Diverse StaffLatest NewsAcademicians Celebrated in ‘Black Scholars Matter’ Series, part 2This is the second in a three-part Black History Month series celebrating Black academicians and their scholarship.February 14, 2018Latest News‘Black Scholars Matter’ Series Celebrates Academicians and Their Work, part 1This is the first in a three-part Black History Month series this week celebrating Black academicians and their scholarship.February 13, 2018News RoundupSlain Bowie State University Student Granted Degree Posthumously From University of MarylandThe University of Maryland celebrated its 2017 winter graduates on Dec. 19, 2017, at a campus-wide ceremony at the XFINITY Center. At the ceremony, students, family and friends received a commencement address by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, as well as this year’s student speaker, Rachel Smith, who graduated with a degree in immigration and ethnic […]December 20, 2017News RoundupA Section of Highway in Durham to be Named for Dr. John Hope FranklinDURHAM A section of Interstate 85 in Durham, N.C., will be named in honor of one of the nation’s most distinguished African-American historians, who spent his later years teaching at Duke University. The John Hope Franklin Highway will be dedicated at a ceremony at the Hayti Heritage Center at 1 p.m. Monday, according to an […]November 25, 2017News RoundupDespite Hurricane Harvey TSU Touts Record EnrollmentDespite a late start to classes following Hurricane Harvey, more than 10,500 students have started classes at Texas Southern University,the Historically Black college located in Houston. The University welcomed 2,018 first-time freshmen in August, up 51% from 2016. All freshmen are taking a mandatory seminar course (FS 102) and are assigned to advisors who will […]October 1, 2017News RoundupNew Rowing Boat Named After St. Mary’s College of Maryland PresidentSt. Mary’s College of Maryland has a new eight-person rowing shell that has been named after its current president, Dr. Tuajuanda C. Jordan. The rowing shell, which was donated by Dr. William Seale, is slated to be the top boat for the women’s team. The eight fastest women on the team will crew this new […]October 1, 2017Faculty & StaffFormer ED Secretary John King Teaching at University of MarylandDr. John B. King, Jr. —former U.S. Secretary of Education and President and CEO of The Education Trust — is slated to teach an undergraduate course on education policy this fall as a visiting professor at the University of Maryland College of Education. “I’m excited to be a part of the University of Maryland community, […]September 7, 2017Leadership & PolicyUniversity of Florida Denies White Nationalists’ Event RequestUniversity of Florida President W. Kent Fuchs said that he weighed the First Amendment rights of White nationalists against the risk to the safety of his students in denying a request by the group to rent space on campus for an event.August 16, 2017News RoundupVirginia Union University Announces New PresidentVirginia Union University named Dr. Hakim J. Lucas as its 13th president in an announcement Tuesday afternoon. “Throughout the search process, Dr. Lucas impressed the committee with his clear vision for liberal arts education and creating an enhanced student experience,” said W. Franklyn Richardson, chairman of VUU’s Board of Trustees, in a news release. “He […]August 8, 2017StudentsReport: Justice Department Plans to Investigate Colleges’ Affirmative Action Admission PoliciesThe Trump administration plans to have the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division investigate and sue colleges and universities for their affirmative action admissions policies, according to the New York Times.August 1, 2017Previous PagePage 4 of 113Next Page