Tag: African Americans/Black: Page 46

Faculty & Staff

KATHY BRITTAIN RICHARDSON

KATHY BRITTAIN RICHARDSON has been appointed president of Westminster College, effective July 1. She is provost and a professor of communication at Berry College in Georgia. Richardson earned a bachelor’s from Shorter College, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Georgia.

February 25, 2016

Students

U. of Missouri: $2M in Donations Lost After Unrest

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― About $2 million in donations to the University of Missouri have been lost in fallout from the unrest at the campus in Columbia, a top university official said Thursday. Vice Chancellor for Advancement Tom Hiles said several donors who had pledged money to the university have pulled back their pledges, though the […]

February 18, 2016

Students

Providence College Vows Inclusivity After Sit-in Over Racism

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― The president of a Catholic college in Rhode Island is promising to create a more inclusive environment as part of a deal reached with students who staged a 13-hour sit-in over complaints of campus racism. About 50 students at Providence College occupied the Rev. Brian Shanley’s office until he signed the agreement […]

February 17, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Iranian-Born Gharipour Building Reputation as Champion of Architecture

Dr. Mohammad Gharipour, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, is sharing with the world his view that architecture exists within a cultural context.

February 16, 2016

Students

Texas A&M leaders Visit School, Apologize for Race Incident

DALLAS ― Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp apologized Tuesday to high school students for racial insults that some minority students say they heard while visiting the College Station campus last week. Sharp and Texas A&M President Michael Young met privately with the junior class at Uplift Hampton Preparatory, according to a statement from […]

February 16, 2016

Students

College Racial Tensions to Play Out on TV Drama

LOS ANGELES ― A White college student goes out to party costumed as Black rapper Lil Wayne, angering African-Americans who see it as evidence of insidious campus racism. The incident may sound familiar but it’s fictional, part of a five-episode arc in the upcoming season of “Switched at Birth,” the Freeform (formerly ABC Family) channel […]

February 16, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Suspended University of Missouri Professor Apologizes

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri assistant professor who was suspended over a videotaped confrontation with student journalists in November is apologizing again after a new video from October in which she yells at police surfaced. Assistant communications professor Melissa Click said in a statement from Status Labs, the Texas company that’s working to […]

February 16, 2016

Students

Providence College Students Stage Sit-in, Cite Campus Racism

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Students at a Catholic college in Rhode Island are occupying the president’s office over allegations of racism on campus. At least 20 Providence College students sat in the office of the Rev. Brian Shanley on Tuesday and plan to stay until he signs an agreement of commitment. The students say Shanley hasn’t […]

February 16, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Board Reprimands College President for Plagiarism

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ― Trustees of an Iowa community college have reprimanded the school president for plagiarizing a portion of his Martin Luther King Day speech last month. Last week the Kirkwood Community College board approved a motion expressing its disappointment that President Mick Starcevich didn’t attribute the source of an anecdote he used. It […]

February 15, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Yes, Black History Month is Relevant

In various quarters of the nation, people will engage in various celebrations and acknowledgments of the history of people of African descent.

February 14, 2016

African-American

Beyoncé: Black Power, Her Opponents, and their Dances with History

When Beyoncé jolted 100 million viewers back to Black power on Super Bowl Sunday, she was dancing with history. She was dancing for history.

February 14, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Wellesley College Names Paula Johnson as President

Wellesley College announced today it had selected Dr. Paula A. Johnson as its 14th president, making her the first African-American woman to lead the school that was founded in 1870.

February 11, 2016