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Students

Experts: ‘Opportunity Gap’ Key Impediment to Black Male Academic Achievement

Scholars at the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education say there has been a failure to provide the resources and exposure students need to be successful.

October 5, 2014

HBCUs

Diverse on the Go!

The Diverse staff will be out in full force at the White House Initiative on HBCUs national conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park today. Reporter Catherine Moss and Director of Advertising Virginia Hendrix will be among the staffers in attendance.

September 22, 2014

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Diverse on the Go!

The Diverse staff will be out in full force at the White House Initiative on HBCUs national conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park today and Tuesday. Executive Editor David Pluviose and Director of Advertising Virginia Hendrix will be among the staffers in attendance.

September 21, 2014

African-American

Sierra Club Award Named for Environmental Justice Pioneer Robert Bullard

The renowned environmental organization has announced that it will present the first Robert Bullard Environmental Justice Award to a Mississippi-based activist on November 21.

September 10, 2014

African-American

Report Recommends Educational Policy Adjustments to Aid Minority Males

The report outlines a series of state and federal policy recommendations aimed at improving the educational outcomes for boys and young men of color.

September 2, 2014

Students

Ebola in Mind, U.S. Colleges Screening Some Students

University students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate their campuses from the worst Ebola outbreak in history.

September 1, 2014

African-American

Black Culture Centers Embracing Multiculturalism and Intellectual Conversation

From a proposal in 1987 to create a national network of Black culture centers, the ABCC grown into an international and multicultural organization.

August 27, 2014

Students

More Schools Mixing Beer, Football at Stadiums

A growing number of schools are bringing the party inside, opening taps in concourses that traditionally have been alcohol-free zones.

August 24, 2014

African-American

Some U.S. Colleges Calling Students Back From Israel

Some U.S. colleges are pulling students from overseas study programs in Israel as the Gaza war rages, though the relative calm beyond the immediate battle areas is raising questions about why they had to leave.

August 21, 2014

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Ousted Ohio State University Band Director Had Received Positive Review

Ohio State University’s fired marching band director was lauded for “courageous” efforts to address attitudes surrounding the band’s traditions seven weeks before he was fired.

August 14, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Ohio State University Stands By Firing; Band Director Wants Reversal

Ohio State University officials on Tuesday stood by their firing of the marching band director, who said he wants his job back and another chance to change the cultural issues in the unit that led to his dismissal.

August 5, 2014

African-American

Scholars Dig Deeper into Educational Challenges Black Boys Face

The book’s editors, Drs. James L. Moore III and Chance W. Lewis, collaborated on the project to “highlight those educational research practices, and policies that weakens school and life outcomes for Black males.”

August 4, 2014