Tiffany PennamonHomeUpcoming Conference to Focus on Crisis in EducationThousands are expected to gather in Cincinnati later this month for the annual meeting of ASALH, the organization that Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded in 1915.September 10, 2017Faculty & StaffRunstedtler Thrives at Intersection of Race, History and SportsDr. Theresa Runstedtler has led Critical Race, Gender and Culture Studies Collaborative at American University as chair since fall 2015.September 6, 2017HomeRusert’s Book Looks Back at Fight Against Racist SciencesDr. Britt Rusert’s new book, Fugitive Science: Empiricism and Freedom in Early African American Culture, sheds a contemporary light on the Black artists, scientists, clergy and activists working to critique and challenge the “racist sciences” of the 19th century.August 31, 2017WomenExperts: True Equality for Women Still not a RealityDespite 97 years of progress fighting for gender equality in political offices, in the workplace, and in civil rights movements for women starting with the passing of the 19th Amendment, AAUW and political experts say there is still work to be done in the fight for women’s equality.August 27, 2017StudentsColleges Utilizing Web Tool to Curb Sexual AssaultsDr. Penny Smith created Keys to Coping, an online sexual assault reporting tool, hoping to transform the way colleges and universities handle reports of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking on their campuses.August 24, 2017StudentsKnoxville College Clings to Hope of ‘Rebirth’After Knoxville College lost its accreditation in 1997, it has struggled financially, and enrollment began to decline to the point that only 11 students were enrolled at the time of the school’s closing in May 2015.August 22, 2017StudentsUVA Standing Firm in Wake of Charlottesville ViolenceThe nation and American democracy has progressed despite hateful bigotry for more than two centuries, and “hateful actions in Charlottesville or elsewhere will not stop it either,” said Dr. Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia (UVA).August 14, 2017StudentsImproved Advising Cited as Invaluable Tool for Tribal College StudentsOn the final day of the Tribal College and University (TCU) Presidents’ Convening, several Educational Testing Service researchers and higher education experts offered strategic tools to prepare students for long-term career success throughout their matriculation.August 3, 2017StudentsLeaders Turning to Data, Cultural Strategies to Boost Tribal Students’ SuccessThe American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and the American Indian College Fund hosted Tribal College and University (TCU) presidents this week in the first TCU Presidents’ Convening in Princeton, New Jersey.August 2, 2017StudentsMusic Therapy Proving to be Sound Choice for Howard StudentMaya Rogers, a graduate student focusing on music therapy at Howard University, has been named one of four student recipients of the $25,000 Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Formation Scholars Award.July 27, 2017Previous PagePage 4 of 5Next Page
