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Howard Faculty ‘No Confidence’ Voting Ends Friday

During a three-day balloting period that began Wednesday and ends Friday, Howard University’s full-time faculty will decide whether or not embattled university President Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick and other top leaders at the school get a “no confidence’ vote. This comes in the midst of a student takeover of the administration building that is entering […]

April 5, 2018

Legacy of Black Scholar-Activist is Topic of Forum, New Book

Colleagues and friends discussed the legacy of scholar and civil rights activist Dr. Ronald Walters in a forum this week in connection with the recent publication of a new book about his life by Dr. Robert C. Smith.

March 29, 2018

Six Howard Workers Fired After Nine-Year Financial Scandal

Howard University fired six employees last year after an internal investigation found that several university employees misappropriated university-based funds between 2007 and 2016. The money was supposed to help students who needed financial assistance to stay in school.

March 28, 2018

Uplifting HBCUs As Models of Student Success

To help counter the false narrative that often is bestowed upon historically Black colleges and universities, these institutions should make it a priority to highlight their unique strengths and accomplishments as often as possible.

March 26, 2018

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Leaders of Howard University Takeover Reflect 50 Years Later

WASHINGTON — The national tumult of 1968 was marked by iconic images, including the campus takeover: students occupying critical campus buildings and shutting down institutions for days. The Columbia University takeover in April of that year was the best-known, but it appears the first one happened in D.C. 50 years ago this past week. About […]

March 25, 2018

Man Pleads Guilty to Racist Threats Toward Howard University

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A northern Virginia man has pleaded guilty to posting racist threats online targeting historically Black Howard University in the nation’s capital. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said in a news release that 26-year-old John Edgar Rust pleaded guilty Tuesday to threatening to kill Black students at the […]

March 7, 2018

Selecting Commencement Speakers: A Political Minefield

In this hyper-polarized environment, students in the class of 2018 may find themselves without a commencement speaker who has strong views on political or social issues. Many administrators are struggling to identify orators who will be welcomed by the campus community without provoking protests.

March 6, 2018

America Remains Divided 50 Years After Kerner

Healing is still needed and America’s racial wounds are still raw, according to the 50-year update released Tuesday by the Eisenhower Foundation as part of its ongoing follow-up to the original report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, commonly known as the Kerner Commission.

February 27, 2018

Academicians Celebrated in ‘Black Scholars Matter’ Series, part 3

This is the final in a three-part Black History Month series celebrating Black academicians and their work.

February 15, 2018

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Expected Blockbuster Film ‘Black Panther’ Poised to Challenge Racial Assumptions

His “Black Panther” fandom stretches back to Dr. Greg Carr’s boyhood, with him dashing inside a neighborhood store to snag the latest edition of that barrier-busting Marvel comics series about a caped, cat-masked superhero hailing from a fictionalized, self-determining African nation.

February 15, 2018

PBS Documentary Examines History of HBCUs: ‘Tell Them We Are Rising’

The vital role and relevance of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) has been contested in contemporary times. Until recently, no central text or film documented the history of these institutions as they transformed the lives of African-Americans and American society over the arc of time.

February 6, 2018

Scholars Fear Implications of Commercializing King’s Legacy

A Ram truck commercial shown during Sunday night’s Super Bowl ignited backlash for using one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches despite his social justice message that criticized the excesses of capitalism, according to scholars.

February 5, 2018

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