Black Students /tags/black-students Black Students en-US Copyright Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:54:35 GMT Bennett, Saint Augustine's partner with Duke to increase Black student representation in medicine /education/2024-11-08/bennett-saint-augustines-hbcu-duke-black-student-representation-medicine Students from the two private HBCUs will participate in a 15-month intensive program to study otolaryngology and communication sciences. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:54:35 GMT /education/2024-11-08/bennett-saint-augustines-hbcu-duke-black-student-representation-medicine Brianna Atkinson Black student enrollment falls at UNC-Chapel Hill after end of race-based affirmative action /education/2024-09-06/black-student-enrollment-falls-unc-chapel-hill-affirmative-action Black student enrollment dropped significantly at UNC-Chapel Hill following last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision to end race-based affirmative action policies. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:07:13 GMT /education/2024-09-06/black-student-enrollment-falls-unc-chapel-hill-affirmative-action Will Michaels Last student who helped integrate the University of North Carolina's undergraduate body has died /race-class-communities/2024-05-17/last-undergrad-college-student-integrate-unc-died The final surviving member of a trio of African American youths who were the first to desegregate the undergraduate student body at North Carolina's flagship public university has died. Ralph Frasier died last week in Florida at age 85. Fri, 17 May 2024 16:39:14 GMT /race-class-communities/2024-05-17/last-undergrad-college-student-integrate-unc-died Associated Press Report: NC school districts that serve mostly Black children hold more students back a grade /education/2024-03-04/north-carolina-school-districts-black-children-students-report A report by Carolina Demography found that North Carolina school districts with high proportions of Black students are more likely to hold students back a grade. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 19:47:28 GMT /education/2024-03-04/north-carolina-school-districts-black-children-students-report Liz Schlemmer More NC students are taking high school classes for college credit than ever before /education/2023-12-07/record-north-carolina-high-school-student-enrollment-advanced-placement-ap-college-credit This school year, more than 93,000 North Carolina students are enrolled in at least one AP course, the highest number on record. A greater share of students of color are also participating in — and succeeding — in these classes. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:37:50 GMT /education/2023-12-07/record-north-carolina-high-school-student-enrollment-advanced-placement-ap-college-credit Liz Schlemmer Black Students And Employees Deliver Demands For UNC Chapel Hill /education/2021-07-07/black-students-and-employees-deliver-demands-for-unc-chapel-hill A coalition of groups representing Black students, faculty, and staff met Wednesday to outline their priorities to create a safer, more equitable campus. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 20:26:25 GMT /education/2021-07-07/black-students-and-employees-deliver-demands-for-unc-chapel-hill Liz Schlemmer UNC-Chapel Hill Demonstrators Support Nikole Hannah-Jones And Cite Years Of Grievances /education/2021-06-25/unc-chapel-hill-demonstrators-support-nikole-hannah-jones-and-cite-years-of-grievances The UNC-Chapel Hill Black Student Movement held a demonstration on campus Friday to show support for Nikole Hannah-Jones and give a platform for Black students to air long-standing grievances. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 22:40:23 GMT /education/2021-06-25/unc-chapel-hill-demonstrators-support-nikole-hannah-jones-and-cite-years-of-grievances Liz Schlemmer Future Elementary Teachers Talk To Kids About Racism At Civil Rights Museum /education/2020-03-06/future-elementary-teachers-talk-to-kids-about-racism-at-civil-rights-museum On a recent Saturday, the International Civil Rights Center and Museum at the old Woolworth's in Greensboro was buzzing with visitors. This year, the… Fri, 06 Mar 2020 11:53:38 GMT /education/2020-03-06/future-elementary-teachers-talk-to-kids-about-racism-at-civil-rights-museum Liz Schlemmer Some NC Schools Want More Officers To Patrol Hallways. Not Everyone Thinks It’s A Good Idea. /education/2018-03-29/some-nc-schools-want-more-officers-to-patrol-hallways-not-everyone-thinks-its-a-good-idea This August, students at four elementary schools in rural Stanly County will return from summer vacation to fresh pencils, notebooks, and signs announcing… Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:48:31 GMT /education/2018-03-29/some-nc-schools-want-more-officers-to-patrol-hallways-not-everyone-thinks-its-a-good-idea Lisa Philip Eighty Percent Of NC Teachers Are White. Here's Why That Matters. /education/2017-11-16/eighty-percent-of-nc-teachers-are-white-heres-why-that-matters As a black boy growing up in Florida, Terrance Ruth was inspired to become a teacher not by anyone at his school, but by his mother. She was a nurse at a… Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:33:50 GMT /education/2017-11-16/eighty-percent-of-nc-teachers-are-white-heres-why-that-matters Lisa Philip