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Powers Leaving UT-Austin as Diversity Issues Linger
AUSTIN, Texas — Bill Powers won’t be the University of Texas at Austin president who decides whether to keep a statue of Jefferson Davis, a tribute to the president of the Confederacy, on campus.
June 1, 2015
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RU Ready for Work Program Prepares Students for the Future
Newark, NJ — Lakeisha Bright knew she would be in for a rough ride during her senior year at West Side High School based on all the changes the high school had been going through as of late. “My junior year was very stressful because they kept making changes at my school,” Bright said last […]
June 1, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Lesbian Student Battles Stereotypes at HBCU
Lesbian student English Fields battles stereotypes, profiling at Rust College.
June 1, 2015
Faculty & Staff
The Music Lives On
With the death of B.B. King, “the blues has lost its king, and America has lost a legend,” President Barack Obama said in a letter read at the famed guitarist’s funeral on Saturday, May 30, in his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi. King, the son of sharecroppers, died on May 14 at the age of 89, leaving a rich legacy as an innovator and hard-working performer.
June 1, 2015
African-American
Faculty Outraged Over Wisconsin’s Proposed Tenure Changes
Critics see the elimination of tenure protections and other proposals as a serious threat to stunt intellectual growth and muffle voices of dissent.
June 1, 2015
HBCUs
South Asian American Champs Spell for College, But Are Still in D-E-B-T
The trouble with the National Spelling Bee; My solutions
May 31, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy Takes Over at Shaw
Representatives from Shaw University are expected to announce Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy as its 17th president today.
May 31, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Grambling, Southern Name Presidential Finalists
SWAC rivals Grambling State University and Southern University have both named presidential finalists.
May 31, 2015
Faculty & Staff
South Carolina Legal Scholars Weigh In on N. Charleston Murder Case
Law professors and their students at the University of South Carolina had intense class discussions this spring as a “case for the ages” began to play out in their state.
May 31, 2015
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Funding at HBCUs Continues to be Separate and Unequal
Historically unequal funding at HBCUs continues to be a persistent civil rights issue.
May 31, 2015
Disabilties
College System Boosts Efforts for Undocumented Students
The University of California system is making a strong effort to assist the undocumented students who seek out an education at its campuses.
May 31, 2015
African-American
Curfews Should Start at Home
Some weeks ago now the controversial death of Freddie Gray led the city of Baltimore Maryland to be under a curfew watch. The mayor of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake eventually lifted the 10 p.m. curfew which had been enforced to help curb the impending violence in the city. Many involved in what some would call […]
May 30, 2015
Sports
In Case You Missed It
Princeton Takes Major Step Forward in African-American Studies NISOD Emphasizes Educational Lessons Grounded in Ferguson Black College Coaches Unite to Boost Diversity in Hiring NCORE a Safe Space for All
May 29, 2015
Students
15 Chinese Nationals Accused in U.S. of Student Visa Scheme
Fifteen Chinese citizens conspired to take college entrance exams on behalf of others or paid to have that done for them so they could obtain student visas, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
May 28, 2015
African-American
September Trial Date Set for U.Va. Student in Bloody Arrest
A September trial date has been set for a University of Virginia student whose bloody arrest outside a bar sparked a public uproar.
May 28, 2015
Opinion
Are Americans Becoming More Ambivalent Toward Religion?
Pew Research says yes, especially millenials.
May 28, 2015
Disabilties
Judge Sides with Texas Southern in Discrimination Suit
An African-American applicant who was repeatedly rejected by the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University has lost his race, gender and disability discrimination case.
May 28, 2015
Students
UNC-Chapel Hill Strips Name of KKK Member Off Building
The Board of Trustees said the “university made an error” in considering William Lawrence Saunders’ KKK ties as a reason to rename the building after him.
May 28, 2015
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