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Students

University of Tennessee Creates Scholarship To Attract More Black Students

MEMPHIS, Tenn. In an attempt to increase minority enrollment, the University of Tennessee is providing a new scholarship that will be available to students from 35 selected, majority Black high schools in the state.

October 25, 2006

African-American

Coca-Cola To Donate Atlanta Land for Civil Rights Museum

ATLANTA The Coca-Cola Co. announced Monday it would donate $10 million worth of prime downtown land to the city for a planned civil rights museum in the home town of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

October 23, 2006

African-American

Senator Accused of Racial Gaffes Draws Support From HBCUs

Despite facing allegations of racial insensitivity during his 2006 re-election campaign, U.S. Sen. George Allen, R-Va., continues to draw support from some African-Americans — particularly for his support of historically Black colleges and universities.

October 21, 2006

Students

Just the Stats: The Hard Facts on Texas’ Public Universities

The online version of Diverse last month ran a story about Black enrollment at the University of Texas at Austin exceeding pre-Hopwood levels for the first time in the decade since the race-neutral admissions mandate was decided by the federal courts. Upon reading the story, a professor from Texas questioned the significance of the statistics used in the story by the Associated Press.

October 12, 2006

African-American

Racial Awareness

This article points to some interesting and important issues for those of us who study race and its impact on U.S. history and culture…

October 4, 2006

African-American

Issues of Access and Affordability

For all the dour reports about the lack of access to U.S. higher education…

October 4, 2006

Students

Black Enrollment At UT-Austin Exceeds Pre-Hopwood Level for First Time

AUSTIN, Texas More Blacks are studying at the University of Texas at Austin this semester than ever, breaking a record set the year a federal appeals court banned the use of race in admissions.

September 23, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Princeton Establishes Center for African American Studies

Princeton University announced this week the creation of a Center for African American Studies — a plan that includes doubling the number of faculty in its African American studies program, enhancing the undergraduate curriculum and seeking funds to endow the new center.

September 19, 2006

African-American

IU’s Largest-ever Freshman Class Has Fewer Black Students

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Indiana University’s fall freshman class is the biggest ever, topping a record set four years ago, yet the number of Black students in the class has fallen nearly 20 percent since last year, school officials say.

September 17, 2006

African-American

Study Challenges Assumption That Whites Are Unaware of Their Privileges

The long-held assumption in academia that Whites overlook their own race and its privileges may have to be thrown out, a new study suggests.

September 6, 2006

African-American

Marshall Drops ‘African-American students only’ From Course List

Marshall University has dropped the words “African-American students only” from an orientation class listed…

September 6, 2006

African-American

A Sacred Search

Heaven help the University of California system’s diversity initiatives. After UC’s Black alumni association…

August 23, 2006