Associated PressHomeUniversity of Washington Revokes Admissions for High School Seniors Who Slack OffSEATTLE The University of Washington has begun revoking admission for students whose academic performance takes a dive during their senior year of high school.October 3, 2006HBCUsEnd In Sight For Alabama’s Decades-old College Desegregation CaseMONTGOMERY Ala. Alabama students will be able to receive financial aid from a needs-based program included in an impending settlement that would end the state’s decades-old college desegregation case, according to attorneys on the case.October 3, 2006Leadership & PolicyLangston University’s New Leader Is Oklahoma’s First Black, Female University PresidentLANGSTON, Okla. Dr. JoAnn W. Haysbert was formally installed Saturday as president of Langston University, becoming Oklahoma’s first Black, female university president.October 1, 2006StudentsReport: Atlanta-area Colleges Strengthen Economic Draw Of CityColleges in the Atlanta area alone have an annual economic impact of more than $10.8 billion on the state of Georgia, around $1,200 for every man, woman and child in the state, according to a new report released Wednesday.September 27, 2006StudentsU.S. College Drop-out Rate Sparks ConcernNEW YORK For decades, getting more students into college has been the top priority of America’s higher education leaders. But what’s the point, a growing number of experts are wondering, when so few who go to school finish a degree?September 26, 2006Leadership & PolicyBishop State President: No Plans To Resign Amid ProbeMOBILE, Ala. Bishop State Community College President Yvonne Kennedy said last week she has no plans to resign during a financial aid probe at the two-year school.September 25, 2006StudentsBlack Enrollment At UT-Austin Exceeds Pre-Hopwood Level for First TimeAUSTIN, Texas More Blacks are studying at the University of Texas at Austin this semester than ever, breaking a record set the year a federal appeals court banned the use of race in admissions.September 23, 2006SportsBlack Coaches Group: Some Progress In Hiring PracticesINDIANAPOLIS NCAA Division I universities fared better this year in considering minority football coaching candidates, the Black Coaches Association said Thursday.September 21, 2006HomeMemorial Museum To Emmett Till Opens In Miss.GLENDORA Miss. As relatives of Emmett Till toured the new Emmett Till Historic Intrepid Center in this tiny Mississippi Delta town earlier this week, they expressed hope that the startling exhibits will make a difference in race relations.September 20, 2006StudentsFeds Tighten Financial Monitoring of Bishop StateAmid reports of possible fraud, Bishop State Community College must show proof of student eligibility…September 20, 2006Previous PagePage 503 of 569Next Page
