Lydia LumAfrican-AmericanS.F. State University Hosts Conference To Celebrate, Further Explore Ethnic StudiesAt a time when some pundits and critics contend that ethnic studies are no longer needed, the dean of the only U.S. college devoted to the discipline calls the struggle to survive a collective one.October 6, 2009Leadership & PolicyAsian-Americans Hope To Build Pipelines to College PresidenciesDr. Ding-Jo Currie has long been aware that she is one of only a handful of Asian American college presidents in the U.S. today. What she did not know until recently, however, is how few mid- and senior-level Asian administrators are groomed into becoming presidents.October 4, 2009Home‘Green Officers’ Regarded as Role Models on Sustainability‘Green Officers,’ the college officials charged with implementing campus environmental sustainability initiatives, say that the nature of their jobs makes them de facto role models for environmental responsibility.October 1, 2009SportsSPECTRUM: RACIAL EQUALITY AND SPORTSUniversity of Maryland, College Park students in Dr. Damion Thomas\’ \”Black Masculinity and Basketball\” class are usually talkative. A rare exception is when Thomas steers them to the subject of the late Len Bias, a UMD basketball star whose talents captivated sports fans nationally.September 2, 2009LatinxFINDING THEIR IDENTITIESResponding to the demands and needs of Asian-American Students, the University of Maryland, College Park, expands course offerings related to culture, identity.September 2, 2009StudentsFinding Their IdentitiesResponding to the demands and needs of Asian American students, the University of Maryland expands course offerings related to culture, identity.September 2, 2009SportsRacial Equality and SportsUniversity of Maryland, College Park students in Dr. Damion Thomas’ “Black Masculinity and Basketball” class are usually talkative. A rare exception is when Thomas steers them to the subject of the late Len Bias, a UMD basketball star whose talents captivated sports fans nationally. Bias died from a cocaine overdose in June 1986, when Thomas’ […]September 2, 2009StudentsTHINKING OUTSIDE THE FUNDRAISING BOXAfter Dr. Larry Earvin became Huston-Tillotson University president, he crafted an annual black-tie gala to raise scholarship funds.August 19, 2009StudentsThinking Outside of the Fundraising BoxFrom black-tie events to direct deposit donations from alumni, private HBCUs are finding success in creative fundraising.August 19, 2009HomeUniversity of California Awards Degrees to Formerly Interned Japanese AmericansGrowing up in northern California in the 1930s, Grace Obata Amemiya assumed she would attend the University of California, Berkeley. Two of her older brothers and a sister were Berkeley-educated. Why would she not be?August 18, 2009Previous PagePage 21 of 30Next Page
