Associated PressHomeNine Former Workers Sue Auburn University, Allege DiscriminationNine workers in the Auburn University athletic department who were laid off or reassigned filed a federal lawsuit accusing the school of racial discrimination.March 24, 2011HomeNew NAACP Seeing Diverse Chapter LeadersNAACP branches have been recruiting gays, immigrants and young people who grew up in a world far removed from the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling that outlawed school segregation.March 23, 2011SportsNew Award for Colleges Producing Olympic MedalistsThe U.S. Olympic Committee has combined with leaders of Olympic sports and college athletic directors to create an award that will recognize the universities that produce medal winners.March 23, 2011HomeMassachusetts Colleges to Require Four Years of MathThe state Board of Higher Education has approved a new four-year mathematics requirement for all students seeking admission to state colleges and universities in Massachusetts.March 22, 2011Faculty & StaffReport: MIT Makes Strides With Women ScientistsThe school found that the number of women on the science and engineering faculties combined has increased from 46, or about 7 percent of the total in 1995, to 112, or about 17 percent in 2011.March 22, 2011African-AmericanMississippi Highways to Honor Black Leaders, Military HeroesRepublican Gov. Haley Barbour has signed into law several new highway designations that will honor Black leaders and military heroes on highways throughout Mississippi.March 21, 2011StudentsGeorgia Technical College Students Required to Maintain B Average to Retain HOPE FundingThousands of working moms, laid-off factory employees and others who flocked to Georgia’s 26 technical colleges for job training because of the recession could lose the HOPE Grants that pay their tuition under changes the state is making to the cash-strapped program.March 21, 2011Sports‘Uncle Tom’ Documentary Remark Exposes Pain in Black Community Over Class, EducationWhen Jalen Rose, recalling his teenage years, said that he then considered Black Duke University players like Grant Hill “Uncle Toms”, he exposed a sensitive and longstanding issue for many African-Americans.March 20, 2011African-AmericanCIA Chief Leon Panetta Talks Diversity at Morehouse CollegeCIA Director Leon Panetta told students at the nation’s only all-male historically Black college that the agency needs a more diverse workforce that represents the world it engages.March 16, 2011Leadership & PolicyLouisiana Regents Backs Consolidation of SUNO/UNO ManagementLouisiana’s top higher education board has voted to back a consolidation of Southern University at New Orleans and the University of New Orleans under a new management structure.March 15, 2011Previous PagePage 261 of 569Next Page
