Joseph HongNews RoundupA Scholar’s Perspective on the Jemele Hill ControversyDuring an exchange on Twitter last week, ESPN reporter Jemele Hill posted the following: “Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists.” In agreement with ESPN viewers who condemned Hill’s statement, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee-Sanders chimed in calling Hill’s post a “fireable offense.” For Dr. Karsonya […]September 17, 2017News RoundupColleges Monitor Protests in St. LouisHundreds took to the street to protest after Jason Stockley, a white former policeman was found not guilty for the murder of Anthony Lamar Smith, a 24-year-old Black man, in December 2011. Local universities have begun responding to the city’s unrest. Since the 1,000 demonstrators began marching through Delmar Boulevard chanting “Black Lives Matter” and […]September 17, 2017HomeNew Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUs Receives Mixed CritiquesThe White House has reportedly selected Johnathan Holifield to be the next executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.September 17, 2017HomeAdelphi University Reaps Benefits of New Hiring ProtocolsDuring last year’s recruitment process, Adelphi’s administration began conversations with faculty search committees, ultimately implementing more active search methods across all academic departments. After the first year of using these techniques, 12 of the 25 new hires are faculty of color. Administrators say this has never happened before at the university.September 17, 2017StudentsWest Virginia State Working to Add New Engineering DegreesWest Virginia State University is likely to be one step closer to starting its stand-alone engineering program.September 13, 2017StudentsProfessor Aims to Honor St. Cloud State’s First African-American AlumnaEarlier this summer, Dr. Christopher Lehman, a professor and chair of the Ethnic Studies Department, had the idea to rename the 51 Building after Ruby Cora Webster, the first African-American student to have graduated from St. Cloud State University.September 12, 2017News RoundupAlabama State University Elects Local Politician as New PresidentThe past three years have not been easy for Alabama State University. Between 2014 and 2015, the university cut over $75 million from its budget, according to a letter from former president Gwendolyn Boyd to university stakeholders. In 2016, Boyd, whose tenure started in 2014, was dismissed by the school’s board of trustees for reasons […]September 10, 2017News RoundupUniversities Buckle Down for IrmaAs Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida on Sunday with winds blowing at over 130 miles an hour, universities in the Southern United States kept their students informed and protected. While the aftermath of Irma will bring its own set of challenges, these schools are currently focusing on the safety of students and employees while […]September 10, 2017Faculty & Staff3 Organizations Assert Support of Faculty Free SpeechAs the school year begins at most college campuses, three major academic organizations are making clear their commitment to free speech for university professors.September 7, 2017Leadership & PolicyWhite House Initiative on HBCUs Conference Postponed Amid Key Groups’ ConcernsThe Department of Education announced on Friday that the annual national conference of historically Black colleges and universities scheduled for September 17-19 will be postponed.September 4, 2017Previous PagePage 3 of 4Next Page