Ronald RoachSportsSix HBCUs Awarded NCAA Academic Support FundsHistorically Black schools receive significant share of more than $4 million awarded to low-resource Division I institutions by the NCAA for helping student-athletes improve academic performance.July 30, 2015StudentsCharleston Tragedy Inspires S.C. Diversity ProgramsDuke Energy and its employees support new diversity initiatives led by Furman University’s Riley Institute in the wake of the fatal June 17 shootings at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston.July 28, 2015HealthMeharry, Vanderbilt Medical Schools to Expand AIDS ResearchNashville’s two medical schools, along with the state of Tennessee, have established the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research.July 15, 2015African-AmericanHigher Ed Diversity Officers Bound for CubaA group of chief diversity officers and deans from U.S. colleges and universities are traveling to the Caribbean island nation this weekend for a weeklong educational trip.July 9, 2015HomeStudy: Limited Support for Transgender Census CategoryResearchers find that among transgender individuals there may be limited support for the inclusion of a transgender category in the U.S. Census.July 1, 2015SportsHBCUs to Seek Delay on NCAA RequirementFourteen of 21 Division I athletic teams facing postseason competition bans this coming school year are based at historically Black colleges and universities.June 18, 2015HomeMeeting Google’s Diversity ChallengeGoogle has come in for tough scrutiny since the Silicon Valley-based online search giant has released employee statistics showing scant levels of African-American and Latino employment.June 16, 2015StudentsReport: Student Loan Debt Stratified by Race, ClassNew Demos report documents the patterns of student loan debt along racial and class lines with Black, Latino, and low-income students taking out higher loans than Whites and more likely to drop out with debt.June 4, 2015StudentsNCCU Jazz Studies Program Declared SafeNews organizations misinterpreted a move by the UNC Board of Governors allowing realignment of music concentrations at North Carolina Central University as bringing an end to the celebrated Jazz education program.June 2, 2015HBCUsBlack Caucus Announces Tech Diversity PushThe Congressional Black Caucus became the latest and the most visible group of advocates to call on Silicon Valley technology companies to boost minority employment in their firms.May 20, 2015Previous PagePage 2 of 55Next Page
