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African-American

Court Allows Racial Bias Suit vs. Metropolitan State to Proceed

Metropolitan State University of Denver must continue to defend a racial discrimination case by a Black student who won the most votes for student government president but was disqualified on the basis of campaign violations.

April 26, 2015

African-American

In U.S., Black Men Still in Fight for Citizenship

This past weekend, the city of Baltimore became a protesting ground. The message was the same as it has been around the country in recent months: Black lives matter.

April 26, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Trial to Begin for Last 3 Defendants in FAMU hazing case

The manslaughter trial of the remaining three former band members charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major has begun.

April 20, 2015

Faculty & Staff

GRETCHEN HOLBROOK GERZINA

GRETCHEN HOLBROOK GERZINA has been appointed dean of the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, effective July 15. She was chair of the department of African and African-American studies, a professor of English and Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor of Biography at Dartmouth College. Gerzina earned a bachelor’s from Marlboro College, a master’s from Simmons College and a doctorate from Stanford University.

April 20, 2015

Faculty & Staff

MIA TUAN

MIA TUAN has been appointed dean of the College of Education at the University of Washington. She was a professor of education studies and former interim dean of the College of Education at the University of Oregon. Tuan earned a bachelor’s from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.

April 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

NANCY TARGETT

NANCY TARGETT has been appointed interim president of the University of Delaware. She was dean of and a professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment at Delaware. Targett earned a bachelor’s from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Maine.

April 18, 2015

Students

‘Animal House’ Fraternity to Appeal Dartmouth Branding Sanction

A Dartmouth College fraternity that partly inspired the 1978 movie Animal House and was recently accused of branding new members is appealing a decision to withdraw its recognition as a student organization.

April 15, 2015

African-American

Understanding Generation X

By now most people have heard of Generation X, the 46 million Americans born between 1965 and 1979.

April 9, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Spelman College Makes Campbell Unanimous Choice as President

Spelman College’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to elect Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell as the new president of the college.

April 7, 2015

Faculty & Staff

VALERIE SMITH

VALERIE SMITH has been appointed president of Swarthmore College, effective July 1. She is currently dean of the college and a professor of literature and African-American studies at Princeton University. Smith earned a bachelor’s from Bates College, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Virginia.

April 6, 2015

Students

Congressman’s Son a Defendant in Clemson Fraternity-Death Lawsuits

The son of U.S. Rep. John Carney, D-Del., is one of five defendants in two lawsuits seeking at least $50 million stemming from the death of a Clemson University fraternity pledge.

March 31, 2015

Sports

NCAA President Troubled by Indiana’s New Law

NCAA president Mark Emmert, whose organization is based in Indianapolis and will showcase one of its signature sporting events there this weekend, said Monday that a new Indiana law that could allow businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians might jeopardize the NCAA’s relationship with the state.

March 30, 2015