David PluvioseSportsTop Basketball Recruit Makur Maker Chooses Howard Over UCLAThe highly-touted basketball recruit, Makur Maker, announced his commitment to Howard University on Friday, “becoming the highest-ranked college basketball prospect to commit to a historically Black college or university since the ESPN recruiting database started in 2007,” ESPN reported. According to ESPN, “Maker chose the Bison over UCLA, although Kentucky and Memphis were also on […]July 5, 2020African-AmericanHouse Passes Coronavirus Relief Measure Containing Numerous Higher Ed ProvisionsOn Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package which would provide another round of stimulus checks among numerous other provisions, reported CNBC. A previous round of stimulus suspended interest and payments for most individuals with federal student loans through Sept. […]May 17, 2020News RoundupFirst African American Female Elected Auburn University SGA PresidentAuburn University junior Ada Ruth Huntley has been elected Student Government Association (SGA) president, according to The Auburn Plainsman. Huntley is the first African-American woman elected to the post. According to the The Plainsman, Huntley’s campaign “focused on health, wellness and diversity.” Huntley said she wants to create an inclusion certification program for on-campus organizations […]February 7, 2020African-AmericanMichigan State University Apologizes for Racially Insensitive DisplayMichigan State University has apologized for a display featured at a gift shop in the Wharton Center for Performing Arts that caused offense due to racial insensitivity, according to Essence. Essence cited a WILX report which noted that the display “showed historical, notable Black figures hanging from a rack that resembled a tree,” supposedly in […]February 4, 2020SportsDr. Katrice Albert Championing Diversity at NCAAIn 2018, The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) Racial and Gender Report Card for College Sport (RGRC) revealed that college and professional sports continue to earn low grades for racial and gender diversity in hiring. But on the same report card, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) headquarters earned high marks for its diversity and inclusion practices. Today, the job of advancing diversity and inclusion across the NCAA belongs to Dr. Katrice Albert, named the NCAA’s executive vice president of inclusion and human resources in 2017.November 4, 2019Latest NewsDaughter of Malcolm X Headlines Southern Nevada Diversity SummitThe Nevada System of Higher Education convened nearly 500 educators at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Friday for its 8th annual Southern Nevada Diversity Summit under the theme, “Nurturing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.”October 7, 2019News RoundupWestern Illinois University Awarded Grant for Bobcat ResearchWestern Illinois University has been awarded a $375,000, two-year grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Associated Press reported. University officials say the grant will help bolster WIU’s research on Illinois’ bobcat population. According to the AP, the funds will support the continued research of Dr. Chris Jacques, a biological sciences professor at WIU. […]July 16, 2019News RoundupFormer UCLA Gynecologist Accused of Sexually Assaulting 9 More WomenA former gynecologist who worked for the University of California, Los Angeles has been accused of sexually assaulting nine more women in two lawsuits, according to an Associated Press report. The lawsuits state the women were assaulted by Dr. James Heaps during examinations between 1989 and 2017. Heaps has been criminally charged with the sexual […]July 15, 2019News RoundupDr. Angela Davis Among 2019 Women’s Hall of Fame InducteesIn celebration of the 100th year anniversary of women’s right to vote in New York, The National Women’s Hall of Fame will host a weekend celebrating the achievements of American women in the birthplace of the Women’s Rights Movement in the U.S. The weekend will be punctuated by the induction of 10 women into the […]July 12, 2019HomeHigher Ed Civil Rights Coalition Releases Equity PrescriptionThe members of the Higher Ed Civil Rights Coalition have released a series of 10 policy briefs with specific recommendations to incorporate civil rights into higher education legislation and policy.July 10, 2019Previous PagePage 2 of 4Next Page