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Latinx

Cartagena Says Access to Higher Ed Remains Major Focus of Civil Rights Struggle

The LatinoJustice PRLDEF leader addressed civil rights issues that impact the Latino community and the role of higher education during a Twitter chat.

September 19, 2013

Latinx

Calif. Community Colleges Increase Enrollment

California’s community colleges are set to increase enrollment for the first time in years, and officials are crediting a voter-approved tax for the bump.

September 12, 2013

Latinx

As We Begin Year 51, Civil Rights 2.0 is All About Diversity

President Obama was as inclusive in his speech as the modern fight for equality and justice is in our 21st-century America.

September 3, 2013

African-American

Texas Schools Join Forces in Bid to Help Minority Males

The consortium is dedicated to finding solutions to lagging graduation rates among Latino and African-American males.

August 20, 2013

Students

Kentucky State Dismisses Band Director, Details Sketchy

Kentucky State University has dismissed a music professor who also served as director of the school’s band program for the last eight years.

August 19, 2013

Asian American Pacific Islander

50 Years Later: Renewing the All-Inclusive Dream and March — and Thinking About Oprah’s Purse

If there’s a march for jobs and economic justice, you bet Asian-Americans should be there.

August 19, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Harvard Scholar Henry Louis Gates to Host African-American History Series

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. returns to PBS this fall to narrate a six-part documentary series that presents a sweeping look at African-American history from the early 1500s to present-day America.

August 8, 2013

Faculty & Staff

New Look at Old Community Recasting History of Free Blacks in America

The Hill on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is a historic community of free Blacks that predates Treme’, a neighborhood in New Orleans, which had been recognized as the oldest neighborhood of free Blacks.

August 7, 2013

African-American

Why the ‘Pick Up Your Pants’ Rant Falls Short

We’ve had a reprise of the Bill Cosby rant, most recently by Fox News icon Bill O’Reilly, who was then backed up by CNN’s Don Lemon.

August 5, 2013

Students

Report: Steady College Enrollment Growth for Underrepresented Minorities, College Completion Rates Increasing More Slowly

The rate at which Black and Latino students entered four-year colleges outpaced that of Whites, while six-year graduation rates for underrepresented minorities increased only slightly, a new report says.

July 24, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Woodruff Mural Collection Chronicling the Past, Providing Hope for Future

Talladega College hopes to raise $10 million during the tour in order to make a new arts building a reality.

July 18, 2013

Faculty & Staff

We Have Come a Long Way on Racial Issues, But We Have a Long Way to Go

A few days ago, we were discussing the modern Civil Rights Movement in the five-week summer session course that I am teaching.

July 10, 2013