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Leadership & Policy

HBCU Advocates Discuss Remedial Phase of Maryland Higher Ed Desegregation Case

The plaintiffs prevailed in 2013 in a suit against the state of Maryland over duplication of HBCU programs at majority institutions that produced “segregative effects.” The remedial phase of the trial begins Monday.

January 4, 2017

Students

Diversity Ensures Today’s Campuses Not Your Grandparents’ Universities

Maybe the demographics of our universities have changed so dramatically that students and the colleges they attend are ill-prepared to cope with diversity.

November 2, 2016

African-American

Why Obama Must Not Reach Out to Trump’s Angry Whites

The best way for President Obama to counter the Trump effect and the power of racist ideas is for him to focus on instituting his plans and policies during the remainder of his presidential term.

March 6, 2016

African-American

Colonizing Black Lives: The ‘Crusade’ for All Lives and White Fragility

We have all been bombarded with social media messages that attempt to redirect our attention and “correct” the discourse of the Black Lives Matter movement.

January 31, 2016

Faculty & Staff

JOWEL LAGUERRE

JOWEL LAGUERRE has been appointed chancellor of Peralta Community College District in California. He was superintendent and president of Solano Community College District. Laguerre earned a bachelor’s from L’Université d’Etat d’Haiti: Ecole Normale Supérieure in Haiti, and master’s degrees and a doctorate from the University of Kansas.

July 13, 2015

Students

Topeka District Works With Historically Black Colleges

The Topeka school district is working with several historically black colleges and universities in Texas to make its teaching staff more diverse.

January 25, 2015

African-American

Voting is a Privilege and an Opportunity for Civic Engagement

Early voting started recently and will continue until November 4. It is our opportunity to vote for the candidates of our choice.

October 23, 2014

African-American

Celebrating Brown, Confronting Its Challenging Legacy

As the sixtieth anniversary of the Brown v. Board court decision is celebrated, scholars say segregation and racially-biased treatment of children of color in K-12 schools still persists.

May 15, 2014

African-American

School Integration Slipping 60 Years After Brown

Progress toward integrating America’s schools since the landmark Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision 60 years ago is being chipped away, and it’s no longer just a Black-and-White issue.

May 14, 2014

Students

Dr. Shawnta Friday-Stroud

Dr. Shawnta Friday-Stroud is dean of the School of Business and Industry at Florida A&M University. Her research interests include diversity, mentoring and intergroup relations. Friday – Stroud has more than 20 years of consulting experience in strategic planning, leadership training and diversity course development. She has done consulting for General Mills, Eli Lilly and […]

May 1, 2014

Home

Florida A&M Fears Lawmaker Trying to Turn Back Clock

Proposal to fund a new school of engineering at neighboring Florida State, end partnership with FAMU seen as step back toward segregation-era status.

April 8, 2014

Students

Report: New York Schools Most Racially Segregated

New York state has the most segregated public schools in the nation, with many black and Latino students attending schools with virtually no white classmates, according to a report released Wednesday.

March 26, 2014