Ronald RoachHomeU. of Maryland to Honor Pioneering Black CongressmanThe University of Maryland, College Park will rename one of its academic buildings for the late Parren J. Mitchell, Maryland’s first African-American congressman.October 29, 2015StudentsEarly FAFSA Filing Seen as Boon for Low-income StudentsStudent advocates and higher education experts say the new Obama administration policy change on early Federal Student Aid form filing will prove beneficial for low-income and first-generation students.October 6, 2015STEMSTEM Initiative to Focus on Minority Women, GirlsConsortium of 10 colleges and universities and nine nonprofit organizations has launched a national initiative to scale effective evidence-based strategies to improve STEM diversity.October 4, 2015African-AmericanScholars Want HBCU Jazz Programs to Remain on Center StageWhile performance of jazz remains strong at HBCUs, scholars want to see more degree programs take root.September 14, 2015StudentsUC Berkeley Launches African American InitiativeThe University of California-Berkeley is taking steps toward making its campus a more welcoming environment for African-American students, faculty, and staff.September 10, 2015African-AmericanYale Begins ‘Conversation’ on Calhoun College NameYale University officials have launched a campus conversation on whether to rename a residential college named for 19th century alumnus John C. Calhoun, a leading ideologue of American slavery.September 9, 2015African-AmericanHBCU STEM Programs Emphasizing Engagement at Every TurnAfrican-American STEM graduates have benefited from a range of best practices that experts have cited as key factors in STEM student success at the undergraduate level.September 3, 2015StudentsEngineering Deans Pledge Diversity PushEngineering deans representing 150 U.S. colleges and universities have pledged action to increase diversity among engineering students by building a more representative student pipeline.August 30, 2015HomeKentuckians Publish Black History EncyclopediaThe newly-published Kentucky African-American Encyclopedia chronicles a sweeping tapestry of Black Kentucky history from the state’s frontier era to the present.August 26, 2015African-AmericanTennessee Schools Expand Minority STEM Ph.D. EffortThe Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program has provided a model for the establishment of the new Tennessee Bridge-to-the–Doctorate initiative.August 12, 2015Page 1 of 55Next Page
