Associated PressCommunity CollegesMinority Enrollment Lags In Race-neutral WashingtonDespite eight years of effort, minority enrollment is still down at colleges and universities in Washington …September 20, 2006StudentsDespite Apology, Fallout ContinuesU.S. Sen. George Allen of Virginia earlier this month declined an award from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund…September 20, 2006Leadership & PolicyBishop State President’s Future In Doubt Amid Financial Aid ProbeMOBILE Ala. Bishop State Community College President Yvonne Kennedy’s future at the two-year school is reportedly in doubt amid a probe of student aid fraud claims and reports of financial irregularities.September 19, 2006African-AmericanIU’s Largest-ever Freshman Class Has Fewer Black StudentsBLOOMINGTON, Ind. Indiana University’s fall freshman class is the biggest ever, topping a record set four years ago, yet the number of Black students in the class has fallen nearly 20 percent since last year, school officials say.September 17, 2006HealthStudy: Race, Location Affects LongevityWASHINGTON Where you live, combined with race and income, plays a huge role in whether you die young, says a study issued last week that contends the differences are so stark it’s as if there are eight separate Americas instead of one.September 15, 2006HomeHarvard Drops ‘Early Action’ AdmissionsBOSTON In a change certain to shake up college admissions, Harvard University will ditch its “early action” round of applications on the grounds that it favors wealthier students over minorities and the poor.September 11, 2006StudentsBlack Enrollment Lags At Florida’s UniversitiesTALLAHASSEE, Fla. Black enrollment grew by only 1.6 percent in Florida’s state universities since last year compared to an overall increase of 2.6 percent, Gov. Jeb Bush and university officials announced Friday.September 10, 2006Leadership & PolicyAudit Finds $2 Million Deficit at Cheyney UniversityCHEYNEY, Pa. An annual audit of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities has found that Cheyney University finished the 2005-2006 fiscal year with a deficit of more than $2 million, officials said Thursday.September 8, 2006HomeLife for Muslim-Americans Drastically Different After 9/11HOUSTON Many lives changed after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. But Muslim-Americans say that, as a group, the change for them has been dramatic, generally negative and certainly long-lasting.September 8, 2006HomeIran’s President Calls For Purge Of Liberal University TeachersTEHRAN, Iran Iran’s hard-line president urged students this week to push for a purge of liberal and secular university teachers, another sign of his determination to strengthen Islamic fundamentalism in the country.September 6, 2006Previous PagePage 504 of 569Next Page
