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‘A Lillian Smith Reader’ Re-Introduces a Pioneer Civil Rights Leader

December 4, 2016 / EDUstation, Front Page, Intersection Exhibit

The name Lillian E. Smith may not conjure up the same memories as Selma, Alabama, and the March on Washington. But before the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, this former teacher and girl’s camp director in Clayton, Georgia, was shining a light on the evils of segregation and white supremacy in the heart of the Jim Crow South. An astute chronicler of Southern life, Smith’s contributions to social justice are remembered in a new book called “A Lillian Smith Reader,” which gathers more than […]

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UnityFirst October – Education Special Feature highlighting select Independent Schools in Massachusetts

October 7, 2016 / DiverseCity, EDUstation, Front Page

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Citizens Trust Bank Announces Next Generation Advisory Board

June 20, 2016 / DiverseCity, EDUstation, Front Page

Citizens Trust Bank Cynthia N. Day, President and CEO, and the Inaugural Next Generation Advisory Board Citizens Trust Bank, a recognized leader in the financial services industry, today announces its Next Generation Advisory Board (NGAB). The advisory board will serve in a collaborative capacity to explore innovative and strategic ways to offer financial solutions to a changing and diverse demographic. NGAB is comprised of thirteen young and inspiring Atlanta business leaders who have an interest in enhancing access to financial services […]

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Change begins Now — People of color will be a majority of the American working class in 2032 –

June 20, 2016 / EDUstation, Front Page

What does this mean for the effort to grow wages and reduce inequality? In a new paper, EPI economist and director of the Project on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy Valerie Wilson projects that people of color will be a majority of the working class by 2032-11 years earlier than the overall U.S. population. “It is important to realize that the working class is more diverse than stereotypical images of white men in blue collar jobs suggest,” said Wilson. “While […]

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African Americans and Hispanic Americans: Invisible in the Dean’s Office at America’s Leading Business Schools

May 24, 2015 / Business World Index, EDUstation, National

African Americans and Hispanic Americans are far less likely to hold the Dean’s chair at America’s leading business schools than they are to serve on the Board of Directors of the major corporations those business schools prepare students to work in, according to a new study by The PhD Project. The PhD Project works to increase minority representation in business school faculty. The study found that among the 1,601 business schools in the U.S., African Americans are Dean of just […]

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Dr. C. Reynold Verret: From Haitian refugee to new president of Xavier University (Louisiana)

May 24, 2015 / African American, Business World Index, EDUstation, National

The Board of Trustees of Xavier University of Louisiana announced that it has unanimously elected Dr. C. Reynold Verret as the university’s next president. Dr. Verret earned his undergraduate degree cum laude in biochemistry from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was also a postdoctoral fellow at the Howard Hughes Institute for Immunology at Yale University and at the Center for Cancer Research at MIT. Dr. Verret is joining Xavier from Savannah […]

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Harvard Business School Club of New York Pays Tribute to Business And Philanthropic Leaders

May 24, 2015 / African American, Business World Index, EDUstation, National

The Harvard Business School Club of New York (HBSCNY), the largest alumni chapter of Harvard Business School (HBS), recently honored five leaders in business and social enterprise at its 48th Annual Leadership Dinner. Glenn Hutchins (JD-MBA ’83) and Adebayo Ogunlesi (JD-MBA ’78) were recognized for distinguishing themselves through exemplary leadership in the world of business and for their extraordinary contributions to their communities. Steve Klinsky (MBA ’79 & JD ’81) and Maureen Sherry were recognized for excellence in social enterprise. […]

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Back to school Book Pick: The Zero Degree Zombie Zone

August 24, 2014 / African American, DiverseCity, EDUstation, National

Scholastic proudly presents The Zero Degree Zombie Zone , a new action-packed fantasy adventure novel written acclaimed journalist Patrik Henry Bass and illustrated by award-winning and syndicated cartoonist Jerry Craft. This fun and magical tale about friendship features Bakari Katari Johnson, an unforgettable underdog character sure to warm the hearts of middle grade readers everywhere. Meet new kid on the block Bakari Katari Johnson. Bakari is having a bad day. Tariq Thomas, the most popular kid in their class, is […]

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President Obama and the new appointments made to the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans –Dr. Michael Nettles is appointed to the Commission

August 17, 2014 / African American, EDUstation, National, Politics

President Barack Obama has announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Nettles to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. Nettles is the Senior Vice President and Edmund W. Gordon Chair of the Policy Evaluation and Research Center at Educational Testing Service (ETS). He was previously Vice President of Policy Evaluation and Research from 2004 to 2006 and Executive Director of Policy Research from 2003 to 2004. Nettles was a Professor of Education at the University of Michigan […]

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