvy Up March Madness Millions Fairly Mauritius President: Africa Behind in Technology, Entrepreneurship
May 5, 2016
Students
Man to Graduate from Tennessee State After 31 Years
Jerry Priddy picked up his cap and gown Monday, and it wasn’t long before his mother persuaded him to slip them on for an impromptu dress rehearsal for his graduation from Tennessee State University. Priddy and his mother laughed together as he posed for pictures — a familiar scene playing out in living rooms and residence halls across […]
May 5, 2016
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Higher Ed Associations Pushing for More Accurate Graduation Rate Accounting
The #CountAllStudents campaign is meant to prod the federal government to provide a more accurate picture of graduation rates at America’s colleges and universities.
May 5, 2016
Latinx
Engaging Families for Latino Student Success in Higher Education
Latinos are struggling with access to higher education, navigating the college process, and, once enrolled, paying for their college education.
May 5, 2016
International
International Educators: College Ranking Systems Ineffective
Competitive ranking systems used in the United States and Europe to label colleges and universities by their selectivity may be prohibiting potential partnerships from forming between institutions across the world.
May 5, 2016
Students
Missouri House Passes Bill to Allow Guns at College Campuses
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. ― The Missouri House has passed a bill with a number of provisions aimed at expanding access to guns. Members voted 101-28 Thursday to pass the proposal, which was amended to allow fulltime employees to carry guns on college campuses, with some exceptions. The changes mean the bill heads back to the […]
May 5, 2016
Students
Jewish Group Faults Missouri School’s Anti-Semitism Response
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri downplayed incidents of anti-Semitism while publicly condemning bigotry against racial minorities during protests last year, a Jewish human rights group told the university system’s top administrator. In a letter this week to interim system president Mike Middleton, officials with the Simon Wiesenthal Center said the university vocally […]
May 5, 2016
Students
N.C. College System’s Federal Funds in Crosshairs of LGBT Law
RALEIGH, N.C. ― North Carolina’s prized public universities could be the biggest losers as state leaders defend a new law limiting the rights of LGBT people. The 17-university system, which includes the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University as well several historically Black colleges, risks losing more than $1.4 […]
May 5, 2016
Students
White Student Sues Diversity Internship For ‘Discrimination’
The Getty Foundation’s Multicultural Internship for arts studies had strict guidelines. Only undergraduate students of African-American, Asian, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent—groups frequently underrepresented in the arts—were eligible. But one white applicant missed the memo. Samantha Niemann, an undergraduate at Southern Utah University, is suing the Getty Foundation for discrimination, claiming the group […]
May 5, 2016
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Why It’s Time for Colleges to Take Diversity to the Next Level
College and university campuses are more important than ever as the starting place for diversity programs that close achievement gaps and feed a varied workforce population.
May 4, 2016
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