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Leadership & Policy

Delaware’s 1st Black Female University President Selected

NEW CASTLE, Del. ― Wilmington University Executive Vice President LaVerne Harmon has been named the school’s next president and will become the first Black woman to lead a university in Delaware. Local news organizations report that the university’s board of trustees unanimously approved Harmon’s selection last week. She is slated to take the reins in […]

September 28, 2016

Students

Student Protesters Halt Debate About Black Lives Matter at University of Michigan

YPSILANTI, Mich. ― Student protesters halted a debate at the University of Michigan about whether the Black Lives Matter movement is harmful to race relations. Protesters voiced their displeasure with the Michigan Political Union’s decision to host the debate Tuesday at the Michigan League, The Ann Arbor News reported. Lawrielle West, a University of Michigan […]

September 28, 2016

African-American

Report Finds Black-White Wage Gap Worst Since 1979

The wage gap between Black and White workers is the worst it has been since 1979, according to a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).

September 27, 2016

Students

Expert: Higher Ed not Immune from Unconscious Bias

Those who work in higher education should not see themselves as immune from the same kind of unconscious bias that many believe is a factor in the fatal police shootings of Black men in the U.S., a higher education leader told CUPA-HR conference attendees.

September 27, 2016

Students

By All Measures, University of Texas at San Antonio Rising at Rapid Rate

The University of Texas at San Antonio has emerged as one of the fastest-growing higher education institutions in Texas.

September 27, 2016

Students

Data Show Just 86 Freshmen Enrolled at Chicago State

CHICAGO ― Only 86 full and part-time freshmen enrolled at the financially troubled Chicago State University for the fall semester and overall enrollment is down 25 percent, according to figures released Tuesday. The school, which is dealing with money troubles due in part to loss of state funding amid the budget crisis, has fewer than […]

September 27, 2016

Students

South African Official Blames Students for Worker’s Death

JOHANNESBURG ― The death of a South African university worker who was hospitalized after a student protest has deepened tensions over unrest roiling campuses across the nation. The government on Tuesday called for an investigation, saying protesters were responsible for the death last week at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, which has suspended […]

September 27, 2016

Students

Colleges Lavishing More Financial Aid on Wealthy Students

STORRS, Conn. ― Spencer Mulligan knew his family could pay for his college education, even without loans or grants. So when the University of Connecticut offered a merit award of $20,000 over four years, he saw it as a bonus. As a discount on in-state tuition, it brought the cost well below half of what […]

September 27, 2016

Students

Algebra Project to Pave Way for Minority Students to Pursue STEM

The Algebra Project, a unique approach to teaching mathematics that was developed by civil rights activist Bob Moses, will make its entry into new school districts across the country

September 26, 2016

Students

In Essence, Racism on Trial in Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Suit

The Arce v Douglas ethnic studies trial, in Tucson’s Federal Court, is expected to commence in early 2017. The suit was filed against the state of Arizona, as a result of the state passing an anti-Ethnic Studies HB 2281 legislation in 2010. Yet for all intents and purposes, it is the discipline itself and, specifically, […]

September 26, 2016

Leadership & Policy

‘Diddy’ Donates $1 Million to Howard University

WASHINGTON ― Sean “Diddy” Combs is donating $1 million to Howard University, where he once was a student. The rapper and music mogul made the announcement alongside Howard President Wayne Frederick at his Bad Boy Records reunion tour show last Thursday night in Washington, D.C., where the historically Black college is located. Howard says the […]

September 25, 2016

Sports

Tennessee State Legendary Track Coach Ed Temple Dies

Ed Temple guided women’s track athletes to 40 Olympic medals as he served for some four decades, making him a legend worldwide among coaches and athletes.

September 25, 2016