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Deal Makes College Possible for Major League Soccer Players

Major League Soccer is striking a multiyear deal with Southern New Hampshire University that will provide full scholarships for players and internship opportunities for the school’s students.

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Women Studies, Gender Studies Facing Roadblocks at HBCUs

Prominent scholars in women’s and gender studies face challenges in increasing its presence on HBCU campuses.

Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall is founding director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College.

Education Cuts May Be a Solution to Puerto Rico Debt Crisis

To solve Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, cut spending on education and sell off government real estate, said a report commissioned by 34 hedge funds that own a large percentage of the commonwealth’s bonds.

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Charleston Tragedy Inspires S.C. Diversity Programs

Duke Energy and its employees support new diversity initiatives led by Furman University’s Riley Institute in the wake of the fatal June 17 shootings at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston.

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Former Spanish Teacher in Leading Role in the FBI

As a schoolteacher in the late 1980s, Diego Rodriguez applied to join the FBI, but when it called hoping to recruit a Spanish speaker as part of a diversity drive, his response was, “I’m really happy teaching. Thanks, but no thanks.”

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ADA at 25: Making Life Accessible

Five days before he was to start college, Fred Maahs’ world turned upside down.

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In Tech Boom, Oldest Chinatown in U.S. Is “Last Frontier”

For a century and a half, San Francisco’s Chinatown, the nation’s oldest, has sheltered waves of immigrants. It’s the birthplace of Chinese America, and to some extent, the broader Asian America.

Faculty & Staff

LAWRENCE T. POTTER JR.

LAWRENCE T. POTTER JR. has been appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of La Verne, effective August 10. He was a professor and dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Jackson State University. He earned a bachelor’s from Stillman College, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Missouri.

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NADER TEHRANI

NADER TEHRANI has been named dean of the School of Architecture at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He was a professor of architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tehrani earned bachelor’s degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design and a master’s from Harvard University.

Marshall’s Handling of American Indian Remains Investigated

Marshall University’s handling of American Indian remains is under investigation by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Black Students Lagging in College Readiness Despite Taking Prep Courses

Even when African-American students complete the recommended “core or more” college readiness courses in high school, they still don’t meet the “college readiness” benchmarks on the ACT at the same rate as other students, according to a new report released jointly Monday by ACT and UNCF.

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Remembering Dr. George E. Cooper

When I met Dr. Cooper in September 2013, he had just been named Executive Director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.

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