Good News! 3 Black Chemistry Students Earn Doctorates, Set University Record
At the University of Mississippi (UM), a year-long initiative to increase graduates in fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has paid off in epic fashion. Ole Miss News reports that three African-American chemistry students graduated on May 11 with doctorates, setting a school record.
The trio who received their degrees was Kari Copeland (pictured left), Margo Montgomery (pictured center) and Jeffrey Veals (centered). A fourth African-American student, Shanna Stoddard, will earn her doctorate in chemistry this coming December. Professors at UM beamed with pride with this latest achievement for the university.
NYPD Rough Up 15-Year-Old Honor Student In Mistaken Identity?
The New York Police Department (NYPD) allegedly roughed up 15-year-old honor student Brittany Rowley in a case of mistaken identity, the New York Daily News reports.
Brittany was handcuffed to a bench in a police stationhouse for three hours before the cops realized she nor her friend were not the black, shoplifting teens they suspected that they were. They were released, but Brittany says it was the worst experience she’s ever endured.
“It was terrifying,” Rowley, 15, said in an exclusive interview to The Daily News. “It is the most horrible thing I have ever experienced.”
Brittany’s father, Delmus Rowley, hired an attorney and has filed a $5.5 million lawsuit against the city and Sgt. Jonathan Catanzaro and Officer Stephen Nakao. According to court papers obtained by the Daily News, the suit alleges false arrest and excessive force.
CONGRATS TO THE NEW PROFESSORS (hopefully).Forget the four or more years of work these folk put in to get those undergraduate degrees in Chemistry, it takes four to six years of work to get a PhD in chemistry. Forget that, instead credit a year-long initiative to increase graduates in fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This doesn't make any sense. These people graduated, Ole Miss launched a STEM initiative, the two events are unrelated. The programs don't work at the back-end of the process, the operate at the front-end. Who ever wrote this doesn't have a clue. Appologize to the new 'Doctors' !
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