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Students

#BlackBruinsMatter Movement Sheds Light on Alleged Hostile Climate at UCLA

After a Kanye Western-themed fraternity party at UCLA saw students donning “baggy clothes, plumped lips and padded bottoms” and “foreheads covered in charcoal,” many students took to social media to express their dismay.

October 11, 2015

African-American

University of Missouri Police Investigate Report of Racism

University of Missouri authorities are investigating a report of someone using racial slurs on campus.

October 6, 2015

African-American

Student African American Brotherhood’s Mission: Uplift Minority Men

On some campuses, the initiative goes by another the name: Brother2Brother. Regardless, the objective is clear: to improve the success of young minority men.

September 27, 2015

Sports

Rutgers Football Coach Suspended for Contact Over Player’s Academic Status

Rutgers University has suspended football coach Kyle Flood for three games and fined him $50,000 for contacting a faculty member over a player’s grade.

September 16, 2015

Faculty & Staff

#BlackLivesMatter Becoming Vital Part of Dialogue on Campuses

From changing curricula to even a new textbook titled Black Lives Matter to finding their places in protests with the students, the #BlackLivesMatter Movement is finding a place in not just higher ed but K-12 discussions as well.

September 10, 2015

Faculty & Staff

HBCU Relevancy? A Glance at U.S. Demographics Provides Answer

Not a week goes by where those of us in the HBCU community are confronted with the question of the continued relevancy of HBCUs.

September 9, 2015

African-American

New ‘Soldiers for Justice’ Must Carry On Fight in Julian Bond’s Place

“The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.” ―Julian Bond.

August 19, 2015

African-American

Report: Bachelor’s Degrees Don’t Protect Black, Hispanic Wealth

A recent study commissioned by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found that college is not working the same way for Black and Hispanic Americans as it is for other groups.

August 17, 2015

African-American

University of Texas Moving Statue of Jefferson Davis

The University of Texas will move a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis away from the center of campus, but statues of other Confederate figures will remain, school president Greg Fenves announced Thursday.

August 13, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Setting the Curve

Becker College’s academic, enrollment, fiscal metrics all show marked improvement under leadership of Dr. Robert Johnson.

August 12, 2015

Students

CANDACE CAMPBELL JACKSON

CANDACE CAMPBELL JACKSON has been appointed vice president and chief of staff at Syracuse University. She was vice president for student success and vice provost for academic success at the University of Akron. Jackson earned a bachelor’s from Howard University and a juris doctor from the University of Akron.

August 10, 2015

Students

JOSE FIERRO

JOSE FIERRO has been appointed president and superintendent of Cerritos College. He was vice president of academic affairs and chief academic officer at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Fierro earned a DVM from the University of Applied Sciences in Bogotá, Colombia, a master’s from Nova Southeastern University in Florida and a doctorate from Northcentral University in Arizona.

August 10, 2015