Pearl StewartHomeStage Set for Showdowns Over Potential Contraction of HBCUsLeaders are confronting the thorny issue of closing or merging historically Black colleges and universities.July 21, 2014African-AmericanFreedom Summer Conference: Black Vote Still an Issue in MississippiLast week’s Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary Conference at Tougaloo College brought national attention to the fight for Black voting rights in Mississippi just as a pivotal Republican Senate primary runoff election likely was decided by African-American Democrats.June 29, 2014African-AmericanFreedom Summer 50th Anniversary Highlights Tougaloo College’s Civil Rights RoleThe Freedom 50 conference on the Tougaloo campus commemorates the 50th anniversary of the bloody 1964 Freedom Summer in Mississippi.June 25, 2014Faculty & StaffCornell University ‘National Treasure’ Points to Poverty as Root of World’s TurbulenceAs an international authority on African legal systems, human rights and development, Muna Ndulo has keen insight into some of the conflicts and turbulent events that have dominated world news in recent months.June 19, 2014African-AmericanN.C. State Legislators Target Elizabeth City State for ClosureThe historically Black institution has struggled with enrollment declines and financial instability.May 29, 2014African-AmericanJackson State’s Accelerated Higher Ed Executive Ph.D. Program Comes of AgeThe faculty and staff are preparing to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the program, which focuses on issues faced by urban institutions of higher education.May 22, 2014StudentsFrom Classroom to Community, Professor Advocates for Social JusticeDr. Matthew Lee of James Madison University heads the Cultural and Racial Diversity Studies Lab, which studies areas related to racism, sexism and transphobia.May 11, 2014StudentsJohnson C. Smith Becomes First HBCU to Admit a Latino FraternityThe young men, who are all pursuing degrees in STEM disciplines, say their common academic pursuits led them to the idea of creating a fraternity.May 6, 20142014Native NarrativeWilliam J. Bauer Jr.’s Wailacki and Concow background has inspired his work to preserve California Indian history.April 18, 2014HomeMany Institutions Continue to Struggle With Gender ImbalanceToo many women or not enough men? The forecasts of serious consequences for African-Americans as a result of gender inequity in college enrollment are coming to fruition.March 19, 2014Previous PagePage 15 of 23Next Page
