Cassie ChewAfrican-AmericanIncoming IRA President Aims to Prepare Literacy Teachers to Instruct Diverse ClassroomsAs a teenager in Albany, Ga., Patricia A. Edwards took the lead in teaching the younger kids in her community to read. When boys came to her father’s barbershop for haircuts she told them, “If you don’t let me teach you the alphabet, I’ll tell my daddy to give you a baldy.”April 21, 2010HBCUsOn DiverseEducation.com: Lift Every HBCU Voice and SingOne of Renata “Toni” Roy’s dreams became reality last month when a choir of 105 students representing dozens of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities took the stage in front of a packed audience at the 2,500-seat John F. Kennedy Center concert hall in Washington, D.C.October 29, 2008HBCUsHBCU Students Take the Stage at Kennedy CenterIn September Renata “Toni” Roy’s had one of her dreams become reality when a choir of 105 students representing dozens of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities took the stage in front of a packed audience at the 2,500-seat John F. Kennedy Center concert hall in Washington, D.C.October 27, 2008HomeThe Value of Knowing Where You Come FromIf Chris Rock knew more about his ancestry while growing up, his childhood aspirations of becoming the president of the United States might not have seemed so foolish to his mother. Rock, featured in the second installment of the PBS series in which Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., uses traditional and genetic genealogical research to uncover the ancestry of prominent African-Americans, discovered that his great-great grandfather was a politician.January 30, 2008STEMOn Equality, Obama Tells HBCU Students: “We Have More Work To Do”WASHINGTON Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama told members of the Howard University community Friday that if elected he would work to restore justice and equality in the country and confidence that America’s judicial system works for everyone.September 29, 2007HomeAn Unlikely ScholarThe only outward sign that Dr. Christopher Cooper is sick is a small round patch behind his right ear…December 20, 2006HomeAn Unlikely ScholarThe only outward sign that Dr. Christopher Cooper is sick is a small round patch behind his right ear…December 13, 2006HomeWelfare-to-Work Proposal Would Limit Vocational TrainingPeople who are receiving welfare may have a harder time attending college if proposed regulations …August 9, 2006HomeFrom Academia to the MarketplaceFirm grip, palm-to-palm and three shakes. Those are the elements of a positive first impression-giving handshake…June 14, 2006StudentsHigher Education Associations Provide ToolDoes my hiring record demonstrate my commitment to diversity? Do I receive reports on students…December 14, 2005Page 1 of 2Next Page