Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard
A lawsuit argues the necessity of affirmative action at Harvard in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning the education policy.
Read MoreSotomayor and Jackson slam idea that U.S. is ‘colorblind’
Justices Sotomayor and Brown Jackson are not staying quiet about the Supreme Court’s decisions to strike down affirmative action.
Read MoreSupreme Court strikes down college affirmative action programs
The Supreme Court has officially struck down a law that many believe made college admissions more fair to people of color.
Read MoreHow It Feels to Have Your Life Changed By Affirmative Action
The expectation that the U.S. Supreme Court will soon end or limit race-conscious admissions is causing anxiety for prospective students of color.
Read MoreMost Black People Live in States With the Highest Student Debt
Research has shown that Black college graduates are moving to cities with a higher cost of living in order to find jobs to pay off their student loans. However, their debt is increasing as a result.
Read MoreHigh Stakes Testing: The Rising Opt-Out Wave
Standardized tests were intended to improve all students’ learning. However, they have been repeatedly proven to negatively impact Black students.
Read MoreWhat Year Is This? In Mississippi, The Fight For School Desegregation Continues
Even decades after the SCOTUS ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, 32 school districts in Mississippi are still under desegregation orders.
Read MoreBaseball Returns to the ‘Hallowed Grounds’ of a Negro Leagues Stadium
Hinchliffe Stadium was once home to multiple Negro baseball leagues. After $100M in renovations, it will now serve as a minor league ballpark and museum.
Read MoreHoward University picks African diaspora scholar as next president
Ben Vinson III, currently the provost at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, will take over as president on Sept. 1.
Read MoreStudents rally to keep director of university’s African American studies program
Students rally to keep director of university’s African American studies program because he is its sole faculty member.
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