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Sports

Gymnast Balances Stellar Academics With Dazzling Athletics

For her academic and athletic accomplishments, Marcia Newby is named the 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, the print magazine affiliate of DiverseEducation.com. Tomorrow, DiverseEducation.com profiles the 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year.

May 10, 2010

Students

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Appoints New Leader

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced Monday the appointment of Johnny C. Taylor as president and CEO of the scholarship and institutional support organization.

April 26, 2010

Home

Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans Grill Federal Appellate Court Judge Nominee Goodwin Liu

In his opening remarks at the confirmation hearing on law professor Goodwin Liu’s federal appeals court nomination, Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) prompted a ripple of laughter that swept the room as he said what many were likely thinking:  “Professor, welcome to the Judiciary Committee and the Supreme Court nomination process.”

April 18, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Lone Black Trustee Retained on University of South Carolina Board

State lawmakers voted to retain the only Black member of the University of South Carolina’s board of trustees Wednesday in a vote that drew attention to the board’s lack of diversity and threatened the school’s football recruiting.

April 14, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Univ. of South Carolina in Danger of Losing Lone Black Trustee

As state legislators weigh whether to vote out the lone minority trustee at the University of South Carolina, an Associated Press analysis shows the school’s governing board is already less diverse than others in the Southeastern Conference.

April 13, 2010

African-American

Howard University Hosts John Hope Franklin Tribute

Scholars who convened last week at Howard for a three-day symposium on Dr. John Hope Franklin’s career agreed that his memory will forever live through his scholarship.

April 11, 2010

Health

Temple Nurses Strike Over Work Rule, Tuition Perk

Hundreds of striking Temple University Hospital nurses and other employees rallied Tuesday in an effort to restart contract negotiations stalled over language that workers say would jeopardize patients, limit free speech and take away a crucial college tuition benefit.

April 6, 2010

Home

Report: Judiciary Decision Making Swayed by Race and Ethnicity

Comprehensive study reveals judges’ race affects outcomes in workplace racial harassment cases.

April 5, 2010

STEM

Justice Center Trains Future Lawyers, Seeks Criminal Justice Reform

David A. Singleton believes that taking the long view in advocating for progressive change in the criminal justice system starts with the basics: legal education.

March 31, 2010

Students

California Officials Condemn Racist Acts on Campuses

During a regents board meeting on Wednesday, University of California officials condemned recent incidents of racism and intolerance on campus and promised to promote greater diversity and inclusion.

March 25, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Black Trustee Flap Sparks S.C. Football Boycott Effort

South Carolina Black lawmakers are urging Black football recruits to reconsider playing for the University of South Carolina because the school could lose its lone Black trustee.

March 24, 2010

Community Colleges

Board Votes to Allow Undocumented Immigrants Access to N.C. Community Colleges

North Carolina’s community college board has approved allowing illegal immigrants to enroll next year, a move that could drop a contentious issue in the lap of state lawmakers in an election year.

March 22, 2010