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Harvard Professor Gates Helps People Understand Their Roots Through Genealogy

Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Harvard professor and cultural critic, has been so prolific as a writer that the idea of fitting his essential works into a single volume of a manageable size seems preposterous. It has been done, however, in the recently published The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reader.

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Dr. Edmund W. Gordon Battles to Eradicate Achievement Gap

Before most knew what an achievement gap was, Dr. Edmund W. Gordon was working to eliminate it. He is regarded as one of the foremost scholars on divergent learning styles and championed supplemental education long before it was popular. In fact, Gordon popularized the term. He was also an architect of the nation’s Head Start program in the 1960s. Today, however, at 91, Gordon is still beating the drum of education reform as loud as he did half a century ago with a historic commission to get to the bottom of assessment.

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Decision 2012: What’s Next for Education?

President Obama, facing a divided Congress, will need a bipartisan agreement to deal with fiscal issues that could negatively impact higher education.

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Social Media Plays a Major Role in 2012 Election

With such a high profile election, there has been no shortage of political conversations taking place on venues such as Facebook and Twitter. According to an article published on the Pew Research website, “22 percent of registered voters have let others know how they voted on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter.” […]

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Asian American Pacific Islander

Embattled St. John’s Dean Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

A disgraced dean of St. John’s University accused of using students as personal servants was found hanging in her apartment Tuesday, dead of an apparent suicide one day after she testified in her own defense at her criminal trial, a law enforcement official said.

Faculty & Staff

Kansas Board of Regents Considering ‘Post-Tenure’ Reviews

The Kansas Board of Regents will consider requiring the six state universities to put in place procedures for conducting periodic performance reviews for tenured faculty members.

Coming Down to the Wire, Candidates Highlight Education Differences

President Obama and Romney are both staking claim to education high ground but funding approach represents just one fork in the road.

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African-American

HBCUs on Front Lines of Fight Against Prostate Cancer

Students and researchers at HBCUs are dedicated to eradicating health disparities of a disease that adversely impacts African-American males more than any other group.

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Sports or No Sports, the Spelman Brand Remains

Cherise Lesesne, a Spelman alumna, discusses her alma mater’s announcement that its athletics programs would be discontinued.

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The Dysfunctional Linking of Achievement and Race

For all its inadequacies, No Child Left Behind is based on a solemn premise — the belief that all children can learn.

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Leadership & Policy

University of Alabama President Resigns, Cites Wife’s Health

The president of the University of Alabama is quitting after less than two months in the position.

Washinton’s GET Program Begins New Year Under Scrutiny

As Washington’s prepaid tuition program opens its doors to new investors on Thursday, parents and lawmakers are taking a closer look at the program and trying to decide what is best for the state and its children.

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