Associated PressAfrican-AmericanMarshall Drops ‘African-American students only’ From Course ListMarshall University has dropped the words “African-American students only” from an orientation class listed…September 6, 2006HomeDigital Divide Still Separates White and Minority StudentsWASHINGTON Many more White children use the Internet than do Hispanic and Black students, a reminder that going online is hardly a way of life for everyone.September 4, 2006StudentsEviction Of Depressed Students A Tricky Issue For U.S. CollegesNEW YORK A depressed Hunter College student who swallowed handfuls of Tylenol, then saved her own life by calling 911, was in for a surprise when she returned to her dorm room after the ordeal.September 4, 2006StudentsSenator Declines Thurgood Marshall Foundation AwardRICHMOND, Va. Sen. George Allen of Virginia last week declined an award from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund after an outcry over his selection for the honor.September 3, 2006HomeFBI, Education Department Tapped Student Aid Records in Terrorism ProbeWASHINGTON Searching for terrorists, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Education’s investigative arm have secretly vetted people applying for college aid, documents show.August 30, 2006Faculty & StaffFired TSU President Teaching Accounting at UniversityHOUSTON The former Texas Southern University president fired in June for allegedly spending hundreds of thousands of the school’s dollars on personal purchases is teaching accounting courses there this semester.August 29, 2006Faculty & StaffProfessor: ‘I Was Denied Tenure Because I’m Not Hispanic’LAS VEGAS, N.M. A former assistant chemistry professor who was denied tenure at New Mexico Highlands University has sued the school, alleging the tenure denial was because he isn’t Hispanic.August 29, 2006Community CollegesMinority Enrollment Lags In Race-neutral WashingtonSPOKANE, Wash. Despite eight years of effort, minority enrollment is still down at Washington colleges and universities after voters passed an initiative outlawing racial preferences in admissions.August 28, 2006StudentsIU Group That Helps Minority Students Faces New ChallengesBLOOMINGTON, Ind. An Indiana University program that gives Black students a head start and counseling to boost their chances of getting a degree is facing new challenges.August 27, 2006HomeSenator Calls College Student to Apologize for Racial JibeRICHMOND Va. U.S. Sen. George Allen, R-Va., personally called an opponent’s aide and apologized for singling the man out almost two weeks ago with an obscure comment that has cast a shadow over the senator’s White House ambitions, his campaign says.August 23, 2006Previous PagePage 505 of 569Next Page