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Senate Bill Includes Small HBCU Increase
Senate Bill Includes Small HBCU IncreaseBy Charles Dervarics A Senate education spending bill for 2004 follows the Bush administration’s goal for a small increase for Black colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions next year. The bill approved in committee would provide a $10 million increase for the main federal HBCU program, for total funding of $224 million. […]
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Bush’s Commitment to Black Colleges Called Into Question:
Bush’s Commitment to Black Colleges Called Into Question: New policy statement contradicts promises of increased federal funding, some sayBy Charles Dervarics An obscure Bush administration document is becoming a flashpoint for debate over affirmative action and the White House commitment to Black colleges — a debate that is attracting the attention of at least one […]
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Hispanic Leaders Seek to Create ‘New Era’ of Higher Education Excellence
Hispanic Leaders Seek to Create ‘New Era’ of Higher Education ExcellenceBy Charles Dervarics An expanded Pell Grant and greater financial aid access to immigrant students are among the major themes of a new package of Higher Education Act improvements proposed by Hispanic higher education leaders. As the U.S. Congress prepares to review HEA, the plan […]
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Bill Supports Graduate Education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Bill Supports Graduate Education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions By Charles Dervarics New legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would provide funding for Hispanic-serving colleges and universities with graduate programs. HSI leaders have long identified a priority to obtain federal funding for graduate education. Colleges could use funds for the following: purchases of laboratory equipment; construction, […]
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Beacons of Hope
Beacons of HopeSECME Inc. partners with minority-serving institutions to create alternative high schools to increase high school, college completion ratesBy Phaedra Brotherton In 2000, only 18 percent of all African American and 10 percent of Hispanics completed a four-year degree by age 29, compared with 34 percent of Whites (total populations), according to the U.S. […]
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Topping the Charts
Topping the Charts It’s that time of year again, when we recognize the colleges and universities that graduate the most students of color at the undergraduate level. In 2001, we celebrated the fact that the number of African American students receiving bachelor’s degrees topped 100,000 for the first time. It is good to see that […]
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Latinos Hardly Visible on Prime-Time Television, UCLA Study Finds
Latinos Hardly Visible on Prime-Time Television, UCLA Study FindsLOS ANGELESLatinos are the largest minority group in the United States yet they make up only 4 percent of regular prime-time characters on network television, according to a new study by UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center.“Looking for Latino Regulars on Prime-Time Television: The Fall 2002 Season” also […]
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New Grants Promote Community Outreach
New Grants Promote Community OutreachBy Charles Dervarics Black colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions are eligible for new grants to promote outreach to their local communities. Black colleges and universities can apply for $9.9 million in federal dollars to address poverty and economic development needs in or near their campuses. About $6.6 million is available for previously […]
Faculty & Staff
History’s Burden
History’s BurdenAfter decades of neglect, an academic research agenda is being built around health disparitiesBy Ronald Roach R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges by Geographic Division R&D Expenditures at Doctoral-Granting InstitutionsandTop Patenting U.S. Universities Special Report Research Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the above listed chart(s). If you do not have Acrobat Reader […]
Faculty & Staff
History’s Burden
History’s BurdenAfter decades of neglect, an academic research agenda is being built around health disparitiesBy Ronald Roach R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges by Geographic Division R&D Expenditures at Doctoral-Granting InstitutionsandTop Patenting U.S. Universities Special Report Research Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the above listed chart(s). If you do not have Acrobat Reader […]
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Presidential Commission Targets Hispanic Achievement
Presidential Commission Targets Hispanic AchievementBy Charles Dervarics To increase Hispanic student achievement, the nation should support new efforts on student retention and career programs that lead to college graduation, a presidential commission says. Noting one of every three Hispanics fail to complete high school and just 10 percent graduate from four-year colleges, the President’s Advisory […]
Students
Bill Would Provide $100 Million a Year for Fire Prevention
Bill Would Provide $100 Million a Year for Fire PreventionBy Charles Dervarics New legislation from a Congressional Black Caucus member would provide $100 million a year to help colleges and universities install fire sprinkler systems or other fire prevention programs. The College Fire Prevention Act from Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, would provide $100 million […]
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