Walter Hudson2019An Interdisciplinary ScholarJanuary 22, 20192019Math MentorJanuary 22, 2019HomeStudy: Students are Becoming More Politically EngagedAs millions of Americans head to the polls across the country, a new study by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) has found an increased activism among students at more than half of all secondary schools across the U.S.November 5, 2018Latest NewsNew Johns Hopkins University Building Named after Henrietta LacksJohns Hopkins University will honor Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman who was the source of the HeLa cell line that has been critical to numerous advances in medicine, including the development of the polio vaccine, studies of leukemia and AIDS, and chemotherapy.October 9, 2018News RoundupKavanaugh Confirmed, Sworn In and Dems Vow to FightJudge Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday, bringing an end to one of the most contentious confirmation hearings in recent memory. Kavanaugh took his oath of office in a quiet private ceremony after the Senate voted 50-48 to confirm him to the high court. Democrats are already promising to […]October 7, 2018African-AmericanTransitioning to Urban EducationAfter spending a decade at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. T. Elon Dancy II has joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh as the Helen S. Faison Chair and director of the Center for Urban Education.September 27, 2018HBCUsAlabama Senator Introduces Bill to Support MSIsU.S. Senator Doug Jones has introduced the Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act which will increase mandatory funding levels from $255 million to $300 million for HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions of higher education. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently investigated the capital finance needs of HBCUs. Its report found that 46 percent of all HBCU buildings are […]September 18, 2018HBCUsMichelle R. Howard-Vital, a Seasoned Administrator, DiesDr. Michelle R. Howard-Vital, a seasoned administrator who held leadership positions at institutions in four states—Illinois, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Florida—died on Tuesday evening after a long battle with cancer She was 66.August 23, 2018Latest NewsRemembering U.N. Secretary General Kofi AnnanKofi Annan, who became the first U.N. secretary general from sub-Saharan Africa, rose through the ranks of career U.S. diplomat to become the secretary general of the U.S. from 1997 to 2006. Along the way, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in fighting the AIDS epidemic and international terrorism.August 20, 2018Latest NewsSterling Stuckey, Renowned Historian, DiesDr. Sterling Stuckey, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Riverside and a prominent scholar of African-American history, has died.August 17, 2018Previous PagePage 2 of 7Next Page
