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Terre Haute Police Investigate Violent Fraternity Party

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. ― Terre Haute police are investigating a weekend party on the city’s north side that resulted in at least 30 shots fired, two people injured and one arrest. The party at the Indiana National Guard Armory involved Indiana State University’s Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, the Tribune Star reported. Police say thousands of […]

September 13, 2016

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Support for Minority-serving Institutions may Hang in Balance of Election

Scholars are concerned that if Donald J. Trump wins, support for public and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) almost certainly will wane.

September 12, 2016

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Several Concerns at University of Missouri Medical School

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri School of Medicine is noncompliant in several areas and must address them within two years to maintain its accreditation, according to a report by a national group that accredits medical degree programs. Among the findings in a June report by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education is that […]

September 11, 2016

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University of Oregon Removing Klan-affiliated Name from Building

The University of Oregon’s board of trustees has voted to remove the name of a classics professor from a student dormitory on campus because of his affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan.

September 11, 2016

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Higher Ed Gets Opportunity to Benchmark Diversity

The Global Diversity & Inclusion Benchmark tool — also known as the GDIB — is being made available for the first time in its 10-year history to colleges and universities.

September 11, 2016

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University of Texas Honoring First Blacks who Enrolled

AUSTIN, Texas ― When Nathaniel Bradford enrolled at the University of Texas in 1963, he couldn’t join the band. Or a fraternity. Or play on the football team. The reason: He’s Black. The Austin American-Statesman reports the campus was slow to integrate, waiting until 1956 to enroll African-American undergraduates even though the U.S. Supreme Court […]

September 8, 2016

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Diverse Conversations: How Black Colleges Can Win Against Tough Competition

How will HBCUs compete against PWIs that now accept and actively recruit minority students and have more resources to serve them?

September 8, 2016

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Experts: Minority Students Need Aerospace Opportunities

In order to diversify the workforce of the aerospace and defense industries, business and higher education leaders must be proactive and intentional.

September 7, 2016

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Organizations Launch Campaign to Bring Facts to Light about MSIs

Organizations Launch Campaign to Bring Facts to Light about MSIs

September 7, 2016

African-American

University Study Finds Inequality Unchanged in Hollywood

Despite widespread attention over diversity in the movie business, a new study finds that little is changing in Hollywood for women, minorities, LGBT people and others who continue to find themselves on the outside of an industry where researchers say inequality is “the norm.” A report to be released Wednesday by the Media, Diversity and […]

September 7, 2016

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Malveaux Pushes for Advancement of Blacks in Higher Ed, ‘Social Economic Justice’

Former president of Bennett College Dr. Julianne Malveaux has created a legacy of sounding off about injustices against Blacks from the higher ed realm to the political arena.

September 6, 2016

Sports

Kaepernick, Race and the Hypocrisy of the American Public

It always seems to perplex and, in fact, disturb me when certain fellow Black folk decide to wallow and sit in judgment of another person’s Black bonafides.

September 4, 2016