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Ph.d.'s in African American Studies at HBCUs: A Response to Where are They?
This week Diverse: Issues in Higher Education ran a story entitled "Black Colleges Still Lacking Ph.D. African American Studies Program." The article rightly told the story of the development and expansion of doctoral programs in African American studies at historically White institutions and chastised Black colleges for having no programs --
“Best and Brightest” Seek a Nurturing Environment at HBCUs
This past week Diverse: Issues in Higher Education ran a story about a 14-year old kid who scored a 30 on the ACT. Despite being courted by Stanford, Harvard, Yale and Princeton, Polite Stewart Jr., decided to attend a Black college – Southern University at Baton Rouge. Interestingly, when asked why
Black Colleges Continue to Provide An Excellent Education
Historically black colleges and universities have been educating students, the majority of them being African American, for centuries now. I am a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University located in Charlotte, N.C. There are hundreds of graduates of HBCUs who have achieved prominence at every level. The employment landscape is
Barack Obama – On the Shoulders of the Nation’s Black Colleges?
As I sat proudly with my 9-year old daughter last night and watched Barack Obama become the first Black nominee of a major political party, I couldn’t help but think about the role of our nation’s Black colleges in shaping and building the Black middle class. Even though Obama did
An Open Letter to the High School Class of 2008--And Their Parents
It is that time of year when high school graduations are front and center. These festive events are filled with congratulations, high fives and tears of joy. It is my opinion that in many ways the high school graduation is a rite of passage. It signals that a young person has
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Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion
Journalist Janet Roach reports on the Diverse-sponsored panel discussion, “The Critical Role of Mentoring in Increasing Graduates and Faculty of Color”. The panel discussion was held in Washington, D.C. during the 98th annual conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
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