Associated PressHBCUsMaryland Lawmakers Seek Mediation To Resolve Morgan State-Towson Dispute Over Duplicated ProgramsANNAPOLIS, Md. Maryland lawmakers are exploring using mediation and binding arbitration instead of the courts to address a dispute between duplicative programs at state universities that has raised allegations that the state is violating federal desegregation law.April 3, 2007SportsFormer Grambling Coach Eddie Robinson DiesRUSTON, La. Eddie Robinson, who sent more than 200 players to the NFL and won 408 games during a 57-year career, has died. He was 88.April 3, 2007StudentsVirginia State U Looks To Double Its EnrollmentETTRICK, Va. Virginia State University is reinventing itself. The historically Black college of just under 5,000 students hopes to double its enrollment in upcoming months, diversify its largely Black student body and strengthen its image with new buildings, curriculum and staff.April 2, 2007StudentsIndiana University Joins 9 Black Colleges For Science InitiativeINDIANAPOLIS Indiana University is joining with nine historically Black colleges and universities to boost the number of minorities seeking careers in science, starting with a summer program for promising students who will work at IU’s research laboratories.March 31, 2007StudentsUniv. Of Michigan Uses Computer Program To Achieve DiversityANN ARBOR The University of Michigan says it has stopped using race and gender when selecting which students to admit, but it is using new tools to make sure it brings in a diverse class next fall.March 28, 2007HomeTexas Teen’s Imprisonment For Shoving School Aide Highlights Racial TensionsDALLAS A teenager has been jailed for more than a year for shoving a teacher’s aide at her high school, a case that has sparked anger and heightened racial tensions in rural East Texas.March 28, 2007Leadership & PolicyTexas Southern Advisory Panel Says Strict Oversight NeededHOUSTON Financially troubled Texas Southern University needs a revamped board of regents, a new mission and strict oversight by the state auditor, according to recommendations released Monday by a governor-appointed advisory panel.March 27, 2007Leadership & PolicyFAMU Task Force To Resolve Financial Problems FormedTALLAHASSEE – Retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Leander Shaw was one of eight members who were recently named to a task force, heavy on legal and education governance talent, that will try to help Florida A&M University resolve financial and accounting problems.March 25, 2007StudentsMorehouse Focuses On Character, Retention Through Admissions InterviewsMorehouse is expanding its admissions process to include interviews of all serious candidates. The school says it won’t make a decision on anyone until the prospective student has had a conversation — either in person or over the phone — with a school official or an alumnus who has been through recruitment training.March 22, 2007Leadership & PolicyBoise State University Group’s Flyer Irks Some HispanicsBOISE, Idaho A Boise State University group has angered area Hispanic leaders and other organizations by promoting a speech with a “food stamp drawing” that requires climbing through a hole in a fence and offering fake identification for a shot at wining a dinner at a Mexican restaurant.March 19, 2007Previous PagePage 492 of 569Next Page
