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‘CommUniversity’ Takes Educational Outreach to a New Level

Dr. Zachery Williams, an associate professor of history at the University of Akron, is in the final stages of launching what some are affectionately calling “college in the hood.”

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Grambling: Access to Federal Financial Aid Not in Jeopardy

A university official said they are working to fix oversight issues that led to the failure to return nearly $15,000 that went to students who dropped out.

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Faculty & Staff

Diverse December 6 Edition

In this edition, Diverse features a Spectrum reflection on James Meredith, activist and first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Also included are reports on the efforts of HBCUs to diversify and grow enrollment, the need for more alumni and wealthy donor giving at HBCUs, the struggle of Catholic universities adapting to modern changes in efforts to adhere to the Catholic Church, and the re-emergence of co-op programs that offer students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the real world.

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Bennett President Fights for Investment from Alumni, Wealthy Donors

Bennett College has managed to keep its alumni giving numbers up, garnering annual financial contributions from about 20 percent of its alumni, much higher than the HBCU national average of about 6 percent.

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HBCUs Looking Beyond Black Students to Stay Competitive

Historically Black colleges are aggressively campaigning for diverse groups of students as part of their survival strategy to grow enrollment and remain competitive.

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Faculty & Staff

Howard Univ. Honors Mandela in Photo Exhibit

“Nelson Mandela: Character, Comrade, Leader, Prisoner, Negotiator, Statesmen,” a 37-panel exhibit chronicling Mandela’s rise to South Africa’s first Black president, made its debut at Howard’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center on Oct. 31.

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Report: California Black College Student Achievement Caught in Persistent Opportunity Gap

A new report finds that Black student achievement in California higher education has largely been stagnant or declining for more than a decade.

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Fisk, FAMU Accreditation Status Under Review in the Week Ahead

When the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) gathers for its winter meeting starting Saturday in Atlanta, two items on its full agenda are likely to draw the most attention — deliberations and decisions with significant impact on Fisk and Florida A&M universities.

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Have Race Relations on College Campuses Become More Volatile?

The fall of 2013 has been a memorable one for race relations on college campuses. This is not in the positive sense of the word.

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Appiah Leaves Princeton, Headed to New York University

Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah — arguably the nation’s most prominent black philosopher — has decided to give up his endowed professorship at Princeton University and will join the faculty at New York University in January.

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Report: Job Growth Under Health Care Reform to Benefit Minorities

A new analysis of health care job growth estimates that over the next decade a total of 4.6 million new positions will be created in the U.S., according to the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

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Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois at Chicago Bidding to Host President Obama Library

Officials with several Chicago sites as well as President Obama’s birthplace of Hawaii have stepped forward, hoping to be chosen.

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