A historic one-room school house that once served as a segregated place of learning for black children in Loudoun County was defaced Friday night with the Nazi swastika and references to “white power”.
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A Social-Justice Agenda for Community College
Eloy Oakley sees expanding access to traditionally underserved communities as an economic imperative for the state and nation.
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On Being a Black Female Math Whiz During the Space Race
Growing up here in the 1970s, in the shadow of Langley Research Center, where workers helped revolutionize air flight and put Americans on the moon, Margot Lee Shetterly had a pretty fixed idea of what scientists looked like: They were middle class, African-American and worked at NASA, like her dad.
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100 Education Groups Push to Get Rid of School-Based Police Officers
Nowadays, it’s not uncommon to see a police officer or two patrolling the hallways of your child’s school. School resource officers are often stationed in places of learning to provide students and staff with an extra sense of security.
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Federal funding to preserve historic buildings on HBCU campuses
Cheyney and Lincoln universities could be in line for federal funds to preserve significant sites on their campuses.
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Civil rights icon Angela Davis wants young activists to challenge their heroes
Just a peek of Angela Davis’ iconic Afro making its way up the stairs and onto the stage was enough to send the crowd at University of South Africa (UNISA) into a frenzied applause. Davis was clearly overwhelmed.
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Are Race Relations Responsible for the Surge in HBCU Enrollment?
A survey finds that some HBCUs are seeing as high as a 39 percent increase in student enrollment
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Can School Integration Make a Comeback?
In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education declared that separate schools for black students and white students should be dismantled with “all deliberate speed.”
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Whose Interests Do College Diversity Officers Serve?
Administrative bloat is driving up the cost of higher education—without doing much to help the most vulnerable students.
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Cal State LA offers segregated housing for black students
California State University Los Angeles recently rolled out segregated housing for black students.
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