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African-American: Page 284
Students
Complete College America Report Examines Low Higher Ed Graduation Rates
A new, comprehensive report on college graduation rates released Tuesday revealed why college completion rates, including analyses of Black, Hispanic, Pell Grant and part-time students, are low among Americans.
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Ga. University Learning Community Focuses on Black Freshman Women
At the University of West Georgia, an all-Black, all-female freshman learning community aims to ease the challenges encountered during the first-year transition into college life.
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Historically Black University Works with Marylandâs Seafood Industry Watermen
Watermen in Marylandâs Calvert County have an unlikely ally in their effort to explore aquaculture as a means to shore up the flagging industryâMorgan State University.
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Leaders Sound Alarm for High School Class of 2012
During a Congressional Black Caucus panel discussion titled âThe Class of 2012,â Florida Memorial University chief Henry Lewis said one of the biggest societal needs is for more students to get educated in the STEM fields.
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Congressional Black Caucus Forum Highlights Achievement Gap Strategies
To eliminate the oft-cited âachievement gapâ between Black and White students, the Howard University School of Education dean recommended the federal government invest more heavily in HBCU teacher preparation programs.
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Historic Black Meeting House in Boston Restored
The nationâs oldest existing Black church building is nearing completion of a restoration project done with the help of $4 million in federal stimulus funds.
Students
University of Tennessee Martinâs First Black Student Remembers Challenges
In a ceremony on Thursday marking 50 years of integration, Jessie Pryor recalled her first day of class in 1961, when she was just 16 years old.
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Global Forum: Collaboration Yields Dialogue, Hope and Shelter in a Broken World
Educational exchanges afford others the opportunity to learn about the United States, while American academic research can have broad impact across international borders, an international educator writes.
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Virginia State University Drumline Performs at the White House
Less than a month after they performed with fellow band members in the Honda Battle of the Bands showcase, an eight-person drumline from the Virginia State Universityâs Trojan Explosion marching band entertained guests at the Feb. 26 executive order signing for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Barack Obama.
Faculty & Staff
Talking âMicroaggressionsâ With Dr. Derald Wing Sue
Columbia University psychology professor Derald Wing Sue recently spoke to Diverse about his latest book, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. The book insightfully describes the existence of subtle, often unintentional biases and their considerable impact on members of traditionally disadvantaged groups.
Faculty & Staff
Notable African-Americans Urge Commemoration of Black History
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA; Alex Haley, award-winning author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Roots; Henry Hampton, creator/producer, âEyes on the Prizeâ documentary series; and other distinguished individuals discussed the importance of discovering the past, analyzing the present and anticipating the future of African-Americans during a live broadcast to campus audiences across the U.S.
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Tulsa Remembered
During the events surrounding the John Hope Franklin Park groundbreaking in November 2008, the late Dr. Franklin, in one of his last public interviews, talks about his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of the newly dedicated park, and his long held hope for racial harmony in the U.S. (video courtesy of the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation.)
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