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A Brief History Lesson and Open Letter to the Nation’s Schoolchildren and College Students about White Male Power

by Leslie T. Fenwick | July 9, 2020 Dear Generation Z Students, you are digital natives. So, this letter would better reach you by Read more

Law Deans Establish Call to Action Website to Address Racism in Higher Education

by Sarah Wood | June 17, 2020
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many Black women law deans stayed connected on Zoom and discu [...] Read more

Now, More than Ever, America Needs More Black Male Social Studies Teachers

by Tina L. Fletcher | June 16, 2020
For Black students in America, having a same-race social studies teacher is extremely rare. Acc [...] Read more

Summit Discusses Mental Health and Equity on College Campuses

by Sarah Wood | June 4, 2020
On the second day of the virtual Campus Prevention Network Summit, hosted by EVERFI, conversati [...] Read more

How Gender and Racial Discrimination Lead to a Double Wage Gap for African American Women

by Lois Elfman | May 26, 2020
A recent report details how gender and racial wage gaps fuel corporate profits and leave Africa [...] Read more

Mentorship Helps Black Women Thrive in Legal Profession

by Lois Elfman | May 17, 2020
While the barriers are steep for Black women in law, supportive networks and opportunities exis [...] Read more

Wake Forest Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Integrating Residence Halls

by Jessica Ruf | January 30, 2020
Wake Forest University will commemorate the 50th anniversary of integrating its women’s resid [...] Read more

FAMU Professor Serves as Model for Rosa Parks Sculpture

by Jessica Ruf | December 8, 2019
Dr. Kimberly Brown Pellum, a Florida A&M University history professor, served as the mode [...] Read more

Dear Academia. . .

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | September 16, 2019
This is year-two on tenure track. I am already behind in meeting writing goals, lesson plans fo [...] Read more

Sisters of the Academy: A ‘Hidden Gem’ for Black Women in Higher Education

by Tiffany Pennamon | July 11, 2019
Nearly 20 years ago at Florida State University, a tight-knit group of Black women doctoral stu [...] Read more

Resistance Strategies for Black Graduate Students in Higher Education

by Ulyssa Hester | April 4, 2019
Being a Black woman at a predominantly White institution (PWI), I experience simultaneously rac [...] Read more

Solange, Black Women & Politics

by Joseph L. Jones | December 17, 2018
Several years ago, when my political science colleagues and I were revising our curriculum, I m [...] Read more

Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole Appointed Chair & President of the National Council of Negro Women

by Monica Levitan | November 15, 2018
Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole has been appointed chair and seventh president of the National Counci [...] Read more

Celebrating #NastyWomen of Color

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | November 12, 2018
I walked a mile from campus to a church where my local polling place to vote was, like many Uni [...] Read more

Author Ntozake Shange Dead at 70

by Associated Press | October 28, 2018
Playwright, poet and author Ntozake Shange, whose most acclaimed theater piece is the 1975 Tony [...] Read more

Live Panel Discussion Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

October 22, 1 p.m. Eastern Time

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

Live Panel Discussion
Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

October 22, 1 p.m.
Eastern Time

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?