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High-Level Departures at Columbia Cast Doubt on Diversity
For a short while, it seemed that Columbia University President Lee Bollinger, an ardent defender of affirmative action and diversity, had backed his beliefs with action. He could boast of having African Americans in two key positions: Claude Steele was provost and Michelle Moody-Adams was undergraduate dean. Then Steele resigned in June to take a…
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High-Profile Resignations Shake Up Columbia University
Alan Schwarz of the New York Times is reporting that several Columbia University professors said this week that the recent resignations of two high-ranking black administrators have shaken their confidence in the institution’s president, Lee C. Bollinger, and reignited concerns among their colleagues about other aspects of his leadership. Fredrick C. Harris, a professor of…
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AT&T Nation’s Football Classic Events Calendar
It’s been nearly 15 years since the Howard University Bison and the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers battled it out on the field. This month, the two teams will head to the nation’s capital to renew their historical football rivalry that dates back to 1923. Bison and Maroon Tigers fans alike will descend on Washington for…
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Sharpton: New Civil Rights Battlefield
Activist Compares Show With Limbaugh’s, Hannity’s The Rev. Al Sharpton, newly awarded the “permanent” 6 p.m. host slot on MSNBC, says he views his position as new turf on the civil rights “battlefield,” engaging the right wing. Sharpton told theLoop21.com on Tuesday: “When you look at the last 15 years, there was a rise of…
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2 Major Marches Canceled in DC
Black America Web is reporting that two major marches have been canceled in D.C. because of the impending arrival of Hurricane Irene. D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s office has announced that a rally and march scheduled for Saturday have been called off because of Hurricane Irene. Gray’s office and the group D.C. Vote had hoped…
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NIH Bias No Surprise to Black Scientists
National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins said that he was “deeply dismayed” and it was “simply unacceptable” that a study, “Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Research Awards,” reported that black NIH-grant applicants were 13 percentage points less likely than whites to get NIH investigator-initiated research funding. Winning such grants is crucial for young scientists who…
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Why We're Moving Back South
Thomas Clark was one of those committed New Yorkers. “For me it was the whole urban dynamic of being in a big city, being in the financial center of the world,” said the former New York state banking official and onetime president and CEO of Carver Federal Savings Bank. Commuting into Manhattan from his White…
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'The Help': Is the Ending Implausible?
“When I read ‘The Help’ two years ago (I couldn’t put it down) and watched the film last Saturday (which made me laugh and cry), I could feel the pain of another white 40-something Mississippian who wants to make it all better. “She’s pining for a happier ending for our state, and she’s using her…
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Jet Magazine to Add Opinion Pieces
Johnson Publishing Co. plans to address Jet magazine’s competitive disadvantage with Internet publications by adding opinions and perspective pieces to the print magazine, Johnson CEO Desiree Rogers told Journal-isms on Wednesday. “You can curate and have opinions on what happened over the week,” she said. Jet can also offer “more of what you’ve loved all…
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Black Colleges Actively Recruiting Nonblack Students
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that historically black colleges and universities are actively recruiting nonblack students. Sue Shellenbarger reports that many of the nation’s 105 historically black colleges are increasingly wooing nonblack students, in what has become a mutually beneficial relationship for schools and students. The goals: to boost lagging enrollment and offset funding…