June 2022

Kelli MostellerKelli Mosteller has been appointed executive director of the Harvard University Native American Program. Mosteller earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Oklahoma State University, a master’s in American history, and a doctorate in American history from the University of Texas.

Laura DunnSigned into law by then-President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972, Title IX would serve as protection from discrimination for women in higher ed. “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education

University of California leaders, along with California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber, have signed a joint resolution to increase student participation in elections.Dr. Michael V. Drake UC President Dr. Michael V. Drake and Board of Regents Vice Chair Richard Leib signed the resolution on Jun. 29, affirming a commitment to raise voter participation

Author Jesmyn Ward has been chosen as the recipient of the 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, making her the youngest person to receive the Library’s fiction award.  She is 45.Jesmyn Ward The annual American fiction prize honors an American literary writer whose work is distinguished not only for mastery of the art

Companies and community colleges are partnering to train future STEM-field workers like Bianca Wilson, shown at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.In May, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a funding opportunity of $3.4 million for up to nine grants to attract and keep women in registered apprenticeship programs and industries where women are underrepresented, such

The country’s historically Black colleges and universities are continuing to see new and historic levels of interest and funding. In response to 2020’s racial justice protests and the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, HBCUs received record investment from the federal government, philanthropists, and major companies. It’s heartening—and long overdue—to see HBCUs receive

From the very beginning, Bill Cox and I just hit it off. I often teased Bill that we were both fortunate to have married up, by finding two strong Alabama women who had a passion and commitment for education and civil rights. I still mourn the loss of my friend, and business partner of more

I often refer to Dr. Williiam E. Cox as the quintessential “race man.” He, like so many others from his era, believed that they had a moral imperative and a duty to help improve the plight and social mobility of Black Americans through education. These Black southerners set out to transform the nation, and in

My earliest recollection of meeting Bill Cox dates to the 1980s, when I was on the faculty and a senior academic administrator at Virginia Commonwealth University. My work took me to Washington occasionally, and when we could coordinate schedules, we met at Bill’s Office in Fairfax, Va. Bill was the public face of Black Issues

Three quarters of college students who began their studies during fall 2020—with the pandemic in full swing—remained enrolled at a U.S. institution one year later, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC). This represents a 1.1% increase over the previous cohort, whose spring semester was disrupted by the advent