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UConn Class Explores Legacy of Slave-Turned-Merchant

STORRS, Conn. It takes many kinds of narrators to tell the full story of slave-turned-merchant Venture Smith: historians and scientists to uncover the story, actors and poets to bring it to life, his many living descendants who recall the legends of their ancestor, and, of course, Smith himself, who dictated his autobiography.

December 16, 2007

Faculty & Staff

The dirty little secret of college admissions – irregularities in the admission procedure at the University of California

In the aftermath of an expose by the Los Angeles Times that some students were admitted to the University of California at the request of prominent people, a report by the university was recently released.

June 20, 2007

Students

How UCLA’s Black Enrollment Rebounded

Community leaders and Black alumni stepped up to help boost Black enrollment at the University of California, Los Angeles this year. The number of Black students who said they plan to enroll as freshmen in the fall doubled from 103 to 203, bringing the percentage of Black UCLA freshmen to 4.5 percent, up from 2.2 percent a year ago.

May 21, 2007

Students

Following in the Footsteps of Legends

Stepping down after 12 years at the helm of Morehouse College, Dr. Walter Massey has carved out his own legacy at an institution known for producing Black leaders.

May 16, 2007

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Following in the Footsteps of Legends

Stepping down after 12 years at the helm of Morehouse College, Dr. Walter Massey has carved out his own legacy at an institution known for producing Black leaders.

May 16, 2007

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Affirmative Action Admits Tend To Be More Successful Than Legacy Admits, Says Study

Researchers at Princeton University have found that students who received legacy admissions are more likely to face academic challenges than Blacks who were admitted under affirmative action admissions programs.

April 25, 2007

Leadership & Policy

A Degree of Transparency

When Lee C. Bollinger arrived in New York City in 2002 to take the helm of Columbia University, he was treated as a hero almost immediately by the city’s Black community…

February 21, 2007

Leadership & Policy

A Degree of Transparency

When Lee C. Bollinger arrived in New York City in 2002 to take the helm of Columbia University

February 21, 2007

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Regaining a Lost Heritage

Can a simple procedure unlock African-Americans’ genetic history? Or is DNA tracing just an expensive waste of time?

February 14, 2007

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Regaining a Lost Heritage

This year’s Black History Month program at my friend’s Washington, D.C. church won’t just feature kids reading about famous firsts and courageous equality fighters…

February 7, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Brown University Applauded For Examination of Its Ties To Slavery

PROVIDENCE, R.I. A Brown University committee investigating the institution’s ties with slavery has recommended the school atone for its past by creating a slave trade memorial, establishing an academic center focused on slavery and justice and, above all, acknowledging the truth about its past.

October 19, 2006

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Scholars Cite History’s Legacy, Rap Music for Achievement Gap

Dr. Glenn C. Loury is losing sleep over the achievement gap between Blacks and Whites in public schools…

July 12, 2006