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Celebrated AIDS Researcher Reflects on Move to UC-Davis, Meharry Tenure
Dr. James Hildreth discusses his move to the University of California-Davis, his time at Meharry Medical College and what remains to be done in the fight against AIDS.
Students
APLU Panel Addresses Challenges of Minorities Enrolled in STEM Fields
Despite growing public awareness and collective efforts to increase the ranks of U.S. minority college students seeking degrees in STEM fields, their supporters and advocates still struggle with many of the same issues today as they did several decades ago, a panel of educators says.
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On The Front Line of Health Care
Physician assistants, nurse practitioners take on primary care duties that were once the exclusive domain of physicians.
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UNCF Conference Town Hall Meeting Focus on Creative Strategies for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Panelists offered up a wide array of solutions — from beefing up community and corporate partnerships to seeking diversified funding sources – as ways to tackle the problems that show no sign of subsiding.
Faculty & Staff
UMBC’s President Hrabowski Pursues Greatness Agenda
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski has been instrumental in shaping the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, into a STEM success story.
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Improved Minority Teacher Recruitment Tied to Increasing Alternative Certification Programs
A Center for American Progress panel discussion on Wednesday sought to elevate the discussion on the merits of making America’s K-12 teaching force more diverse.
Students
Tuskegee University Launching Ambitious Capital Campaign
Tuskegee University, a historically Black private university in Tuskegee, Alabama, has announced that it is launching the largest capital campaigns in its 130-year history.
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Black Classic Deal Is Off
Black Classic Press, one of DiverseBooks.net’s member publishers, said it has cancelled plans to acquire the Howard University Press backlist.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Honored at Georgetown University
Activists, scholars and supporters who paid tribute to the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Monday applauded the idea that the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act and Jackson’s run for the presidency in 1984 paved the way for President Barack Obama’s historic candidacies in 2004 and 2008.
Faculty & Staff
College Prep Summer Programs Target Talented, Low-Income Students
Elite colleges team up to give talented yet impoverished youths the skills necessary to apply, gain admission and thrive at the nation’s most selective higher education institutions.
Students
Congressman Bobby Rush Compares NCAA to Mafia
The Democratic congressman from Chicago compared the NCAA to the Mafia over how it controls the lives of student athletes.
Leadership & Policy
An Appreciation: Arthur Johnson
Community and higher education leaders in Detroit credit Arthur Johnson with helping them see their community – Motor City – in broader, positive ways.
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