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African-American

Haiti’s History Created Bond With Many U.S. Blacks

While a terrible earthquake anywhere in the Caribbean would hit a sympathetic nerve in most Americans, Haiti holds a unique place in the hearts of many American Blacks.

January 19, 2010

Lottery-winning Alumnus Donates $10 Million to South Carolina HBCU

Hoping to spread the joy of a $260 million Powerball lottery jackpot, the Rev. Solomon Jackson has donated $10 million of his “good fortune” to his alma mater, Morris College, a historically Black college in Sumter, S.C.

January 19, 2010

African-American

Scholar West Urges Holiday Audience Not to ‘Sanitize’ King’s Legacy

A scholar and activist invoked the fiery side of Martin Luther King Jr.’s rhetoric Monday at the civil rights icon’s church, urging the audience not to “sanitize” King’s legacy or let the president off the hook on issues like poverty.

January 18, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Delaware State Trustee Reflects on Interim Presidency

Dr. Claibourne Smith’s tenure as interim leader of Delaware State inspires him to take a more active role on the Dover-based institution’s board of trustees.

January 18, 2010

Claibourne Smith

King’s message of hope keeps us together

I couldn’t help but think of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the news broke last night and into the morning about the earthquake in Haiti. The odds are stacked up against this country, yet with prayer and help from others it will survive. The pictures suggest ruin, yet the determination of the people will […]

January 14, 2010

U.S. Colleges, Universities Offer Rapid Relief Responses to Haiti

Higher education institutions are raising money and gathering supplies for earthquake-stricken Caribbean island.

January 14, 2010

Five Questions for Soledad O’Brien

Diverse correspondent María Eugenia Miranda spoke with CNN’s Soledad O’Brien about covering communities of color.

January 14, 2010

CNN’s Soledad O’Brien

Community Colleges

Obama’s Higher Ed Goals At Odds With States’ Budget Realities

LOS ANGELES – States’ higher education systems must dramatically overhaul themselves if they intend to fulfill President Obama’s goal of remaking America home to the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020, experts said during a conference held by the University of Southern California.

January 14, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Observers Say U. of Virginia Diversity Prowess Safe with Sullivan

When a highly selective institution garners an enviable diversity record as that found at The University of Virginia change at the top is bound to raise concerns. But those familiar with the school’s new president say those concerns are unwarranted.

January 14, 2010

Teresa Sullivan

Best & Brightest: Finishing College “Something I Have to Do”

Luis Arias walks around Marquette University’s campus toting books, pens and other materials every day, dreaming about the opportunity to become a professional boxer.

January 14, 2010

Using Hip-hop as a Teaching Tool

I was recently approached by a friend of mine at Lincoln about suggesting ways that the university could better incorporate hip-hop into its mass communications program. Though some Lincoln professors have tried to use hip-hop as a teaching tool in the classroom, the university has kept a safe distance from hip-hop, particularly the commercial rap […]

January 13, 2010

Experts: Time for a New Dialogue on Race

A diverse group of national leaders gathered on Capitol Hill this week to establish a new direction and tone for a more relevant dialogue on race in the U.S.

January 13, 2010

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Public Colleges Do Poor Job with Minority, Low-Income Students, Study Says

Many of the nation’s top flagship public colleges are “turning their backs” on qualified low-income and minority students, report says.

January 13, 2010

The Ultimate Insider-Outsider

Correspondent Maria Eugenia Miranda speaks with CNN’s Soledad O’Brien about covering communities of color.

January 12, 2010

The Hegemon and Hawaii: Teaching History through the Law

I teach a course called, “United States in the Pacific Islands,” in which students learn about American historical involvement in the Pacific structured by strategic interests in the region that constitute neocolonial hegemony including economic, military and cultural power. It is a rare thing for students anywhere in the United States to learn about the […]

January 12, 2010

In the Heights of Higher Education

For the new year, I finally went to see the musical “In the Heights” in New York. “In the Heights” won the 2008 Tony Award for best musical and its storyline focuses on Latinos and college-going. The story revolves around a small community in Washington Heights, N.Y., where various Latinos all live in harmony. One […]

January 12, 2010

African-American

Analysis: Post-racial Era Yet to Dawn in America

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s remarks about Barack Obama, only the latest such eruption since America’s first Black president took office a year ago, probably say more about the state of race relations in the United States than they do about Obama.

January 12, 2010

President Obama

Like It or Not, America Has Played the Race Card Again

Why do I allege that America has played the race card? Because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s private musings about race have now come out of the closet. Reid said what many Americans think: President Barack Obama is light skinned and has no “Negro dialect” unless he wants to. Reid is spot on. If […]

January 11, 2010