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Students

Center for American Progress Urges ‘Game-Changing’ Higher Education Reforms

The Washington-based Center for American Progress releases a pair of research reports that highlight three approaches for higher education reform models.

December 18, 2013

African-American

Are Americans Experiencing a Crisis in Faith?

A world that is marred with economic uncertainty, ongoing crisis, social upheaval and other forms of unrest can cause any person to feel disillusion.

December 17, 2013

African-American

Ohio University Helps Miami Tribe Preserve its History

Miami University is working to preserve 19th century land grant documents recently recovered by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.

December 15, 2013

Students

Colorado Professor Suspended After Silent Protest

Naropa University professor Don Matthews filed a complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights after several African-American faculty left the university.

December 12, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Howard Univ. Honors Mandela in Photo Exhibit

“Nelson Mandela: Character, Comrade, Leader, Prisoner, Negotiator, Statesmen,” a 37-panel exhibit chronicling Mandela’s rise to South Africa’s first Black president, made its debut at Howard’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center on Oct. 31.

December 8, 2013

Students

Report: California Black College Student Achievement Caught in Persistent Opportunity Gap

A new report finds that Black student achievement in California higher education has largely been stagnant or declining for more than a decade.

December 5, 2013

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois at Chicago Bidding to Host President Obama Library

Officials with several Chicago sites as well as President Obama’s birthplace of Hawaii have stepped forward, hoping to be chosen.

November 24, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Southern Cuisine, Civil Rights Author, Dies

John Egerton, an authority on the history of Nashville, Tenn., Southern cuisine and the early days of the civil rights movement, has died.

November 21, 2013

African-American

The Culture of Self-hatred Still Present Among Some Black Folk

Canadian journalist Orville Douglas’ article, “Why I Hate Being a Black Man,” puts a spotlight on the incessant psychology of self-hatred among Blacks.

November 20, 2013

Faculty & Staff

The Philippines’ Super Typhoon and Americans’ Super Ignorance: Is Higher Ed to Blame?

Most people just didn’t know much at all about the Philippines and its historical connection to the U.S.

November 18, 2013

Students

When It Comes to Inclusion, Ohio State’s Lee All In

As chief diversity officer, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and vice president for outreach and engagement at Ohio State, Dr. Valerie Lee manages one of the largest — if not the largest — diversity departments in higher education.

November 14, 2013

Sports

Son of Former Grambling Coach Dies

The son of former Grambling State football coach Eddie Robinson has died.

November 7, 2013