Tag: African Americans/Black: Page 65

Students

Jackson State’s 2-Year Executive Ph.D. Program Marks 10 Years of Success

The 167 graduates of the Executive Ph.D. program in urban higher education were honored this month at the 10th anniversary celebration of the program.

December 25, 2014

Sports

Giving Black Boys a Framework for Success

I am waking up and going to bed asking the same question: What is going on, America?

December 23, 2014

African-American

Bob Jones University Releases Report on Handling Sex Abuse Complaints

An independent report on how Bob Jones University has dealt with sexual abuse over several decades concluded that university employees weren’t properly trained to handle such cases and victims seem to have been blamed.

December 11, 2014

African-American

University of Colorado Humanities Classes Dwindle

Enrollment in arts and humanities classes at the University of Colorado is dwindling, mirroring a national trend that professors are trying to grasp.

December 9, 2014

Students

An Open Letter of Love to Black Students

Black professors know there is always more that people don’t see or hear or want to know, but we see you. We hear you.

December 8, 2014

African-American

In Case You Missed It…

Professor’s Early Experiences Combating Racism Come in Handy for Helping, Healing When the ‘Rule of Law’ is Unjust DREAM Youth Expressing Mixed Emotions over Obama Immigration Plan  Obama Promises Funding, Resources in Response to Tribal Nations’ Education ‘Emergency’

December 4, 2014

African-American

Poet, Professor Claudia Emerson Dies at 57

Claudia Emerson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, died early Thursday morning at age 57 after a long battle with cancer, the university said.

December 4, 2014

Sports

Police, Black Community Desperately Need Dialogue

I grew up respecting and fearing the police. I still respect them but I also still fear them.

December 4, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Bill Cosby resigns from Temple University board

Bill Cosby resigned Monday as a trustee of Temple University following a string of allegations that accused him of drugging and sexually assaulting women over many years.

December 1, 2014

Faculty & Staff

University of Utah Professor Wants ‘Drone Court’ to Approve Strikes

Today, when U.S. intelligence agencies believe they know the location of a terrorist in Pakistan and a few other countries, they are largely free to deploy a weapon that’s become the symbol of war on terror: an aerial drone.

November 30, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Others in Higher Ed Should Take High Road on Cosby

Despite hundreds of thousands donated, University of Massachusetts becomes latest to distance itself from the embattled entertainer.

November 30, 2014

African-American

New Jersey Looks at ‘Yes Means Yes’ College Policy

You think the attractive woman at the party who has been chatting you up all night is ready to take things to the next level. She seems to be throwing all the right signals.

November 23, 2014