Associated PressHomeColumbia U. Names First Black Woman College DeanColumbia University’s new college dean is the first Black and the first woman to serve in the post.March 1, 2009StudentsObama’s Call of College for All; Could It Be Done?In his address to a joint session of Congress last Tuesday, President Barack Obama called for every American to pursue some form of education beyond high school. It’s an ambitious goal – some might say impossible.March 1, 2009Leadership & PolicyIndiana U’s Plan to Add Name of Black Basketball Star to Building Named for a Segregationist is OpposedThe widow of the Big Ten’s first Black basketball player says no one from Indiana University ever asked her about possibly adding his name to a campus gymnasium named for a trustee who advocated segregation in the 1940s.February 26, 2009SportsCIAA Tournament Provides Much More Than BasketballOver five weeks last year this city hosted three basketball tournaments, including the Atlantic Coast Conference men and the NCAA East Regional.February 25, 2009HomeBlack Georgia Lawmaker Calls on Colleagues to Help Morris BrownState Rep. Tyrone Brooks on Monday urged elected officials across Georgia to help Morris Brown College overcome a financial crisis that is threatening to close the school’s doors.February 24, 2009HomeAdmissions Outreach Efforts Pay Off for University of Missouri-Kansas CityThe University of Missouri-Kansas City’s outreach to disadvantaged youths has landed it the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for volunteer service and civic engagement.February 22, 2009HomeSouth Carolina Law Targets Illegal Immigrants Going to SchoolDayana Rodrigues graduated in the top 5 percent of her high school class in 2007 and completed nursing prerequisites at Horry-Georgetown Technical College.February 18, 2009HomeNAACP President: ‘Human Rights’ to be focusIts first 100 years were about civil rights and achieving equality between Blacks and Whites.February 11, 2009LatinxIdaho Agency Urges Help for Students Who Struggle with EnglishThe state should hire more bilingual teachers and allow students who are not proficient in English to skip standardized tests or take them in their native language, the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs says.February 10, 2009LatinxMaryland Closes Advanced-Placement Gap for LatinosMaryland was one of 18 states recognized by the College Board for eliminating the equity and excellence gap in advanced placement achievement for the Hispanic and Latino population. Hispanics represented 6.1 percent of Maryland’s population last year, and 6.9 percent of the seniors who scored a “3” or higher, demonstrating college mastery, were Hispanic.February 10, 2009Previous PagePage 283 of 569Next Page
