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Students

Harvard Student Appears in Court on Bomb Hoax Charge

A Harvard University student appeared briefly in federal court Wednesday, accused of making a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of four campus buildings so he could get out of a final exam.

December 18, 2013

African-American

December 19th Edition

In this edition, Diverse features a Spectrum piece on Pamela Gibbs, the inaugural director of the SEC’s Office of Minority…

December 18, 2013

African-American

Are Americans Experiencing a Crisis in Faith?

A world that is marred with economic uncertainty, ongoing crisis, social upheaval and other forms of unrest can cause any person to feel disillusion.

December 17, 2013

African-American

Ohio University Helps Miami Tribe Preserve its History

Miami University is working to preserve 19th century land grant documents recently recovered by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.

December 15, 2013

African-American

Pay Gains for Young Women; Inequality Still Seen

Taking time off or reducing hours for families still cited as main reason for gender gap in pay equality.

December 11, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Howard Univ. Honors Mandela in Photo Exhibit

“Nelson Mandela: Character, Comrade, Leader, Prisoner, Negotiator, Statesmen,” a 37-panel exhibit chronicling Mandela’s rise to South Africa’s first Black president, made its debut at Howard’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center on Oct. 31.

December 8, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Appiah Leaves Princeton, Headed to New York University

Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah — arguably the nation’s most prominent black philosopher — has decided to give up his endowed professorship at Princeton University and will join the faculty at New York University in January.

November 26, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Southern Cuisine, Civil Rights Author, Dies

John Egerton, an authority on the history of Nashville, Tenn., Southern cuisine and the early days of the civil rights movement, has died.

November 21, 2013

African-American

The Culture of Self-hatred Still Present Among Some Black Folk

Canadian journalist Orville Douglas’ article, “Why I Hate Being a Black Man,” puts a spotlight on the incessant psychology of self-hatred among Blacks.

November 20, 2013

Students

Journalist, Diversity Advocate Ramirez Dies

An advocate for diversity in journalism, Raul Ramirez, a lecturer at San Francisco State University for 30 years, has passed from cancer.

November 19, 2013

Faculty & Staff

The Philippines’ Super Typhoon and Americans’ Super Ignorance: Is Higher Ed to Blame?

Most people just didn’t know much at all about the Philippines and its historical connection to the U.S.

November 18, 2013

Students

In Case You Missed It

Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: Research Scholars Take Aim at Improving Black Achievement Jackson State Makes the Most of a Strange Homecoming NAACP Increases Efforts to Target College Students Diverse Conversations: Supporting LBGT College Students

October 25, 2013