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News Roundup

Purdue University Appoints Dr. John Gates Vice Provost for Diversity, Clinical Professor

Purdue University has appointed Dr. John Gates as its next vice provost for diversity and clinical professor in the Krannert School of Management, effective April 1. Gates currently serves as an administrator in the School of Engineering and Applied Scinece at the University of Virginia. He also was the inaugural associate dean in charge of […]

February 13, 2019

Sports

The Minority Coach Roundup Week 6

This weekend was a tough one for minority head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Out of the 14 coaches that had games only two won. In the game of the week (week 6) Derek Mason and Vanderbilt lost to the 2nd ranked University of Georgia. The game of week this week (week 7) […]

October 13, 2018

News Roundup

More Pizzagate Fallout: Purdue Takes Name Off Building, Offers to Return $8M Gift

The John H. Schnatter Center for Economic Research will soon revert to its old name as the Purdue University Research Center in Economics, and the school is offering to return $8 million Schnatter once donated following revelations that the Papa John’s founder used the n-word during a conference call in May, ABC News has reported. […]

August 6, 2018

News Roundup

Colleges Ask for a Share of Future Salary in Lieu of Loans

MONTPELIER, Vt. — As more students balk at the debt loads they face after graduation, some colleges are offering an alternative: We’ll pay your tuition if you offer us a percentage of your future salary. Norwich University announced Tuesday that it will become the latest school to offer this type of contract, known as an […]

July 24, 2018

HBCUs

PWIs and HBCUs Need to Create Partnerships, Not Competition

Collaborative efforts between predominantly White institutions and historically Black colleges and universities that utilize the strengths of both institutions can provide quality educational experiences and support for Black students.

June 15, 2018

Women

Increasing Role Models, Fostering Community for Women in STEM

A mentoring program created by women engineering students at Georgia Institute of Technology to train and empower the next generation of girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is bearing fruit.

April 24, 2018

HBCUs

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

News Roundup

Five Universities Partner To Combat Cybersecurity Threats

BLOOMINGTON, IND. – Five Big Ten Academic Alliance institutions have partnered to help enhance the schools’ cybersecurity. Indiana University, Northwestern University, Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced on Wednesday the launch of OmniSOC, a sector-based cybersecurity operations center that provides cyber intelligence to its members. “With tens of thousands of students, […]

March 22, 2018

African-American

Pioneering Historian Mines Black Women’s History

As a young professor at Purdue University in the early 1970s, Dr. Darlene Clark Hine was confronted with a challenge that would ultimately change her career trajectory and position her as one of the nation’s most prominent historians.

March 6, 2018

Asian American Pacific Islander

New Hollins Leader Champions Women and Diversity

From the beginning, Dr. Pareena G. Lawrence set out to empower women and defy limitations set for them, especially in the gendered society of her home country, India. Decades after finding her voice and confidence at an all-girls high school, she has become the first female president of Hollins University.

March 5, 2018

Home

A Pioneer in the Literary World of ‘Black Panther’

The official release of Marvel’s highly anticipated Black Panther film over the weekend was a momentous cultural moment for Dr. Yona Harvey and countless others in Black communities.

February 18, 2018

Sports

Emerging Scholar Profile: Bimper Builds the Athletics Bridge

Having grown up in Dallas, Tx., Dr. Albert Bimper Jr.’s experience attending Colorado State University (CSU) as an undergraduate was “very different” racially and culturally, he says. While some of his experiences as a student athlete were positive, at other times, it was challenging.

January 24, 2018