Jamal EricAfrican-AmericanCharles Homes In on Tiffin University’s Security ProgramsDr. Curtis B. Charles, who currently serves as the senior associate vice chancellor for institutional transformation at Fayetteville State University and founding executive director of the Center for Defense and Homeland Security, has been selected to lead Tiffin University in Ohio.April 14, 2015African-AmericanRights Leaders Call for Vote on LynchA coalition of civil rights leaders are calling on the leadership of the U.S. Senate to immediately call for a vote to confirm Loretta Lynch as the nation’s next U.S. attorney general.April 12, 2015African-AmericanFayneese Miller Making History at Hamline UniversityDr. Fayneese Miller will be the first African-American—and second female—president of the school that was founded in 1854.April 9, 2015Faculty & StaffMayes Recognized With Dissertation Award in CounselingThe American Educational Research Association will honor Dr. Renae D. Mayes, a rising star in the field of school counseling.April 7, 2015African-AmericanMayes Recognized With Dissertation AwardThe American Educational Research Association will honor Dr. Renae D. Mayes, a rising star in the field of school counseling.April 6, 2015African-AmericanFraternity Implements Strategies to Help Black Males SucceedSigma Pi Phi Fraternity—also known as the Boulé—is stepping up its efforts to help young African-American males succeed.April 5, 2015HomeArnwine to Step Down from Civil Rights CommitteeBarbara R. Arnwine, who has headed up the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, has announced that she will step down in June, after serving for a quarter of a century as its president and executive director.March 23, 2015African-AmericanPenn State to Offer Course About Shooting in FergusonPenn State University is the latest institution to offer a course about the tragic events that unfolded in Ferguson, Mo., last summer when an unarmed 18-year-old named Michael Brown was shot and killed by a White police officer.March 22, 2015HomeReport: From Top Down, Hollywood Lacks ColorThe Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA has released a new report that shows minorities lag far behind their White counterparts in securing jobs as actors, directors and executives in Hollywood.March 19, 2015African-AmericanCalif. Black Lawmakers Stand Up for Black StudiesTimed to coincide with the National Council of Black Studies annual conference, the California Legislative Black Caucus held a public hearing to express their support for Africana/Black studies departments across the state.March 15, 2015Previous PagePage 20 of 30Next Page
