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Dr. Sydney Freeman, Jr. Becomes Historic First at University of Idaho

Dr. Sydney Freeman, Jr. has been promoted to full professor at University of Idaho, making him the first African American man, descended from slaves, in the rank at the school, The Idaho News reported.   Freeman, 36, earned the rank in five years and seven months on tenure track, he said. For most faculty, it […]

March 29, 2021

African-American

UC San Diego Receives Two Grants to Improve Faculty Diversity

The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) has been given two grants totaling $700,000 to improve its faculty diversity. The grants were funded by the University of California Office of the President through the UC Advancing Faculty Diversity grant program, according to UCSD. According to UCSD, the first grant – a one-time fund of […]

October 7, 2020

African-American

Black Students Must Experience Black Life Outside of the U.S.

When I reflect on the Black Lives Matter movement and the many viral images that have galvanized protesters into action, my mind keeps going back to a disquieting video that did not result in belligerent shouting or bloodshed.

September 23, 2020

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American College of Financial Services Announces 15 Scholarships for HBCU Students

The American College of Financial Services will award 15 scholarships dedicated to students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to help increase diversity and representation in the financial services profession, it announced this week at the virtual Conference of African American Financial Professionals. “One of the biggest problems facing the financial services profession is a […]

August 6, 2020

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Coastal Carolina University Gets $95 Million Gift From Anonymous African American Donor

Coastal Carolina University has received a $95 million gift from an anonymous donor who describes himself as an African American entrepreneur and philanthropist under the age of 30 and who lives in Alabama. “Coastal Carolina is an up-and-coming university on the verge of greatness,” said the donor, according to a university statement. “During my visit […]

July 28, 2020

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Nearly 300 Faculty, Students Say Dartmouth Is ‘Racially Hostile’

Close to 300 Dartmouth College faculty and students have written a letter to the college leadership saying the institution is “racially hostile” and needs to take “concrete steps to unravel its built-in structural racism perpetuated through the superficial and short-term fixes that our senior leadership constantly applies to the problem.” In the letter to Dartmouth […]

July 21, 2020

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U of Alaska President Apologizes for Comments on Diversity

University of Alaska president Jim Johnsen on Tuesday apologized for not acknowledging “my own white privilege” in what many said were his tone deaf recent comments on diversity, reported KTVA. His comments were criticized by many faculty at the University of Alaska system. The university’s faculty union called for his resignation for these comments and […]

June 17, 2020

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Report: To Ensure Equity, Prioritize CARES Act Aid for Public Colleges

While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is felt throughout higher education, a report from the Center for American Progress advocates that public colleges and universities deserve the largest allotment of aid to ensure that racial and economic inequalities don’t deepen.

June 7, 2020

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The Weaponry of Whiteness, Entitlement, and Privilege

Today, in 2020, African-Americans are sick and tired of not being able to live. African Americans are weary of not being able to breathe, walk, or run. Black men in this country are brutalized, criminalized, demonized, and disproportionately penalized. Black women in this country are stigmatized, sexualized, and labeled as problematic, loud, angry, and unruly. Black men and women are being hunted down and shot like dogs. Black men and women are being killed with their face to the ground and a knee on their neck.

June 1, 2020

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American University Starts a New Race, Gender and Culture Studies Department

American University will launch a new Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies this coming fall in an effort to build “a truly equitable, visionary university.” The university said in a statement that the department grew out of the former Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies Collaborative (CRGC), formed in 2015. “The transformation of […]

May 29, 2020

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Meharry Proposes Consortium of HBCU Med Schools to Tackle COVID-19’s Uneven Toll

The president of the historically Black Meharry Medical College said on Wednesday that a consortium of the nation’s four Black medical schools would be the group best prepared to tackle the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black people and communities of color.

May 27, 2020

African-American

An Open Letter to African American Nurses

During the first week of May each year, we honor our “angels” and tell them “thanks for all that they have done and continue to do for us”. While this year is no exception, what made this Nurses’ Day especially meaningful is the light that the COVID-19 pandemic has shone on the sacrifice of these angels.

May 12, 2020