Reginald StuartHBCUsThe Changing Landscape for Aspiring Black JournalistsWhen the nation’s news organizations were flush with money at the turn of the century, newsroom diversity was a top priority at a number of media companies. They spent millions of dollars on internships, entry-level jobs and training.February 27, 2018HomeHealth Care Foot Soldier Dedicates Life to EquityWhen Dr. Robert Smith was growing up in his hometown of Jackson, Miss., it was hard for most of the state’s residents to get high-quality health care. For poor Blacks, it was even harder.February 20, 2018HomeCoppin State Unveils Obama BustCoppin State University took another step this week toward linking its historical legacy with evolving events by unveiling a bronze bust of former President Barack Obama in honor of his efforts to acknowledge and recognize people most in need of help.February 19, 2018HomeExtreme Weather Testing Infrastructures of Schools Across NationFrom raging forest fires on the West Coast to heavy snowfall on the East Coast and bone-chilling cold between, extreme and unpredicted weather patterns this school year have disrupted college classes and tested campus infrastructures.January 28, 2018HomePierce Takes Reins at Southern Education FoundationRaymond C. Pierce is the new president and chief executive officer of the Southern Education Foundation (SEF), a research and public-policy group formed in 1867 to promote equity and excellence in education for low-income students and students of color in southern states.January 16, 2018News RoundupVP for Human Resources at Southern Placed on Leave Amid Sexual Assault AllegationsThe Southern University System—the five-campus public university with campuses spread across the state of Louisiana—has placed its associate vice president for human resources on paid leave, pending an investigation into sexual assault allegations by a former employee, the university announced The action taken by Southern late last week, was elevated by virtue of it coming […]January 9, 2018HomeEducational Road Bumps in 2017Last year,higher education appears to have been on a bumpy, roller coaster back seat ride, according to experts.January 4, 2018African-AmericanA Seasoned HBCU Leader Takes the Helm of TMCFDr. Harry Williams, the new leader of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund is known among peers for his focused, successful, low-key approach to tough challenges.January 3, 2018HomeCelebrating the Life of Dr. Joseph L. WhiteAs a high school student in his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska, it may have been hard for Dr. Joseph L. White to see that seeking to wear the white coat of a waiter would quickly fade as a goal. By the time Dr. White died late last year at age 84, he had achieved not only what it took to be a waiter, but much, much more. In fact, according to a brief biography, White spent his adulthood blazing trails and challenging modern thinkers.January 2, 2018HomeRemembering Simeon Booker, “The Dean of Black Journalists”Long before he retired from his daily work, Simeon Booker had earned widespread recognition as a living legend, even from people who only knew him by name or the work he had done.December 11, 2017Previous PagePage 2 of 37Next Page
