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Faculty & Staff

Perspectives: African-American Ph.D.s: Good Enough for America’s Educational Institutions?

For several years after receiving our doctorates, we struggled to find full-time work as tenure-track professors. Despite having more qualifications than many of the fresh Ph.D.s who were getting interviews and job offers, we were relegated to adjunct faculty positions that offered none of the benefits of tenure-track jobs.

April 29, 2009

Getting a Piece of the Stimulus

Economic stimulus package provides major funding opportunities for HBCUs and students

April 29, 2009

Leadership & Policy

UNCF Wrestles with New Economy, Old Issues

Despite the bleak economy, UNCF president has high hopes for HBCUs with the Obama administration.

April 29, 2009

Preclearance Provision of Voting Rights Act at Core of Supreme Court Case

Just months after the election of the nation’s first Black president, in which African-American voter registration and voter turnout was at its highest, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether states with a history of racial discrimination at the polls still need federal oversight.

April 28, 2009

White Man’s Burden? Discrimination Suits Flourish

The issue of reverse discrimination first reached the nation’s highest court in the 1970s, when a student with good grades named Allan Bakke accused a University of California medical school of twice denying him admission because he was White.

April 28, 2009

Knoxville College Still in the Dark But Seeing Light

Knoxville College was knocked to the academic sidelines in 1996 after losing its accreditation over mounting financial and administrative problems.

April 27, 2009

Britain Proposes Affirmative Action Bill

Is the end near for the English gentleman of privilege? Britain has proposed an affirmative action bill meant to tackle thorny class divisions and encourage equal opportunities for women and minorities — a proposal already causing an uproar in some circles.

April 27, 2009

Brazile Speech Prompts Boycott by Louisiana Archbishop

The archbishop of New Orleans will boycott commencement ceremonies at Xavier University, a predominantly Black, Catholic institution, because the university is honoring Democratic Party strategist Donna Brazile, who supports abortion rights.

April 27, 2009

3 Va. Men Hurt in Shooting at Hampton University

A former Hampton University student armed with three guns followed a pizza delivery man into the student’s former dorm early Sunday, shot the delivery man and a dorm monitor, then turned the gun on himself, university officials said.

April 26, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Women Professors Not Being Promoted as Rapidly as Men

Troubling inequities remain in career advancement between male and female college professors in English and foreign languages, according to a report being released today by the Modern Language Association.

April 26, 2009

Education Practitioners Unveil Innovative Programs To Close Achievement Gap

Days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case on English Language Learner (ELL) policy that pit limited-government proponents in Arizona against advocates of bilingual education, researchers, policymakers and education practitioners unveiled Friday some of the best ways to narrow the achievement gap among ELL and other underserved groups during a policy breakfast series at New York University.

April 26, 2009

No Black Boy Left Behind

The expected reworking of the No Child Left Behind Act along with a significant infusion of funding for the Education Department present an opportunity to develop policies and programs to ensure Black boys, in particular, have a better chance of succeeding, educators said at a conference Friday on Capitol Hill.

April 26, 2009

Black Boys Can Make It

Ga. Professor Suspected in Shootings Leaves No Trail

A college professor suspected in the shooting deaths of his wife and two men outside a community theater has not used his cell phone or credit card, leaving few traces as authorities searched for him Sunday.

April 26, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Study Finds Minorities Underrepresented in Graduate School

To broaden the participation of graduate studies among underrepresented minorities, graduate studies programs must go beyond simply recruiting students from diverse groups and provide students with the support and resources needed to graduate, says a new report released by the Council of Graduate Schools.

April 23, 2009

Alice Walker exhibit opens at Emory University

Even from a young age, author Alice Walker was keeping a record.

April 23, 2009

Can Michael Vick Take the Steps to Rebuild His Life?

It was only a few years ago that Michael Vick was playing quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons and riding high. He was slashing and dashing through National Football League lines, and it was a joy to watch him. Now, he is without a ride and grounded. Much was made a while back about Michael Vick, […]

April 22, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Virginia Tech Decision Sparks Debate on Diversity Work and Faculty Evaluations

The decision by Virginia Tech to abandon a controversial proposal aimed at requiring faculty to engage in diversity-related activities, has prompted a larger debate on college campuses across the nation over what role, if any, should diversity work play in the evaluation of faculty members.

April 22, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Morris Brown College Partners With Online Education Company for New Business Plan

Dr. Benjamin Chavis, president of Education Online Services Corp., and Morris Brown College in Atlanta are partnering to launch several full online degree programs for Morris Brown students.

April 22, 2009