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Happy Anniversary!
Please join the staff in congratulating Operations Assistant Azeb Kelati on her eighth anniversary as an employee of Diverse.
April 2, 2015
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HBCUs
In Case You Missed It …
Inequalities in Education Continue to Fuel Wealth Gap in U.S. NYC Cop Apologizes for Racist Rant Against South Asian Nonprofit Provides Life-Coaching Services to Students With Mental Illness Obama’s Immigration Plan Would Have Positive Results for Students
April 2, 2015
Students
Duke: Student has Admitted to Hanging Noose in Tree
An undergraduate student at Duke University has admitted to hanging a noose in a tree and is no longer on campus, university officials said Thursday.
April 2, 2015
International
Militants Kill 147 at University in Kenya
Al-Shabab gunmen rampaged through a university in northeastern Kenya at dawn Thursday, killing 147 people in the group’s deadliest attack in the East African country. Four militants were slain by security forces to end the siege just after dusk.
April 2, 2015
Latinx
Professor On Board with Preserving Panamanian Culture
When Latin American history professor Peter Szok first rode one of the “red devil” buses in Panama City as a graduate student in the early 1990s, he soon realized that the experience would be much more than just a regular bus trip.
April 2, 2015
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African-American
Spelman College Appears to be Riding Wave of Momentum
Students, or Spelmanites, as they call themselves, have high hopes for what Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell will contribute to the college as its new president.
April 2, 2015
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Home
Study Ranks State-based Job Markets for College Grads
Researchers at Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce analyzed state labor markets and ranked the 50 states by the frequency of job openings per college-educated worker.
April 2, 2015
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Home
A Month Of Poetry
National Poetry Month, which organizers say is the largest literary celebration in the world, is observed throughout April. The Academy of American Poets inaugurated the month in 1996. Tens of millions of people participate, according to the academy, as schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers and poets offer readings, festivals and workshops.
April 1, 2015
HBCUs
Brown Grad Student Dies After Jumping Off Campus Building
A Brown University graduate student from South Korea has died after jumping from the 12th floor of a campus building.
April 1, 2015
HBCUs
Kean University Cancels Common as Commencement Speaker
New Jersey’s Kean University has cancelled hip-hop artist Common as commencement speaker after police voiced concerns over a song released 15 years ago about a woman convicted of killing a police officer who fled to Cuba.
April 1, 2015
African-American
Huston-Tillotson Names Pierce Burnette President
Huston-Tillotson University’s Board of Trustees has selected Colette Pierce Burnette as the successor to Larry L. Earvin as president of the private, historically Black institution in East Austin, Texas.
April 1, 2015
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African-American
African-American Literary Stars Return to Roots
A­fter teaching and writing for decades at prestigious institutions outside their native states, Trudier Harris and Nikky Finney return to their native Southern states to teach.
April 1, 2015
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Sports
Experts: HBCUs Powered Baseball’s Negro Leagues
The best untold story of Black baseball in the United States is the one in which the pursuit of a higher education was front and centerfield in the lives of many Black baseball players.
April 1, 2015
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Sports
Bucknell University Expels 3 for Racist Radio Broadcast
Bucknell University says it has expelled three students over a school radio broadcast in which they made racist comments and used a slur.
March 31, 2015
Students
Congressman’s Son a Defendant in Clemson Fraternity-Death Lawsuits
The son of U.S. Rep. John Carney, D-Del., is one of five defendants in two lawsuits seeking at least $50 million stemming from the death of a Clemson University fraternity pledge.
March 31, 2015
Community Colleges
Are Millennials a Socially Awkward Generation?
According to many consultants, employers, professors, pundits and other purveyors of the culture, the answer is yes.
March 31, 2015
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African-American
Clark Atlanta Chooses Texas Southern Dean as President
Clark Atlanta University has selected Ronald A. Johnson to be the fourth president in the historically Black institution’s history.
March 31, 2015
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African-American
Howard, Gallaudet Further ‘Black Lives Matter’ Discussion
Panelists agreed that to promote “all lives matter” over “Black lives matter” misses the central truth that, for too long, Black lives have been deemed of less worth than White lives.
March 31, 2015
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