Dianne HayesAfrican-AmericanCoppin State and NASA Launch Project On the Slave TradeCoppin State University students will work with NASA to bring African-American history to life during…November 1, 2006LatinxACE Report On Minorities Cites Enrollment Gains, Retention ProblemsCollege enrollment of Hispanic students jumped nearly 70 percent between 1994-2004 while the number of Blacks earning bachelor’s degrees in computer science and other science fields increased dramatically, according to a report released today on the status of minorities in higher education.October 29, 2006HBCUsHBCU Capital Financing Board Offers Help To Katrina-Hit SchoolsBlack colleges impacted by Hurricane Katrina will have an easier time getting funding for capital projects, members of the Historically Black College and Universities Capital Financing Advisory Board said Friday during a meeting held at Howard University, in Washington, D.C.October 29, 2006Leadership & PolicyMaryland Faces University Desegregation FightA group of Morgan State students, alumni and civil rights activists say a lawsuit seems to be the only remedy for ensuring Maryland complies with federal laws designed to preserve the purpose and integrity of historically Black colleges and universities.October 19, 2006StudentsRacial Name -Calling at Diversity Retreat Leads to FiringThe diversity-training consultant called one Wilkes University student of Indian descent a “terrorist”…October 18, 2006DisabiltiesVoter Intimidation and Fraud Examined by U.S. Civil Rights CommissionWith concerns about past election disputes and waning public confidence in the electoral process, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a briefing on Friday to investigate voter fraud and voter intimidation.October 15, 2006African-AmericanHBCU and NASA Launch Middle Passage ProjectBALTIMORE, Coppin State University students will work with NASA to bring African-American history to life during a year-long geographical research project, federal and university officials announced yesterday.October 11, 2006StudentsMembers of Congress Want Investigation Into Black Law Student DeclineCongressional leaders are calling for an investigation by the Government Accountability Office into why Black enrollment in law school is declining while overall enrollment is up.October 7, 2006Leadership & PolicyWilkes University Diversity Officer’s Firing Challenged By NAACPWILKES-BARRE, Pa. The local chapter of the NAACP is accusing Wilkes University of retaliating against its former multicultural coordinator, who it says was fired because she refused to apologize to police after a traffic stop, as instructed by her supervisors, and instead filed a civil rights lawsuit.October 3, 2006StudentsRacial Name-Calling at Diversity Retreat Leads To FiringWILKES-BARRE, Pa. The diversity training consultant called one Wilkes University student of Indian descent a “terrorist.” He also had student athletes at a diversity retreat call another student “Chink” — as a means of making the derogatory words lose their power.September 25, 2006Previous PagePage 7 of 8Next Page
