Tag: Social Sciences: Page 26

Faculty & Staff

Advocates Say Ethnic Studies Misunderstood, Needlessly Under Fire

Ethnic studies are at risk because of budget restraints, conflicting views of purpose and negative attitudes toward academic programs that don’t automatically equal jobs for graduating college students.

April 14, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Study Backs Liberal Arts, But Questions Graduates’ Competence

Hidden deeper in the findings is the disclosure that more than 40 percent of employers already don’t think colleges are teaching students what they need to know to succeed.

April 11, 2013

Students

Student Arrested in Texas College Stabbing Spree

A student went on a building-to-building stabbing attack at a Texas community college Tuesday, wounding at least 14 people before being subdued and arrested, authorities said.

April 9, 2013

African-American

In Memorium: Pauline Knight Ofosu

To most students and teachers on campuses across the nation, the name Pauline Knight Ofosu would draw a blank stare if they were asked to identify her. Such is the fate of people who make history that is forgotten generations later.

March 27, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Remembering a Giant of African Literature

Considered the father of modern African literature, acclaimed writer Chinua Achebe has died at age 82, leaving behind a body of work that scholars say will grow increasingly more influential over time.

March 24, 2013

Students

Explosives Safely Removed From UCF Dorm

ORLANDO, Fla. — A college student killed himself in a dorm at the University of Central Florida and authorities found explosives and guns in the room early Monday, authorities said, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of students and cancellation of morning classes. University spokesman Grant Heston said normal campus operations resumed around noon after […]

March 19, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Catholic Institutions React to Announcement of a New Pope

On the second day of the papal conclave, the world watched Wednesday as Catholic leaders announced that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio would be the next head of the Catholic Church worldwide.

March 13, 2013

Faculty & Staff

2013 Franklin Award Recipients Recall His Legacy

Dr. John T. Casteen III, Dr. Mary Hatwood Futrell and Dr. William Julius Wilson shared the spotlight as winners of the 2013 Dr. John Hope Franklin Awards on Monday night.

March 5, 2013

African-American

Black History Month: The Debate Rages On

One cannot log on to the Internet, listen to talk radio (of all political persuasions) come across a number of blogs and other forms of media without encountering a discussion on Black History month.

February 21, 2013

Leadership & Policy

UNCF’s Latest Challenge is Engaging Youth

The United Negro College Fund’s primary goal remains keeping students in school after getting them in.

February 18, 2013

Faculty & Staff

N.C. State Preserves Black History with Mobile Web App

North Carolina State University offers its university community and visitors “Red, White & Black,” a self-guided walking tour mobile device web app that documents African-American history at the school.

February 17, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Will the AME Church Save Wilberforce?

I grew up in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. My father, Rev. Larry Rogers, served for a time under Rev. Floyd H. Flake at Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in Queens, New York.

February 13, 2013