Associated PressAfrican-AmericanVicksburg Seeks to Turn Pioneer Black Education Scholar’s Home Into MuseumThe Vicksburg (Miss.) Board of Mayor and Aldermen accepted transfer of the home of the late Dr. Jane McAllister from its current owner to restore it through a grant focusing on the preservation of the Civil Rights Era.May 4, 2011StudentsConn. Senator Blumenthal, Gov. Malloy Help Student Stay in the U.S.By all accounts, it was the politicians’ involvement that made the difference to help undocumented student Mariano Cardoso avert deportation.May 3, 2011Leadership & PolicyJames Llorens Named New Chancellor at Southern University at Baton RougeThe Southern University System’s Board of Supervisors has chosen James L. Llorens as the next chancellor of its Baton Rouge Campus.May 2, 2011African-AmericanMuseum Dedicated to Civil Rights Leader and Educator Benjamin Mays OpensA museum dedicated to the life of Benjamin E. Mays, an educator who was an early inspiration to Martin Luther King Jr. and was often referred to as the father of the civil rights movement, opened last week.May 2, 2011Leadership & PolicyHigh Point University Giving Has Aim To Build Elite SchoolThe recent announcement of $40 million in gifts to High Point University feeds into the school’s 10-year plan to raise and spend $2.1 billion and to define itself as an up-and-coming Southeastern private university.April 25, 2011African-AmericanConnecticut Hospital Teams With Tuskegee University on Cancer StudySaint Francis Hospital and Tuskegee University have announced a partnership to study why prostate cancer has a disproportionately high death rate among African-American men.April 25, 2011African-AmericanEducation Secretary Arne Duncan Says Minority Teachers NeededU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday, during stops in N.J., promoted a program aimed at recruiting more teachers to work in urban and rural areas.April 21, 2011StudentsCalifornians Join Hands to Help Community CollegesCommunity college supporters across California joined hands Sunday to raise awareness and scholarship money for students struggling to pay for college.April 18, 2011African-AmericanPBS Series Explores Black Culture in Latin AmericaDr. Henry Louis Gates’ “Black in Latin America” documentary series, spanning four episodes, was filmed in six Caribbean and Latin American countries.April 18, 2011StudentsTexas Lawmakers Back Off Concealed Carry on CampusStudents and administrators from the state’s universities mobilized in opposition, swaying two Democratic lawmakers who had supported the bill.April 13, 2011Previous PagePage 259 of 569Next Page
