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Education Trust Reports Divulge Minority College-graduation Rate Gaps
The Education Trust, a Washington-based education advocacy organization, released two reports Monday highlighting institutions that have highest and lowest comparative college success rates for African-Americans and Latinos.
African-American
Obama Urges College Completion Agenda As Economic Imperative
Avoiding pronouncements on affirmative action and immigration reform, President Barack Obama touts college completion agenda during visit to the University of Texas at Austin on Monday.
Students
Opinion: Recruiting Students of Color to Predominantly White Campuses
Despite the gains in minority student enrollment over the last four decades—Black and Hispanic students accounted for 13.1 and 11.4 percent, respectively, of enrollment at degree-granting institutions in 2007, up from 9.4 and 3.5 percent in 1976—students of color remain underrepresented at traditionally White institutions.
African-American
Effort Aims To Bridge Swimming Gap for Minorities
A study conducted by the University of Memphis and released in May showed 69 percent of Black children and 58 percent of Hispanic kids either had low or no swimming ability.
African-American
Poll: Identity, Blending in Important to Hispanics
An Associated Press-Univision poll shows that a significant percentage of Hispanics believe it is important to hold on to their unique identity even as they work to blend into American society.
African-American
Texas Urged To Hire More Minority Teachers
Texas schools need to hire more Black and Hispanic teachers, especially as the enrollment of minority students continues to rise, experts say.
Students
Federal Appeals Court Hears University of Texas Admissions Case
Two White students who were denied admission to the University of Texas at Austin asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to rule that the school impermissibly uses race in its undergraduate admissions decisions.
African-American
Researching African-American History in Indiana
Ask Dr. Tim Lake about early Black settlements in Indiana. He’ll share how he and Wabash College students have discovered that, 150 years ago, Black-White relations were not nearly as polarized as one might assume.
African-American
S.C. State University Trustee: Entire Board Should Be Replaced
Maurice Washington, a longtime trustee at South Carolina’s largest historically Black university, says the school’s board should be replaced.
Students
Appeals Court to Consider Use of Race in UT’s Admissions Policies
Today, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will consider whether the University of Texas at Austin’s use of race and ethnicity in its admissions policy violates the law.
Students
Journalism Education Embraces Ethnic Media
Journalism schools turn to ethnic media outlets in effort to train future reporters on covering diverse communities.
Students
Award-Winning Journalist Recalls Intervention by College Professor
With assistance from a caring professor, CBS news correspondent Byron Pitts overcame illiteracy and graduated in four years from Ohio Wesleyan University, according to his new autobiography.
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