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Duke Ends Scholarship for Black Students
Duke University has ended its Reginaldo Howard Scholars program, which granted full-ride merit scholarships to a small cohort of students...
Black Students Protest Racial Incident on St. Louis Campus
The Association of Black Students at Washington University in St. Louis recently held a sit-in at a campus dining hall...
‘Weaponization of Plagiarism’ or Rigorous Standards Behind Provost's Ouster?
Anonymous tips about inaccurate citations on the CV of Clayton State University’s first Black female provost led to her firing. Some observers believe the complaints were motivated by more than earnest concern for academic integrity.
Leaders of Sociology Group Resist Call for Ceasefire Resolution
Members of the American Sociological Association will now get a say, voting on whether to make their group the latest to call for an end to the war.
Black Scholars Face Anonymous Accusations in Anti-DEI Crusade
Since right-wing firebrand Christopher Rufo helped bring down Harvard’s president, at least seven more scholars—most of them Black—have confronted accusations of plagiarism or research misconduct spread by conservative media.
CUNY Awarded $5M for Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Graduate Program
The City University of New York system has received $5 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch the...
White Professor Wins Discrimination Lawsuit Against St. Louis HBCU
A white professor recently won $750,000 in a lawsuit against Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis after accusing the historically...
Davenport U Launches Bilingual Degree Program for Latino Students
The private university in Michigan is producing online degree programs with courses that alternate between English and Spanish each week.