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Faculty & Staff

With Africa Tour, Obama Establishes Himself as the “Diversity” President

And you thought President Obama singing “Amazing Grace” at the Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s wake in Charleston was a bold statement of his identity as an African- American president.

July 26, 2015

African-American

University of California’s Fall 2015 Freshman Numbers Sound an Alarm

Has an exodus of Blacks from the state impacted higher education?

July 5, 2015

Students

Exchange Program Expands Horizons of African-American Males

14 members of three fraternities at The Ohio State University (OSU) traveled to China last month, where they choreographed a step show for Chinese students as part of a cross-cultural awareness program funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State.

June 10, 2015

Students

15 Chinese Nationals Accused in U.S. of Student Visa Scheme

Fifteen Chinese citizens conspired to take college entrance exams on behalf of others or paid to have that done for them so they could obtain student visas, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

May 28, 2015

African-American

Duke Professor was on Leave Before Racially Charged Comments

Duke University officials say a professor criticized for an online statement comparing blacks and Asians had been on a standard academic leave before posting the comments.

May 18, 2015

Asian American Pacific Islander

Diverse on the Go

Executive Director of Advertising Donald Washington will be among the Diverse staffers attending the The White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders today at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

May 11, 2015

African-American

Young Men of Color Matter Before They’re Victims

President’s comforting words arrive too late for some.

May 10, 2015

Asian American Pacific Islander

Calif. Court Mulls Reversal of Century-old Racist Ruling

The California Supreme Court is mulling whether to reverse a 125-year-old decision to deny a Chinese immigrant’s application to practice law in the state.

March 16, 2015

African-American

Dori Maynard Was a Champion for Diversity in Journalism

Despite her passing, fight for more journalists of color must continue.

March 1, 2015

African-American

The Lunar New Year Starts and the Day of Remembrance Never Ends

Special times as communities celebrate and commemorate.

February 23, 2015

African-American

Putting ABC’s ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ in Context with Black History Month

Southern Blacks and Chinese have lived together since the 1870s.

February 8, 2015

African-American

Disaggregating Asian American Pacific Islanders

New push to disaggregate data that uncovers disparities for NHPIs.

January 25, 2015