Ronald RoachHomeNorth Carolina Affirms Right of HBCU Student to Run for Local OfficeIn reversing a local board’s decision, the N.C. Board of Elections rules that a student living in an Elizabeth City State University dormitory meets the residency requirement to be eligible to run for city council.September 4, 2013African-AmericanGeorgetown Scholar to Lead Exploration of Black Washington for D.C. GovernmentHistorian Maurice Jackson has been appointed to chair the city’s first-ever District of Columbia Commission on African American Affairs.August 29, 2013HBCUsSchools Engage Their Campus Communities with March on Washington EventsCampus events, ranging from rallies, lectures, brown bag lunch discussions, teach-ins to speech re-enactments, paid homage to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the “I Have a Dream” speech he delivered on August 28, 1963.August 28, 2013HomeSocial Mobility, Affordability Matter in Newly-Released College RatingsWashington-based policy magazine releases its 2013 college rankings just days after Obama proposes federal ratings system to measure colleges and universities on their affordability and quality.August 26, 2013African-AmericanAfter a Look Back, Students Embrace Opportunity to March on WashingtonAmong those attending 50th anniversary events for the March on Washington, college students are embracing commemorations as a time to claim their own moment in the Civil Rights Movement.August 22, 2013HomeLinkedIn Builds Social Media Bridge Between Teens and Higher EducationSocial media giant LinkedIn is set to lower the age for participation from 18 to 14 next month with the aim of providing the means by which colleges and universities can reach potential students.August 21, 2013HomeYear-old Immigrant Program Opens Doors for Undocumented YouthA new study reveals young immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program have access to driver’s licenses, lower college tuition in certain states and a wide range of jobs and educational opportunities.August 14, 2013Community CollegesMassachusetts to Tie Community College Funding to PerformanceMassachusetts has begun a community college funding effort that will tie a share of a school’s budget to boosting graduation rates.August 13, 2013Faculty & StaffHarvard Scholar Henry Louis Gates to Host African-American History SeriesDr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. returns to PBS this fall to narrate a six-part documentary series that presents a sweeping look at African-American history from the early 1500s to present-day America.August 8, 2013African-AmericanU.S. Higher Education Deeply Stratified Along Racial Lines, Study SaysEnrollment study describes postsecondary system’s complicity as a passive agent in the systematic reproduction of White racial privilege across generations.July 31, 2013Previous PagePage 14 of 55Next Page
