Jamal EricFaculty & StaffBlack Doctoral Network Helping Scholars Feel at HomeMore than 400 participants from various academic disciplines, spent the weekend networking and sharing their research at the 4th Annual Black Doctoral Network Conference (BDN).October 30, 2016StudentsUniversity of Virginia Creates Julian Bond Endowed ProfessorshipThe University of Virginia is honoring the late Julian Bond, with an endowed professorship in his name.October 23, 2016StudentsITT Tech’s Closing Leaves Many Veterans in LimboAfter the abrupt closure of the ITT Technical Institute last month, the state of some veteran students’ education, many of whom cannot have their GI benefits restored, remains unclear.October 19, 2016Leadership & PolicyHoward University Renames School of Communications after Cathy HughesHoward University has decided to rename its School of Communications after media mogul Cathy Hughes, founder of Radio One, Inc.—the largest Black-owned multimedia company in the world.October 12, 2016African-AmericanInfighting Persists Over Iconic Journal for African American HistoryAn internal battle has been brewing within the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) over who should publish the association’s journal that was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson.October 9, 2016StudentsScholars: Take Global Approach to Black Male CrisisScholars say that the crisis that Black males face has to be viewed and confronted from a global and international perspective.October 4, 2016StudentsStudents Protest Conditions at Lincoln UniversitySeveral dozen Lincoln University students staged a sit-in this week to protest deteriorating conditions at the historically Black institution located about 45 miles outside of Philadelphia.September 29, 2016HomePresident Obama Nominates Howard University Chair to National CouncilPresident Obama has nominated Dr. Dana A. Williams, chair of the Department of English at Howard University, to serve as a member of the National Council on the Humanities.September 21, 2016StudentsArizona State Aggressively Opening Doors for First-generation StudentsAmerican Dream Academy, an Arizona State University program, works directly with high schools and parents to ensure that first-generation students are admitted to college.September 18, 2016StudentsSupport for Minority-serving Institutions may Hang in Balance of ElectionScholars are concerned that if Donald J. Trump wins, support for public and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) almost certainly will wane.September 12, 2016Previous PagePage 6 of 30Next Page
