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Remembering Dr. Alain LeRoy Locke, the Man Behind the Harlem Renaissance

Dr. Alain LeRoy Locke, a longtime Howard University professor, art critic, Harvard-educated writer, first Black Rhodes Scholar, pioneering philosopher and complex race man gave expression to a movement he called “the New Negro.” We know it as the Harlem Renaissance.

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How Dr. Hasan Jeffries is Rethinking the Way We Teach Black History

As a teenager in 1980s Brooklyn, Dr. Hasan Jeffries tried piecing together two different stories: the history he was learning in school and the events he was witnessing on the train to and from school. But they didn’t fit.

NC State Partners With Community Colleges to Ease Transfer Process

By implementing a transfer dual-enrollment program, North Carolina State University (NC State) aims to increase the attendance rates of low-to-moderate-income and first-generation students.

New Strategies Recommended to Promote Equity in Student Assessment

The January 2020 report, “A New Decade For Assessment: Embedding Equity into Assessment Praxis,” suggests new models that actively involve students throughout the process and offer enhanced professional development for relevant personnel.

Report: Higher Ed Giving Rose 6.1% in 2019 But Growth Rate Slowed

Donations to higher education institutions rose 6.1% in 2019 compared to 2018, boosted by a $1.8 billion gift from presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg and his foundations to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, said a new survey.

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In a First, Washington National Cathedral Will Host HBCU Sunday on Feb. 16

For the first time, on Sunday, Feb. 16, Washington National Cathedral will host alumni, students, organizations, families and community representing the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), at its 11:15 a.m. worship service and Eucharist.

2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Apryl Alexander

Alexander began her research by focusing on individuals who had experienced various levels of trauma such as sexual assault, abuse, neighborhood violence or natural disasters. She studied how those violent incidents impacted them.

UT Austin, Dell Foundation Aim to Close Pell Grant Completion Gap

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation are partnering in an ambitious plan to narrow the completion gap for Pell-eligible students at the Texas institution’s flagship campus.

2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Archie C. Taylor

Dr. Archie C. Taylor is investigating the genetic components of several diseases. His goal is to identify factors that can change diagnoses and treatment or potentially eradicate diseases that disproportionately impact communities of color.

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Duke University Settles Anti-Semitism Complaint

Duke University has reached an agreement with the Department of Education to settle an anti-Semitism complaint filed against it, reported the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the institution that filed the complaint.

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Ball State Faculty Want Tenure Review of Professor Who Called Police on Black Student

Several Ball State University faculty last Thursday said they want a post-tenure review of a professor who called the police on a Black student because he didn’t switch seats in the classroom.

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2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Oscar Vasquez-Mena

To grasp the size of materials Dr. Oscar Vazquez-Mena studies, divide a millimeter — about the width of a dime — by 1,000. You’ll arrive at a micrometer, a unit roughly the size of bacteria. But don’t stop there; divide by another 1,000 and, finally, you reach Vazquez-Mena’s specialty: the nanometer.

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