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New Orleans’ Dillard University Gets New President
Dillard University on Tuesday named a new president, Dr. Walter Kimbrough, to take over the helm of the historically Black college in New Orleans.
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National Report Card Shows Only a Third of Country’s Fourth- and Eighth-Graders Proficient in Reading and Math
The numbers were even more dire for African-American and Hispanic students, whose proficiency rates ranged from 24 percent to as low as 13 percent.
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Temple University’s Medical School Leads a Crime-fighting Team
The center’s interdisciplinary team consists of faculty from throughout the university, including the schools of education and business, the law school and the college of criminal justice.
Leadership & Policy
The 360-Degree Leader
Norman Francis’ longevity, strategic planning and vision have brought academic and financial success to Xavier University, higher education leaders say.
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Peerless
His vigor unabated, Dr. Norman Francis marks his unheard-of 43rd year as president of Xavier University of Louisiana and counting, remaining as passionate as ever about the success of his students.
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Southern University Trims Class Week
Southern University is switching to a four-day class week in January by doing away with Friday courses.
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Dillard University Gets $25M from National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health is giving Dillard the money to invest, with endowment earnings used to improve labs, hire faculty members and recruit and support students for the research.
Students
Commentary: Falling Through the Cracks
An early warning system can help keep Black males on the community college campus.
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Declining Numbers of Blacks Seen in Math and Science
From community college through Ph.D. level, the percentage of STEM degrees received by Blacks in 2009 was 7.5 percent, down from 8.1 percent in 2001.
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Emory University African-American Studies Expert Rudolph Byrd Dies
Dr. Rudolph Byrd was known among academic colleagues as an excellent scholar who believed that the key to change was education.
Students
Report: Community College Student Attrition Poses High Cost for Taxpayers
Vast sums of taxpayer dollars are being wasted at community colleges due to the large numbers of students who drop out during their first year and never return, an education researcher argues in a new report released today.
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Xavier University’s Default Management Plans Win Praise
While Xavier University’s dynamic response to Hurricane Katrina is perhaps its best known accomplishment in the eyes of federal officials, the university’s aggressive approach in combating student loan defaults is another high-profile area of success.
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