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African-American

Michelle Obama at Jackson State: Lessons in History and Life

First lady Michelle Obama assumed the roles of history professor, civil rights firebrand and fierce defender of her husband’s legacy Saturday as she urged Jackson State University graduates to “devote your life to finding ways to help others.”

April 24, 2016

Leadership & Policy

The World Mourns Loss of Influential Prince

Undoubtedly we have lost a monumental talent and an artist for whom love of all kinds seems to undergird his decades-worth of unique talent and creativity.

April 21, 2016

African-American

Diverse on the Go

Staff Writer Catherine Morris and Sports Writer Frank J. Matthews will be representing Diverse at the 2016 NCAA Inclusion Forum in Indianapolis from Saturday through Monday. Senior Staff Writer Jamal Watson will be covering the National Action Network’s convention at the Sheraton Times Square hotel in New York today through Saturday.

April 13, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Historian Cobb Joining Faculty at Columbia University

Dr. William Jelani Cobb, a prolific Black historian and journalist, is joining the faculty of Columbia University??s Graduate School of Journalism.

April 7, 2016

African-American

Hundreds Talk Networking and Community Building at SAAB Conference

Hundreds of Black men gathered this weekend at the annual SAAB conference to decompress and reunite with others who are committed to advancing the success of other young Black men.

April 4, 2016

African-American

Princeton Decides to Keep Wilson Name on Campus

Princeton University will keep Woodrow Wilson’s name on its public policy school, despite calls to remove it because of his racist views. The Ivy League university’s board of trustees announced the decision Monday. It comes after a black student group demanded it be removed and for changes to the social and academic climate on campus. […]

April 4, 2016

African-American

UConn’s Residential Learning Community Comes Under Fire

Two dissident members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights have accused the University of Connecticut of promoting “racial isolation” by planning a space to increase the low retention of African American male students.

March 24, 2016

African-American

University of Missouri Announces New Diversity Official

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri has named a diversity official to help the four-campus system recover from racial protests at the flagship campus in Columbia. The school announced Wednesday that Kevin McDonald has been tapped to serve as the first ever chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer. President Michael Middleton said McDonald would […]

March 23, 2016

African-American

NADINE SHIGEZAWA

NADINE SHIGEZAWA was appointed director of the Veterans in Transition to Academic Leadership (VITAL) program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She was a psychologist for the Veterans Administration. Shigezawa holds a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

March 22, 2016

African-American

Why Obama Must Not Reach Out to Trump’s Angry Whites

The best way for President Obama to counter the Trump effect and the power of racist ideas is for him to focus on instituting his plans and policies during the remainder of his presidential term.

March 6, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Joseph Continues to Bridge Eras of Social Change

James A. Joseph says that a friend of his sums up his life thusly: “It’s interesting to see that wherever you were, you were always a troublemaker.”

March 1, 2016

African-American

Even on Final Day on Job, Haynes Still Fighting for HBCUs

In a packed auditorium Monday at the U.S. Department of Education, Leonard L. Haynes III, Ph.D., wrapped up nearly three decades of public service in higher education.

February 29, 2016