Reginald StuartHomeCan Barack Obama Save Public Schools?Guyton Elementary School typifies the challenges the new administration faces in trying to improve troubled elementary schools.January 11, 2009StudentsWayne State University Facing Tough, New TestsWayne State University works to stem enrollment losses caused by Michigan’s economic crisis while providing management expertise to the city of Detroit.December 24, 2008StudentsAdapting to the Era of InformationWhile some tribal colleges are working to give students access to the Internet, a digital divide persists.November 26, 2008StudentsThe Next Best Thing to FamilyAs more Hispanic women are enrolling in college, Hispanic sororities are filling a personal void that other campus groups don’t.September 17, 2008HomeTennessee State Freedom Riders Get Overdue RecognitionPauline Knight was a 21-year-old college junior when the chance to help change history beckoned.September 7, 2008HomeRetired Tennessee State University Teacher Attends her Last DNC as a Super DelegateAs Democratic and Republican political leaders across the nation gather for their respective national party conventions (Democrats this week in Denver and Republicans next week in St. Paul), one among the thousands is a standout: Inez Crutchfield.August 26, 2008HomeFisk Clears Major Stopgap Fundraising HurdleFisk University, struggling to right its financial ship, cleared a major hurdle toward that goal last week with news that it has raised $4 million in unrestricted cash since December, allowing it to collect $2 million more in a challenge grant, pay past due bills and finish its fiscal year with a small surplus.June 29, 2008StudentsPreparing Students for the Job HuntStudents need help before going to the Help Wanted ads.June 11, 2008HomeTime for a Truth-In-Graduation Disclosure PolicyIt’s that time of year again, when hope springs eternal, smiles of pride break out, tears of victory are shed. It’s graduation time. Already our mailboxes are finding relief from the steady stream of junk mail and monthly bills. Mixed in are graduation announcements from neighbors, young and old, and relatives near and far. Milestones reached, at last.May 14, 2008HomeConnerly Campaign Surrenders in OklahomaThe campaign to ban affirmative action in five states has suffered its first loss with Ward Connerly, chief backer of the effort, saying Monday he is abandoning the Oklahoma campaign for lack of enough signatures on petitions to get the issue on the November voting ballot.April 7, 2008Previous PagePage 34 of 37Next Page