Jamal EricAfrican-AmericanOgletree Announces Battle with Alzheimer’sCharles J. Ogletree Jr.—one of the brightest legal minds in the Academy—known for his mentoring of future Black lawyers, has announced that he is battling Alzheimer’s disease.July 10, 2016African-AmericanPhilanthropic Foundations Pushing College Access, Attainment Higher on Priority ListsPhilanthropic foundations are working to move the needle on student access and success issues.July 6, 2016HomeMontclair State University Hones In on Minority Journalists EarlyFor the past three days, aspiring minority high school journalists from two urban cities in North Jersey got a first-hand account of what it feels like to be a reporter.June 30, 2016Asian American Pacific IslanderOno Tapped as New President of University of British ColumbiaDr. Santa J. Ono, one of a handful of Asian-American college presidents in the nation, is leaving the University of Cincinnati to become president at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.June 28, 2016HomeAdvocates for Gun Control Call for Massive March in D.C.In the wake of the gun massacre in Orlando, several civil rights and labor organizations are calling for a massive march in the nation’s capital later this summer to call attention to the issue of gun control.June 28, 2016African-AmericanExpert: Attrition Among Women of Color Faculty in Medical Schools TroublingA new report by the Association of American Medical Colleges indicates that the number of women of color faculty in medical schools across the nation continues to hover below 30 percent.June 21, 2016Leadership & PolicyPaul Quinn Addresses Issues in Black Community With New InstituteIn an effort to address a litany of economic, educational, public policy and leadership development issues, Paul Quinn College recently announced the creation of the African American Leadership Institute.June 14, 2016HomeNumber of Blacks Lagging in Computer Science FieldThe National Society of Blacks in Computing held its inaugural conference this weekend in Atlanta, with the goal of increasing the numbers of Blacks in the computer science field within the academy.June 13, 2016StudentsPwC’s $1.35M Gift to Bryant University May Spur Greater Investment in DiversityA recent $1.35 million gift to Bryant University from PwC, the world’s largest accounting firm, to support diversity initiatives focused on student scholarships and leadership development, has redefined philanthropic giving.June 10, 2016African-AmericanScholars: Turning Potential into Participation Key after Restoration of Ex-felons’ Voting RightsPolitical observers say that the state of Virginia likely will play a major role in November’s presidential election, particularly after Gov. Terry McAuliffe restored voting rights to more than 200,000 of the state’s convicted felons.June 8, 2016Previous PagePage 9 of 30Next Page
