An NC Senate committee on May 13 unanimously advanced a bill that which would create the state’s first systematic K-8 math intervention program, modeled on Read to Achieve.
The firing of the president of Texas Southern University and the resignation of the president of Jackson State University have drawn attention to an apparent increasing turnover rate among leadership at HBCUs in recent years.
Wellesley names its first African-American president. Dr. Paula A. Johnson plans to build on the college's commitment to diversity.