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African-American
California Community Colleges Expand Transfer Deal with HBCUs
California Community Colleges and 21 historically Black colleges and universities now have an agreement that potentially will increase the number of community college students going to HBCUs.
June 20, 2016
Students
Fired LSU Band Director’s Lawsuit Heads to Federal Court
BATON ROUGE, La. ― The legal battle between fired Golden Band from Tigerland director Roy King and Louisiana State University will be played out in federal court. King sued the university last month in state district court, but LSU filed notice seeking to have the case moved to U.S. District Court because King’s lawsuit alleges […]
June 20, 2016
Students
Police Reopen Investigation into Virginia Tech’s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
BLACKSBURG, Va. ― Blacksburg police said they have reopened a criminal investigation into hazing allegations against Virginia Tech’s first Black Greek organization after new information was turned over by the university. Police had already conducted an investigation into the incident involving the Theta Iota chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and decided not to […]
June 20, 2016
Disparities
Study: 1 in 5 Trauma Deaths Could Be Avoided
WASHINGTON —Up to 1 in 5 deaths from car crashes, gunshots or other injuries might be prevented with better, quicker trauma care that doesn’t depend so much on where you live, according to government advisers —advice that takes on new urgency amid the increasing threat of mass casualties like the massacre in Orlando. The Orlando […]
June 20, 2016
Disparities
Rescued Horses Will Help Veterans with PTSD
NIANTIC, Conn. After losing sight in his right eye from a 2013 rocket attack in Afghanistan, retired U.S. Army Maj. Dan Thomas recovered with help from an equine therapy program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Hoping to help other veterans, he and his wife traveled from their home in Alabama to Connecticut recently […]
June 20, 2016
Policies
NC Program Helps Farmworkers Get Health insurance
DUNN, N.C. — Seasonal agricultural workers were just finishing a meal after a long day of planting sweet potato seeds when Julie Pittman pulled up to their camp. Pittman, a paralegal with the Farmworker Unit of Legal Aid of North Carolina, worked to get their attention. The health care law that passed in 2010 requires […]
June 20, 2016
Disparities
Senate Hearing Examines Indian Health Service
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Tribal leaders and members of Congress demanded greater transparency and accountability from the federal agency responsible for providing health care to members of Native American tribes during a U.S. Senate committee hearing Friday (June 17) in western South Dakota. The field hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs focused […]
June 20, 2016
Home
Orlando Massacre Underscores Need for Diversity Education
Orlando massacre exposes society’s toughest diversity issues; and the best answer may be a college class.
June 19, 2016
LGBTQ+
LGBTQ Community’s Foothold in North Carolina Could Serve as Activism Blueprint
Campus Pride founder wonders why there aren’t more national organizations actually based and operated in areas with little or no LGBTQ visibility?
June 19, 2016
Opinion
Some Pastors, Politicians and Others Have Assisted in Promoting Intolerance
The fact is that Donald Trump was hardly alone in his racist and xenophobic rhetoric.
June 19, 2016
Students
Will LeBron James’ Assist Actually Get Disadvantaged Youth Through College?
Though the first group of students in the Akron I PROMISE program won’t graduate high school until 2021, educators and administrators at the foundation say they lack a fully-developed game plan.
June 19, 2016
Students
Film Illuminates Dark Chapter in Florida Gay History
ORLANDO, Fla. ― Soon after the mass shooting as Pulse nightclub, another dark chapter in Florida gay history is getting a national showcase. “The Committee,” a documentary about politics and homosexuality, will air on more than 70 public TV stations across the country, including WUCF. It airs locally at 10 p.m. Monday, June 20. The […]
June 19, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Professors’ Group Votes to Sanction University of Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― A national group of professors has voted unanimously to sanction the University of Iowa for the way the school hired its new president. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the century-old American Association of University Professors voted Saturday to sanction UI for “substantial non-compliance with standards of academic government” during the […]
June 19, 2016
Leadership & Policy
American Public University System Names New President
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. ― Karan Powell has been named president of American Public University System. Powell is the University System’s executive vice president and provost. She replaces Wallace Boston, who will remain CEO of parent company American Public Education Inc. The University System says in a news release that Powell’s appointment is effective July 1. […]
June 17, 2016
Students
Fired Coach Art Briles Lambastes Baylor University
AUSTIN, Texas ― Fired Baylor coach Art Briles is ripping his former employer, accusing the school of wrongful termination and indicating he has no interest in settling a federal lawsuit filed against him and the university by a woman who was raped by a football player. In a motion filed Thursday as part of the […]
June 17, 2016
African-American
Happy Father’s Day to My Dad and Men Everywhere
I have not been able to say Happy Father’s Day to my dad because he passed away and went to heaven more than 30 years ago. So I dedicate this column to him and to all men who lovingly have this role.
June 17, 2016
Students
Ivory Toldson Leaving White House Initiative on HBCUs Post
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is leaving his post as executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities at the end of the month.
June 17, 2016
LGBTQ+
Higher Ed Supports LGBTQ Communities After Orlando Shootings
In the wake of the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, where gunman Omar Marteen took the lives of 49 early last Sunday morning, the higher education community is offering its support.
June 17, 2016
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