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Students

Appeals Court Rules University of Texas Can Use Race in Admissions

In a 2-1 ruling, judges from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that barring the university from using race would ultimately lead to a less diverse student body.

July 15, 2014

Students

Howard University Commemorates 50 Years of the Civil Rights Act

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, activists and senior government officials gathered at Howard University to celebrate past achievements and look to the future of racial equality.

July 15, 2014

African-American

Addressing the Crisis Among Men of Color in Higher Education

The representation of African-American and Latino men in higher education is the worst it has been in the last 30 years.

July 15, 2014

African-American

Professor: Chicago’s New Police-File Policy Will Shine Light

An agreement to make public all completed investigations of Chicago police misconduct will shine a light like never before on a department that has long been dogged by a reputation for brutality and a code of silence.

July 14, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Union Pulls UNCF Support in Wake of $25M Koch Gift

WASHINGTON ― A powerful government workers’ union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund after the group accepted $25 million from the conservative powerhouse Koch brothers and the college fund’s president appeared at a Koch event. In a letter made public last Thursday, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees […]

July 13, 2014

African-American

Black Women Increasingly Becoming Victims of Brutal Violence

While many people have expressed their outrage at such injustices, there have been those who have resorted to a “they must have done something to deserve it” stance.

July 10, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Arizona State Professor Ersula Ore Pleads to Resisting Arrest

MESA, Ariz. ― An Arizona State University professor who accused campus police of excessive force when they arrested her agreed to a plea deal Wednesday. Ersula Ore pleaded guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court in Mesa to one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest. In exchange, three other charges, including a felony count of aggravated assault, […]

July 10, 2014

Students

How Does Your Pay Compare to University of California’s Salaries?

School releases 2013 data, says its workers are still paid “under-market.”

July 7, 2014

Students

Fierce Feminist Tanisha Ford Brings Style to Her Scholarship

The University of Massachusetts Amherst assistant professor is strictly 21st century in her approach to writing and teaching about the lives of Black women in the U.S., Britain and the African diaspora.

July 6, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Howard-Vital Steps Down as Cheyney University President

Cheyney University is the latest HBCU to experience a swift change in leadership, about a month before undergraduate students are scheduled to return to campus.

July 3, 2014

Students

Free Speech Suit Targets Student Code at Ohio University

A lawsuit challenging Ohio University’s student conduct code alleges administrators violated constitutional free speech rights by telling students not to wear T-shirts bearing a sexually suggestive double entendre, though the school denies that officials made such comments.

July 2, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Saginaw Valley State Gives Police Data on City’s Crime Trends

Saginaw Valley State University professors and students have shared with police their recent work to identify crime trends in Saginaw, noting poverty and vacant homes as key factors in the city.

July 2, 2014