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Arizona Students Applying to Ivy League Schools Accepted at Lower Rate

Arizona Students Applying to Ivy League Schools Accepted at Lower RatePHOENIXArizona students applying to eight Ivy League schools and Stanford University were accepted at a lower rate than students nationally, according to a survey by The Arizona Republic. One of eight Arizona applicants, or 13 percent, was offered admission to the prestigious universities, compared with […]

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Alabama’s Faculty Senate Pushes Greek Integration

Alabama’s Faculty Senate Pushes Greek IntegrationTUSCALOOSA, Ala. The University of Alabama faculty senate won’t be taking the summer off in its fight to integrate the university’s Greek system. Members of the faculty senate’s steering committee will meet to discuss the group’s next step over the summer, while former senate president Patricia Bauch will ask the […]

In Symbolic Gesture, UC Regents Repeal Ban On Affirmative Action

In Symbolic Gesture, UC Regents Repeal Ban On Affirmative ActionBy Pamela BurdmanSAN FRANCISCOIn a unanimous vote, the University of California regents have repealed their ban on affirmative action, hoping to send a welcoming message to Black and Latino students — and bid farewell to six years of protests and political infighting.Sealed in backroom agreements under […]

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Teaching Slavery: Overcoming Artificial Barriers to Past, Present

Teaching Slavery: Overcoming Artificial Barriers to Past, PresentRecent discussions of reparations to African Americans for slavery prompted me to reflect on the ways I have been taught about slavery in graduate school. My educational experiences with the study of slavery have varied according to the professor’s chosen topics for discussion and their selection of readings. […]

Washington State University Moves to Make School Safer for Minorities

Washington State University Moves to Make School Safer for MinoritiesPULLMAN, Wash.Washington State University will take steps to make its campus safer for minority students, President V. Lane Rawlins says. The steps include creating a better system to report violence, recruiting more minority faculty and hiring an administrator to educate students about the perils of drinking. […]

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Auburn University to Present Honorary Degree to First Black Student

Auburn University to Present Honorary Degree to First Black StudentAUBURN, Ala.Harold A. Franklin, who in 1964 became the first African American student to enroll at Auburn University, returned to the campus earlier this month to receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the university during the spring commencement exercises.The honorary degree completed a 37-year […]

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African American Golf Exhibit Opens on North Carolina A&T’s Campus

African American Golf Exhibit Opens on North Carolina A&T’s CampusGREENSBORO, N.C.African American golfers can find a wealth of historical information on display at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. The multimedia traveling exhibit Epochs of Courage: African Americans in Golf features historical photography and memorabilia dating from the 1800s into the new millennium. The […]

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Penn State Students End Eight-Day Protest

Penn State Students End Eight-Day ProtestSTATE COLLEGE, Pa.Penn State University students celebrated the end of a bitter eight-day standoff early this month after negotiating an agreement with school officials to increase opportunities for Black students. Hundreds of students camped out in the student union building, angered by the university’s response to complaints about racism and […]

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New Interest Around Old Issues

New Interest Around Old IssuesSlavery has always been an intriguing, but uncomfortable subject to discuss in this country. Growing up, most of us probably learned the same few things about enslaved Africans and the institution of slavery: Slaves escaped bondage via the Underground Railroad with the help of Harriet Tubman, and Abraham Lincoln freed the […]

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Dear BI Career Consultants:

Dear BI Career Consultants:What can be done to get more young Black males to pursue careers in education?Dr. Eric Abercrumbie,Director, Ethnic Programs and Services,African American Cultural and Research Center University of CincinnatiCincinnati, Ohio One of the major issues that confronts the Black community is the lack of Black males who pursue careers in education, especially […]

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Trading Self-Destruction for Self-Determination

Trading Self-Destruction for Self-DeterminationI arrived on campus with nothing. No vision, no goals, no agenda and no idea. However, I knew I wanted a college degree. I wanted to improve myself. As a Black man, I was determined to prove that I could accomplish what so many of my brothers could not. Going to a […]

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Don’t Forget the Women

Don’t Forget the WomenWith so much media attention focused on the plight of young African American males, I fear that the experiences and challenges African American females face often go unnoticed. This seems to be especially true for those attending predominantly White institutions. As a follow-up to my article, “Where the Boys Are,” appearing in […]

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