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BATTLE OF THE WILLS

In Georgia, the budget crunch has prompted one state senator to propose closing some public colleges, but not the ones you think.

January 21, 2009

African-American

Battle of Wills, Part 2

Seth Harp found an unlikely ally in his quest to close two Georgia colleges, but he still faces an uphill fight.

January 15, 2009

African-American

Not Just Black and White

As a teenager, Dr. Anne Cheng held in awe the novel Invisible Man.

January 7, 2009

African-American

The Evolution of Barack Obama

With President-elect Barack Obama set to take the oath of office, it’s worth noting how Black Issues in Higher Education, the predecessor to Diverse, has covered him over the years.

January 7, 2009

African-American

An Unassuming College Professor

Someone unfamiliar with his work, accolades or age could easily mistake M.K. Asante, Jr. for a college student instead of a university professor. Asante’s mesh brim hat, a constant fixture in his attire, bright smile and casual demeanor radiate youth while his knowledge of film, literature and African-American history could rival that of scholars twice his age.

December 24, 2008

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Beating the At-risk Odds

Family approach credited as key to Silas Craft Collegians Program’s success.

December 10, 2008

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Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint on The Obama Effect

The psychological boost on African-Americans generated by the election of the nation’s first Black president may be tempered by hard economic times ahead, says Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, director of the Media Center of the Judge Baker Children’s Center and professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

November 12, 2008

African-American

Democrats Gain in Dixie, but Racial Divide Remains

Barack Obama hardly marched across the South like General William T. Sherman, who accepted the surrender of the Conferedate armies in the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida in 1865. But he certainly made some inroads.

November 5, 2008

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In Honor of an Unfettered Slave

Asculpture was dedicated late last month to a Lafayette College (Pa.) graduate, David McDonogh, who is believed to be one of the first slaves — if not the first — to earn a college degree. One of the nation’s foremost contemporary sculptors, Mel Edwards, was commissioned for the 16-foot tall project titled “Transcendence,” which was made from five tons of stainless steel.

October 15, 2008

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Forging Ahead in a Changing Landscape

I am passionate about three things: the news, diversity and education. A newspaper reporter by training, I was attracted to the profession by its public watchdog role.

September 17, 2008

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AKAs Celebrate 100 Years of Sisterhood and Service

The nation’s capital was a sea of pink and green as an estimated 20,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha converged upon Washington, D.C., in July to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the country’s largest and oldest Black sorority. Founded on the campus of Howard University in 1908, and boasting 200,000 members and 975 chapters worldwide, […]

August 6, 2008

African-American

Missouri Exhibit Recognizes Black Ancestors of ‘Huck Finn’ Era

In an effort to rebuild relationships with local Black community members, college and museum officials in Missouri have vowed to publicly exalt the state’s rich Black history and confront its slavery past.

June 1, 2008