Associated PressHomeDig Gives Anthropologists, Students a Look Into 1870s NicodemusNICODEMUS Kan. Bit by bit sometimes literally a 16-day dig gave amateur anthropologists a look into the 1870s and life in the first post-Civil War settlement founded by and for blacksJuly 15, 2007Leadership & PolicyRoger Williams Trustee Allegedly Forced Out After Making Slur Against BlacksBRISTOL R.I. A former trustee at Roger Williams University said the longtime chairman of the board was forced to resign this week after he uttered a racist slur at a May meeting.July 14, 2007LatinxEducated Immigrants Often Can’t Find Jobs that Match SkillsSAN FRANCISCO In Peru, Ines Gonzalez-Lehman directed a 14-person marketing team at a high-tech firm. After marrying an American and immigrating legally to the U.S., she found herself making copies and answering phones at the bottom of the corporate ladder.July 12, 2007Leadership & PolicyAudit Clears UT-Pan Am President of Using Public Funds to Improve ResidenceAUSTIN Texas The president of University of Texas-Pan American did not know she was breaking rules when more than $7,000 of public money went to improve her private residence and pay for her daily commute, according to a report released Wednesday by the University of Texas System Audit Office.July 12, 2007HomeOp-ed: The Birmingham News on Yvonne KennedyBishop State’s controversial president is retiring at the end of the month, but now says she’ll be sticking around campus. What part of “leave” does she not understand?July 12, 2007HomeSen. Obama Criticizes Bush Administration’s Record on Race RelationsDETROIT Presidential hopeful Barack Obama drew the loudest cheers of the eight Democratic candidates at a civil rights forum as he assailed the Bush administration’s record on race relations.July 12, 2007HBCUsFour Black Colleges Receive $400 Million in Federal Katrina Recovery LoansNEW ORLEANS Four historically black colleges three in New Orleans and one in Mississippi are getting almost $400 million in ultra-low-interest federal loans to recover from Hurricane Katrina’s destruction.July 12, 2007HomeTrial Set for September in Fisk Dispute Over Works Donated by O’KeeffeNASHVILLE Tenn. A Tennessee judge has postponed a trial to determine whether Fisk University can sell any of the 101 works of art donated by artist Georgia O’Keeffe in 1949.July 12, 2007HomeDemocratic Candidates Criticize Bush Record on RaceDETROIT Democratic presidential contender U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., on Thursday derided President George W. Bush’s commutation of former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s prison term even as Black men routinely serve time behind bars.July 12, 2007HomeColorado Student Who Made Threatening Comments After Virginia Tech Shootings Allowed Back On CampusBOULDER Colo. A University of Colorado student who was arrested and suspended after allegedly making threatening comments following the Virginia Tech massacre has been allowed to return to school but still faces a criminal charge.July 10, 2007Previous PagePage 454 of 569Next Page
