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Mass. Minority Professor Program Marks 20th Year

The Phillips Academy Institute for Recruitment of Teachers in Andover, Mass., is celebrating its 20th year, this month.

Virginia HBCU Hosts Latino Student Symposium

The Hispanic Youth Symposium (HYS) is a live-in learning experience for Latino high school students aimed at motivating them to pursue higher education.

Undocumented Students Hold D.C. ‘Teach-In’ to Push DREAM Act

A coalition of student immigrant advocacy groups in Massachusetts, Colorado and California on Wednesday launched a makeshift school in the nation’s capital, reminiscent of the “teach-ins” of the 1960s, to encourage a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants through college enrollment.

A DREAM Act protest in Washington, D.C. (photo by Arelis Hernandez)

Fellowship Program Opens Doors for Minority Researchers

The Keystone Symposia works to ensure more minority scientists can access career-advancing life sciences research and networking opportunities.

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University Medical Schools Test Cell Phones for Health Care Tasks

Howard University Hospital diabetes patients in Washington, D.C. are among those getting help from medical doctors who are testing Internet-connected cell phones that provide daily medical instructions.

Dr. Richard Katz of George Washington University Hospital

African-American

Association Creates Plan for ‘1890’ HBCUs To Meet Modern Challenges

Dr. Lorenzo Esters has spoken resolutely about the “bold, futuristic and intentional” plan launched last month for 18 historically Black land-grant colleges and universities, but he could have easily been summing up his first year as the person tapped by the nation’s oldest higher education association to advance access and diversity among its member institutions.

Dr. Lorenzo Esters

Best & Brightest: UTEP Student’s Study of Success Recognized

University of Texas at El Paso doctoral candidate wins Distinguished Scholar award for proposal to raise student retention and graduation rates in Texas by studying influences on students who achieve against all odds.

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Experts Say Feds vs. State Conflict in Arizona Rooted in U.S. Founding

The federal lawsuit against Arizona’s tough new immigration law focuses heavily on a question that has been in the spotlight repeatedly the past decade and dates back to the Founding Fathers.

Kris Kobach is the University of Missouri-Kansas City law professor who helped draft the Arizona immigration law.

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Census Undercount Feared in Poorest U.S. Areas

As the U.S. Census Bureau prepares to wrap up its door-to-door count across the country next week, there are some who worry many may have been missed.

U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. (photo courtesy of Center for American Progress)

African-American

Coast Guard Cadet Diversity Surges With Minority Wave

Swabs, or cadets, from racial and ethnic minority groups make up 24 percent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2014—the second highest percentage in the school’s history, surpassed only by one class that was a percentage point higher.

Cadets participate in flag ceremony at the Coast Guard Academy.

African-American

Scholarship and Activism Help Cultivate Community Farming Movement

Often assisted by local colleges, farming initiatives in small-town and urban communities teach residents to combat their lack of healthy food resources by growing their own nutritious produce.

Dr. Owusu Bandele is a retired professor of sustainable agriculture and animal production at the Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La.

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President Obama Calls for Bipartisan Immigration Reform

At American University, President Barack Obama called for bipartisan action on immigration reform, outlining essential elements of a comprehensive reform package, without setting timetables or introducing new policies.

President Barack Obama at American University (photo by Arelis Hernandez)

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