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Rodriguez: Faith in the Electoral College or the Path to Apartheid?

While most of the electorate believes that the president-elect will be handed the keys to the White House, others are holding out hope that the Electoral College could still disqualify him.

December 8, 2016

African-American

How HBCUs Can Better Meet the Needs of Students with Disabilities

A dearth of research has explored the experiences and need of students with disabilities at HBCUs.

December 8, 2016

Students

Hundreds Protest White Nationalist’s Speech at Texas A&M

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Hundreds of people protested a White nationalist’s speaking engagement at the Texas A&M University campus. Several groups protested outside of the student center Tuesday night during and before the appearance by Richard Spencer, who leads a White nationalist organization. Some silently held placards while others loudly chanted slogans. Hundreds gathered at […]

December 7, 2016

Students

Viewing Black Male Students as Princes, not Problems

Despite the litany of studies that highlight the so-called “achievement gap,” we believe that framing the problems that impact the educational success of Black males as merely a “gap” is a cop-out.

December 5, 2016

Native Americans

North Dakota Pipeline Protesters Vow to Stay Despite Victory

CANNON BALL, N.D. — Protesters celebrated a major victory in their push to reroute the Dakota Access oil pipeline away from a tribal water source but pledged to remain camped on federal land in North Dakota anyway, despite Monday’s government deadline to leave. Hundreds of people at the Oceti Sakowin, or Seven Council Fires, […]

December 5, 2016

Students

Texas A&M Sets Unity Event During White Nationalist’s Speech

HOUSTON —Texas A&M University has announced it will hold an event to highlight diversity and unity at the same time a White nationalist is set to speak at the College Station campus in December. The “Aggies United” event was put together after Richard Spencer, who is a leader in the “alt-right,” — a movement that […]

December 1, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Scholar: Make Tenure Great Again

Dr. Andre Perry says that tenure—giving a teacher or professor an appointment until retirement—provides a firewall of protection, saving academic freedom from Donald Trump’s “post-truth” United States.

November 28, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Judge Allows Professor to Pursue Retaliation Claim Against NCCU

A female professor who was passed over as chair of the School of Mass Communication can pursue a retaliation claim against North Carolina Central University but not claims for sex discrimination or a hostile work environment.

November 28, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Black Doctoral Network a ‘One-stop Shop’ for Universities

Experts say the Black Doctoral Network is the answer for colleges and universities that constantly claim they “can’t find Black faculty.”

November 28, 2016

African-American

Rodriguez: Nation Not Treading Lightly in Unchartered Territory

Without question, this country is in unchartered territory. People across the country continue to express themselves in despair. Others in fear. Some panic, while still others prepare.

November 27, 2016

African-American

Turn the Page from November 8, 2016

We can lament, cry and whine all we want to about this election, but it is too late. We had the chance and the opportunity, but we didn’t seize the moment.

November 20, 2016

Students

Cornel West Returning to Harvard Faculty

Dr. Cornel West—arguably one of the nation’s most visible Black public intellectuals—will rejoin the faculty of Harvard University.

November 20, 2016