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Perspectives: The Brown Decision
Although Chris Brown’s domestic violence case has come to a close, domestic violence will continue to be a problem in all areas of our society, including academia. It occurs on our college and university campuses. It occurs in our neighborhoods, without our knowledge among colleagues, family members, and friends.
June 23, 2009
Opinion
HBCUs a “Land of the Lost”? I Don’t Think So
Today, I came across a blog post written by a colleague who has worked in the HBCU community for many years. He titled the post “Land of the Lost” — after the Sid and Marty Krofft TV show and more recently, the movie.  At first glance, I thought the post was a review of the movie […]
June 22, 2009
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Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination at Jackson State
Jackson State University has seen the unlikely confluence of a popular Ph.D., who is married to a famous civil rights activist, waging a legal battle against the historically Black institution for alleged age and sex discrimination.
June 22, 2009
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High Court Ruling Leaves Voting Rights Act Intact
The Voting Rights Act, the government’s chief weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s, survived a Supreme Court challenge Monday in a ruling that nevertheless warned of serious constitutional questions posed by part of the law.
June 22, 2009
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Association Seeks Ideas on Legal Profession Diversity
Roughly 200 attorneys representing law firms, law schools, bar associations, corporations, and other organizations met this past weekend near Washington, D.C., to develop ideas to facilitate greater diversity in the U.S. legal profession.
June 21, 2009
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Clinton: Push for Racial Equality Far From Over
The push for racial equality is far from over, in sports and in everyday life, former President Bill Clinton told a crowd at Major League Baseball’s Beacon Awards on Saturday, part of MLB’s Civil Rights Game.
June 21, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Stillman College Censured Over Faculty Member Dismissal
Delegates attending the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) annual meeting last weekend voted to place Stillman College on its censure list after the organization concluded that the college violated the organization’s rules on academic freedom and tenure.
June 18, 2009
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Star-filled Lineup Set for Civil Rights Tribute
Major League Baseball is fielding a star-filled lineup to spotlight the first regular-season Civil Rights Game.
June 18, 2009
HBCUs
HBCU Group Seeks Share of Stimulus
With many chronically underfunded historically Black colleges in need of a lifeline, HBCUs should reap some of the federal stimulus dollars – money they can in turn use to produce needed minority teachers and scientists, recommends the Thurgood Marshall College Fund in a new report.
June 17, 2009
LGBTQ+
Holder Urges New Hate Crimes Law
Attorney General Eric Holder said this week that recent killings show the need for a tougher U.S. hate crimes law to stop “violence masquerading as political activism.”
June 17, 2009
Opinion
Black Males Need the “Old School Approach”
The behavior of some Black males has always been called into question. Adjectives like intimidating, aggressive and rude have been labels that have been affixed to us for as long as I can remember. It seems at times in today’s one-strike-and-you’re-out society that these aforementioned adjectives trump our education and our socio-economic status. It is […]
June 15, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Texas A&M President Quits, Regents Pick Temp Replacement
Texas A&M University System regents have accepted the resignation of president Elsa Murano and named the CEO of their Galveston campus as interim president of the flagship school.
June 15, 2009
Leadership & Policy
On the Rebound, Cheyney U. Forms All-star Advisory Panel
Cheyney University, the nation’s oldest historically Black college, has recently taken steps to revitalize the institution’s academic program and strengthen its financial stability, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported in its Sunday edition.
June 15, 2009
Opinion
Trading an Education for Thug Life
In the past several weeks, we have witnessed “two Black men in a Cadillac” being accused of kidnapping a White woman. The truth was that the woman had voluntarily gone to Disney World and could not tell her husband. He would find it hard to believe that she would go to Disney. It was easier, […]
June 14, 2009
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Government Intervention Needed on School Segregation, Experts Say
Reversing the resegregation of many of the nation’s school districts may require congressional leadership and the president’s attention, said lawyers, policymakers and educators assembled on Capitol Hill Friday to discuss policies that would encourage more integrated schools.
June 14, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Rift Brews Between Texas A&M Chancellor, President
Texas A&M President Elsa Murano’s job could be on the line in the coming week when the A&M System’s Board of Regents meets.
June 14, 2009
Opinion
Understanding the “Tools of Whiteness” (Notes from AERA, Part 2)
A common figure in teacher education is that roughly 90 percent of public school teachers in the United States identify as White. As the percentage of ethnic minority students continues to rise, teacher training and professional development often include diversity training or a focus on multicultural education. Alternative routes into teaching such as Teach for America, […]
June 13, 2009
STEM
Decrying Over-Representation of African-Americans in Prisons, Reformers Ask Senate for Changes
Reforming the nation’s ailing criminal justice system can help African-Americans and many of the nation’s youth, whose brushes with the law leave them with bleak futures and few opportunities, a prominent Black legal scholar and other leaders told Congress Thursday.
June 11, 2009
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