Students flock to historically black colleges where they feel welcome

Oct 24, 2017
Rising racial tension is one reason for the growth.
First-year student NaTavia Williams came to Morgan State from Colorado to study multimedia journalism.
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A university confronts bias in faculty hiring

Feb 9, 2016
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County tries to change how it recruits.
Tyson King-Meadows is chair of the Africana Studies department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, which is taking new steps to increase faculty diversity.
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Building a more diverse faculty

Feb 9, 2016
A University of Maryland program helps ease the transition from grad student to professor.
Keisha Allen is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where leaders are trying to increase faculty diversity.
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