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Sports

150 Years Later, No Marker at Site of First College Football Game

Fans who visit the spot where basketball was invented can pose for a photo with a statue in Springfield, Mass., and those interested in the purported site of the first baseball game will find a tidy, thigh-high stone monument and plaque in Hoboken, N.J. Meanwhile the birthplace of American football is marked by a sign […]

August 27, 2019

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Academics Laud Morrison’s Literary Legacy

The grief in Dr. Eddie Glaude’s voice was unmistakable as he spoke of author and educator Toni Morrison, one of America’s towering literary figures whose words leaped from pages into hearts, minds and souls of readers around the world. Morrison, who died Monday evening at the age of 88, now belongs to the ages. Left to mourn her are not just family and friends, but innumerable lovers of literature, scholars and teachers captivated and influenced by her soaring prose, her way with words and her brilliant cultural consciousness.

August 6, 2019

News Roundup

Princeton Professor’s Book on Freed, Enslaved Blacks Wins Award

Princeton University’s Dr. Tera W. Hunter has won two prizes for her 2017 book on marriage among freed and enslaved Blacks in the 1800’s, according to the Princeton University website. Hunter, an Edwards Professor of American History and a professor of history and African-American studies, won the Joan Kelly Memorial Prize, given for women’s history […]

October 22, 2018

Opinion

What Does Equal Educational Opportunity for All Students Really Mean?

Three of the top ranked universities in the country are (or were) all the subject of investigation by the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights. The complaints allege that the schools’ attempts to ensure racial and ethnic diversity among admitted students unfairly discriminate against White and Asian students. Are these schools’ diversity efforts violating the Office of Civil Rights’ mandate to ensure equal access to educational opportunities for all? It is an important question, with far-reaching consequences.

October 10, 2018

African-American

Scholar Helps Students See Relevance of Black History

Attending a race conference held at Princeton University was a pivotal moment for Dr. Andrew Rosa, as he discovered his true passion for teaching and interest in African-American studies.

September 17, 2018

Latinx

Brighid Dwyer: Advancing Diversity and Building Bridges Through Intergroup Dialogue

Dr. Brighid Dwyer specializes in helping people talk to each other. Not at each other or past each other, but across lines of division ranging from age, race and gender to religion, sexual orientation and political views.

August 21, 2018

HBCUs

Princeton and Five HBCUs Teach Students About Archives

Princeton University, along with five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), launched a program to introduce students to the archival field. The program, titled Archives Research and Collaborative History (ARCH), recently held its inaugural weeklong session at Princeton. The goal of ARCH is to “engage students and professionals in the work of the archival field, […]

August 2, 2018

News Roundup

Michelle Obama Pushes Education Through Initiative

WASHINGTON — Former first lady Michelle Obama told first-generation college freshmen to surround themselves with a community to help them survive college. Obama was the first in her family to attend college. She said: “Finding a cohort for yourself and starting to build your community is going to be important. College wasn’t meant to do alone.” […]

June 15, 2018

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Tuskegee Names Lily D. McNair as President

The selection of Dr. Lily D. McNair as Tuskegee University’s eighth president is being hailed by university community members as precisely who the institution needs to ensure its future legacy in higher education.

May 9, 2018

HBCUs

Simmons’ Presidency Ushers in New Era for Prairie View

Dr. Ruth J. Simmons took the mantle this weekend as the first woman and eighth president of Prairie View A&M University, marking the special occasion with the creation of a $100,000 scholarship to honor her parents.

April 22, 2018

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Black Intellectuals Tasked With Forging Connections

At a time when many see a reinforcement of racism and oppression, a panel of Black intellectuals at the National Action Network convention in New York City spoke of being visible and vocal on important issues, producing ideas and creating dialogues.

April 19, 2018

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Gathering Addresses Sexual Misconduct, Title IX Solutions

Higher education leaders and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights recently gathered in the same room to discuss solutions to the challenges that institutions face addressing sexual misconduct on campus.

March 22, 2018