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Opinion
Crude Sexist Phrase From Cornell Professor Proves Intolerable
A disturbing, appalling, and revealing incident that occurred at Cornell University two months ago is finally receiving the spotlight and shame it so utterly deserves. Professor Grant Farred, a professor of English and Africana Studies from South Africa, invited two of his advisees, both African-American female graduate students, to a conference in early February on […]
April 15, 2010
Opinion
No (Black) Justice, No Peace?
Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation…want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightening. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters…. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” –Frederick Douglass, 1857 This weekend, […]
April 15, 2010
Opinion
Gearing for the Stretch Run
One of the quirky aspects of being at Lincoln is that there is no spring break. As a result, the semester is an intense four months beginning in January and ending in mid-April. With just over two weeks until the end of the semester, many of my students are already looking ahead to their summer […]
April 15, 2010
African-American
U.S. Health Secretary Addresses Minority Health Issues
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that she is developing a national plan of action that would focus for the first time on reducing health care disparities between minority and White populations.
April 15, 2010
HBCUs
Minor Crime Convictions Proving Harmful to Student Ambitions
As minor as a misdemeanor conviction may appear to college students, it can live in government records forever, undermine the job prospects of otherwise stellar candidates, and cause major damage to long-term career aspirations.
April 15, 2010
Students
D.C. Students First Among 2010 Graduates Chosen as Gates Scholars
Seven of 57 high-achieving Washington, D.C., students who applied for the competitive Gates scholarships learned Thursday they will receive the prestigious award.
April 15, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Hopefuls Interview for Southern University System Post
With final selection expected by the end of April, five semifinalists for the Southern University System presidency stated their cases Tuesday for why they should lead the nation’s only historically Black college system.
April 14, 2010
Home
Appreciation: John Paul Stevens, Retiring Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Serving on the bench with such giants as Thurgood Marshall and William Brennan, John Paul Stevens may be the last Supreme Court justice who witnessed the raw, unvarnished history of discrimination that precipitated the passage of equal opportunity laws.
April 14, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Lone Black Trustee Retained on University of South Carolina Board
State lawmakers voted to retain the only Black member of the University of South Carolina’s board of trustees Wednesday in a vote that drew attention to the board’s lack of diversity and threatened the school’s football recruiting.
April 14, 2010
African-American
HBCUs Explore Ways To Move Beyond Tuition Dependence
Historically Black college and university leaders are seeking the means to move their institutions from a model of tuition-dependency to opening alternative revenue streams that will ensure their institutions’ financial future.
April 14, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Univ. of South Carolina in Danger of Losing Lone Black Trustee
As state legislators weigh whether to vote out the lone minority trustee at the University of South Carolina, an Associated Press analysis shows the school’s governing board is already less diverse than others in the Southeastern Conference.
April 13, 2010
MSIs
Community Colleges Continue to Seek Federal Help
With the $12 billion American Graduation Initiative stricken from the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which was included in health care reform legislation, community colleges try to hold on to previous allocations.
April 13, 2010
Disabilties
Conference Panelists: Disabled Students Would Benefit From Universal Instruction Design
In the diversity movement, nearly every identity is part of the conversation but disability remains a condition many fail to acknowledge, higher education disability advocates said Tuesday.
April 13, 2010
Students
Education Leader Lifts Community Colleges Into Limelight
Eduardo J. Padron – a man with a gentle demeanor, steely determination and the look of a polished, stately professor – is one of the greatest proponents of the nation’s more than 1,000 community colleges.
April 12, 2010
Faculty & Staff
From the Cultural Revolution to Computer Science
When Dr. Wei Chen received the 2010 IBM Faculty Award, the Tennessee State University computer science professor was puzzled over all the fuss about the honor. The IBM award was for Chen’s work on “cloud computing,” an emerging field in information technology.
April 12, 2010
Native Americans
Tribute: Wilma Mankiller – 1945-2010
Wilma Mankiller was a wife, a mother, and Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. From the time she finished high school until her death she worked to improve the lives of her people.
April 12, 2010
Opinion
Refusing To Define Quality by Anything but Test Scores: Why?
Last night I was at a dinner party. The small gathering included eight Ivy League tenured faculty members. Although we were gathered to talk about another matter, the subject of test scores and college admissions surfaced. I won’t go into the details of the discussion, but, as you might expect, I had to say something. […]
April 11, 2010
African-American
‘One Florida’ Plan Harmed Minority Enrollment
A newspaper analysis suggests former Gov. Jeb Bush’s decision to abolish affirmative action in college admissions has hurt minority enrollment. The Orlando Sentinel reported Sunday that Black college enrollment has failed to keep pace with the number of minorities graduating high school.
April 11, 2010
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