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Students

Rev. Jackson Debunks ‘Post-Racial’ Idea at Minority Legal Scholar Conference

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who twice ran for president, mocks the notion that the mere fact that a Black person is sitting in the White House means the nation has entered a “post-racial” era.

September 12, 2010

Home

Book Reviews: U.S. Higher Education Seeks Its Way in Global Era

Authors of three recently published books examine the trends that have intensified higher education competition among countries in the world’s marketplace.

August 19, 2010

Sports

Coaching Diversity Slowly Rising at FBS Schools

First-year head college football coaches Joker Phillips and Charlie Strong are among a dozen Black head coaches at FBS schools, triple the number of Black head coaches two years ago.

August 12, 2010

African-American

Texas Urged To Hire More Minority Teachers

Texas schools need to hire more Black and Hispanic teachers, especially as the enrollment of minority students continues to rise, experts say.

August 3, 2010

Students

Appeals Court to Consider Use of Race in UT’s Admissions Policies

Today, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will consider whether the University of Texas at Austin’s use of race and ethnicity in its admissions policy violates the law.

August 2, 2010

Students

Journalism Education Embraces Ethnic Media

Journalism schools turn to ethnic media outlets in effort to train future reporters on covering diverse communities.

August 2, 2010

African-American

U.S. Education Department, Civil Rights Leaders Discuss Reform

Civil rights leaders are criticizing Obama administration education reforms aimed at turning around low performing schools and closing the achievement gap for minority students.

July 28, 2010

African-American

Book Review: Black Women, United and Hell-Bent on Doing God’s Work

In Jesus, Jobs, and Justice: African American Women and Religion, Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas, a professor of history at Temple University, has labored diligently to craft a comprehensive history of Black women in the U.S.

July 8, 2010

African-American

Report: Harvard Scholar’s Arrest at Home Avoidable

A Harvard scholar and the police sergeant who arrested him last July after a confrontation outside his home both missed opportunities to “ratchet down” the situation and end the encounter more calmly, according to a review of the case released Wednesday.

June 30, 2010

Faculty & Staff

New Initiative To Examine Equity of College-access Programs

A new Kresge Foundation-funded research effort launching this summer will better equip teachers and administrators at two Boston high schools in getting their students prepared for college.

June 20, 2010

Community Colleges

Jump in U.S. College Enrollment Highest in 40 Years

The nation’s colleges are attracting record numbers of new students as more Hispanics finish high school and young adults opt to pursue a higher education rather than languish in a weak job market.

June 17, 2010

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Race, Class, and College Access Explored in ‘Strivers’ Research

Despite gains in college access by minorities, the top tiers of higher education are becoming more affluent and more White as the lower tier and two-year colleges increasingly accommodate more low-income minority students.

June 17, 2010