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African-American

Protesters Reflect on Success of Student Sit-ins

Fifty years ago today, four college freshmen walked quietly into a Greensboro dime store, bought a few items, then sat down at the “Whites only” lunch counter and sparked a wave of civil rights protest that changed America.

January 31, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Higher Education Leaders Urged To Recognize U.S. Disparities, Their Impact on the Academy

Barack Obama’s presidential election may have convinced some Americans that they’re living in a post-racial society, but societal disparities persist between racial groups and are accentuated in American higher education, a distinguished University of Chicago historian told attendees at a Washington higher education event.

January 21, 2010

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LAST WORD : RACE-BLIND COLLEGE ADMISSIONS – BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD

If higher education is to successfully promote diversity enrollment, it will take a combination of targeted programs. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has called herself “the perfect affirmative action ba

January 6, 2010

Latinx

Obama Naming Hispanics to Top Posts at Record Pace

More than half of the Hispanic appointees, whose jobs required Senate confirmation, hold an Ivy League degree, and more than a quarter, like the president, have a diploma from Harvard, an Associated Press review found.

December 21, 2009

African-American

Scholar Renders Deft History of Civil Rights Era

Historian Andrew B. Lewis chronicles the roles of a band of young people who gave new direction and courage to the civil rights movement in The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation.

December 20, 2009

African-American

No Laughing Matter

Comedian Bill Cosby spreads his message for Black families through town hall meetings, social networking Web sites and hip-hop.

December 13, 2009

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NOTEWORTHY NEWS: NO LAUGHING MATTER

Comedian Bill Cosby spreads his message for Black families through town hall meetings, social networking Web sites and hip-hop.

December 9, 2009

African-American

Accreditation Reaffirmed for Fisk University, Three Other HBCUs

Four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), including financially troubled Fisk University, had their accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) reaffirmed for another 10 years.

December 8, 2009

LGBTQ+

Supreme Court to Decide if College Group Must Allow Gays

The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether a California law school violated the constitutional rights of a Christian group by denying it recognition as an official campus organization because it excludes gays and lesbians.

December 7, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Va. Military Institute Faces Sexism Accusations

The Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school’s policies are sexist and hostile toward female cadets.

November 24, 2009

HBCUs

LETTERS – October 15, 2009 Issue

Readers share opinions on recent Diverse stories.

October 14, 2009

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Scholar’s Documentary Leads to S.C. Pardon for Tom Joyner’s Great-Uncles

Research by Dr. Henry Louis Gates and a legal scholar uncovered the innocence of four Black men, including two great-uncles of radio personality Tom Joyner, wrongly executed in 1915 for murder.

October 14, 2009