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Teen Girls Discover Digital Technology as ‘COMPUGIRLS’

Dr. Kimberly Scott, an associate professor in women and gender studies at Arizona State University, the digital divide is not just about “who has access to computers, but what happens during that access.”

Leadership & Policy

Southern University’s Chancellor Candidates Narrowed Down

The top 10 applicants for the chancellor’s job at Southern University – Baton Rouge include Philander Smith College’s “hip-hop prez” and a former LSU administrator.

Criminal Justice Think Tank Exits Medgar Evers Campus

The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office will now partner with Medgar Evers on a Community Justice Program for formerly incarcerated students that will involve professors and students from the college’s departments of social work and education and include student internships in the DA’s office.

Prison To Policymaking

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University of Pennsylvania Program Seeks To Boost Enrollment of Black Men In Ph.D. Programs

The Grad Prep Academy is helping create a fraternal network of Black education researchers and leaders.

Grad Prep students

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Alabama State University Students Get World of Experience

The Mass Communication program of study at Albany State University has evolved into something of a mini-United Nations.

Leadership & Policy

FAMU Restructuring Plan Would Shut Down Numerous Programs

Faced with mounting financial challenges, Florida A&M University President James Ammons announced a major academic overhaul, proposing to close or merge about two dozen programs.

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Women From Historic Student Civil Rights Group Tell Their Story

Through a new book published by the University of Illinois Press, a diverse group of SNCC alumnae write themselves into the annals of the civil rights movement.

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Fisk University Seeking Emergency Funds to Strengthen Re-accreditation Bid

Fisk University, facing increasing demands from its national accrediting body for more substantive documentation about its long-term financial viability, is beating the bushes for more funds.

Black College Conference Takes on Public Criticism of HBCUs

This year, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s professional institute conference has provided practical ideas and strategies to address major challenges facing HBCUs.

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Mississippi Highways to Honor Black Leaders, Military Heroes

Republican Gov. Haley Barbour has signed into law several new highway designations that will honor Black leaders and military heroes on highways throughout Mississippi.

Christopher Brown

HBCU Sexual Assault Study Released

Often precipitated by the consumption of alcohol, attempted or completed sexual assaults directly affect about 14 percent of all female students on the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities, but the attacks often go unreported due to shame, guilt or fear.

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Census: More Blacks in South Moving to Suburbs

African-Americans in the South are shunning city life for the suburbs at the highest levels in decades, rapidly integrating large metropolitan areas that were historically divided between inner-city Blacks and suburban Whites.

Charlotte, N.C. skyline

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