Tag: Social Sciences: Page 13

Faculty & Staff

CRISTINA M. RODRIGUEZ

Cristina M. Rodriguez was named the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale Law School. She was a professor of law at Yale. Rodriguez earned a bachelor’s and a juris doctor from Yale. She also earned a master’s from Oxford University.

March 1, 2015

Students

Barbara Walters Donates $15M to Sarah Lawrence College

Journalism giant and Sarah Lawrence College alumna Barbara Walters is donating $15 million to her alma mater to establish The Barbara Walters Campus Center.

February 26, 2015

Faculty & Staff

American History is not Black History; Black History is not America’s

The argument that ‘Black history is American history’ is naïve to the point of insipidity.

February 19, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Celebrating Black History in the New Millennium

There are some compelling issues to be examined regarding Black History Month as we know it to be now.

February 19, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Happy President’s Day for HBCUs? Not Likely

You would think with the first Black president in our country’s history, there would be more of a lovey-dovey relationship with HBCUs. Apparently not. “President Obama was critical of Historically Black Colleges and Universities during a meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus this week according to several in attendance. The February 10 meeting was […]

February 15, 2015

African-American

And Still We Rise

Construction of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture belies struggle of many Black history museums.

February 13, 2015

Faculty & Staff

DANIELLE S. ALLEN

Danielle S. Allen has been appointed a professor of government at Harvard University. She will start in July. She will also serve as director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. She was the UPS Foundation Professor in the School of Social Science at the Institute for AdvancedStudy in Princeton, New Jersey. Allen earned a bachelor’s from Princeton University, a master’s and a doctorate from Cambridge University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

February 12, 2015

Students

Clemson University Faculty Senate: Change Tillman Hall Name

Clemson University’s faculty senate is asking administrators to change the name of a building named after the late South Carolina governor and White supremacist Benjamin Tillman.

February 11, 2015

Students

University of Texas Investigates Fraternity Party

A University of Texas fraternity is under investigation following complaints about how Hispanics were portrayed during a weekend party, university officials said Tuesday.

February 11, 2015

Community Colleges

SHARMILA MAKHIJA

Sharmila Makhija was named professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in the Bronx, New York. She will take on her new role on April 1. Currently, Makhija is a professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Makhija earned a bachelor’s from Cornell University and an M.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

February 11, 2015

Students

Prosecutor Visit Divides Saint Louis University Law School

An upcoming law school lecture by St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch is drawing criticism from some Saint Louis University students and professors who object to his handling of the investigation of Michael Brown’s shooting death in Ferguson.

February 9, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Scholars: Police, Black Community Disconnect Unresolved

Reports of a Norfolk State University student’s attack by a police dog last week has again brought the issue of police violence against the African-American community to the forefront.

February 5, 2015