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African-American

Harris-Perry’s Apology May Be Too Smart for Right-Wing Zealots

I saw her apology and hope it was enough to kill the fake outrage over a joke made on her show about Mitt Romney’s adoptive Black grandchild.

January 6, 2014

African-American

Here’s Hoping That the Current Racial Climate Will Improve

Another year is upon us and it is time to reflect on how racially intense the year 2013 was.

January 2, 2014

Students

Former Emerging Scholars of the Year: Where are they now?

Brian Blake Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Dean of the Graduate School University of Miami Class of 2007 Dr. Mitchell Chang Professor, Higher Education and Organizational Change, University of California, Los Angeles Class of 2006 Dr. Sean Decatur President Kenyon College Class of 2007 Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick Interim President Howard University Class of 2011 […]

January 2, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Lane College President McClure Dies

Veteran higher education leader, Dr. Wesley McClure, president of Lane College for two decades and a past national chair of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), died earlier this month after a short illness.

December 11, 2013

African-American

‘CommUniversity’ Takes Educational Outreach to a New Level

Dr. Zachery Williams, an associate professor of history at the University of Akron, is in the final stages of launching what some are affectionately calling “college in the hood.”

December 11, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Diverse December 6 Edition

In this edition, Diverse features a Spectrum reflection on James Meredith, activist and first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Also included are reports on the efforts of HBCUs to diversify and grow enrollment, the need for more alumni and wealthy donor giving at HBCUs, the struggle of Catholic universities adapting to modern changes in efforts to adhere to the Catholic Church, and the re-emergence of co-op programs that offer students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the real world.

December 10, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Howard Univ. Honors Mandela in Photo Exhibit

“Nelson Mandela: Character, Comrade, Leader, Prisoner, Negotiator, Statesmen,” a 37-panel exhibit chronicling Mandela’s rise to South Africa’s first Black president, made its debut at Howard’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center on Oct. 31.

December 8, 2013

Students

Have Race Relations on College Campuses Become More Volatile?

The fall of 2013 has been a memorable one for race relations on college campuses. This is not in the positive sense of the word.

November 27, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Appiah Leaves Princeton, Headed to New York University

Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah — arguably the nation’s most prominent black philosopher — has decided to give up his endowed professorship at Princeton University and will join the faculty at New York University in January.

November 26, 2013

Students

Campus Conversations About Race Now Heating Up the Twitterverse

Social media has created a space for students to connect and participate in national conversations related to race, identity and representation.

November 24, 2013

African-American

The Culture of Self-hatred Still Present Among Some Black Folk

Canadian journalist Orville Douglas’ article, “Why I Hate Being a Black Man,” puts a spotlight on the incessant psychology of self-hatred among Blacks.

November 20, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Human Rights Campaign HBCU LGBT Summit Fosters New Leaders

30 LGBT student leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s HBCU Leadership and Career Summit for personal leadership and career training.

November 7, 2013