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Sports

Penn State Defends Football Medical Staff

Penn State’s athletic department is vigorously defending itself against a report questioning the quality of medical care for football players.

May 15, 2013

African-American

FAMU Names New Band Director

Dr. Sylvester Young, a Florida A&M University graduate and former member of the Marching 100 band, will join the university on June 14 as the new director of marching and pep bands.

May 7, 2013

African-American

After 25 Years, Asante Comes Full Circle at Temple

After founding the nation’s first doctoral program in African-American Studies, Dr. Molefi Kete Asante once again takes charge.

April 30, 2013

Faculty & Staff

HBCU Deans of Education Rethinking How to Make Teaching a Major Attraction

The workshop was part of the AERA conference that attracted 14,000 scholars and thought leaders, who examined topics such as rural education, queer studies, indigenous peoples of the Americas and charter school research and evaluation.

April 29, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Judge Rules Miami U. Did Not Discriminate in Tenure Case

Dr. Marvin Thrash claimed his department chair worked against his eligibility for tenure and refused to consider outside evaluators from HBCUs.

April 23, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Ben Carson Withdraws as Johns Hopkins Commencement Speaker

Dogged by backlash over his politically charged speeches on same-sex marriage, famed neurosurgeon, Dr. Ben Carson, announced that he will withdraw as commencement speaker at Johns Hopkins University.

April 10, 2013

Sports

Whistleblower Sues Rutgers in Abusive Coach Case

A former Rutgers University employee who made public the video that led to the basketball coach’s dismissal and athletic director’s resignation has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the university.

April 7, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Experts Differ on Route to Getting Talented Teachers to Most Challenged Schools

Consideration of talent, diversity and effectiveness urged in the ongoing struggle to boost student achievement, but should a ‘bar exam’ also be part of the process?

April 4, 2013

Sports

Rutgers’ Video Tells Only Part of College Athletics Story

Rutgers University, which fired men’s basketball coach Mike Rice, probably figures we should all just move along now, there’s nothing more to see here.Except there is. Let’s see some real accountability.

April 3, 2013

Students

Panel Discusses Federal Financial Aid Solutions

In order to make college more accessible and affordable for students of lesser economic means, the federal student aid system must undergo a radical redesign, experts say.

March 26, 2013

Home

NIH Clearing Path for Underrepresented Groups to Obtain Grants

The effort envisions the agency investing millions of dollars into efforts to boost the number and grant-readiness of students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and institutions.

March 21, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Paternalism and Temple’s Enduring Black Studies Crisis

Back in November, I blogged on the crisis in the Department of African-American Studies (DAAS) at Temple University. I would like to update you on what happened.

March 20, 2013