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Faculty & Staff

Rutgers Study: For College Students with Disabilities, Success Linked to Mentoring, Self-Advocacy and Perseverance

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – A Rutgers study of recent New Jersey college graduates with disabilities has found that students attributed their academic success to a combination of possessing strong personality traits as perseverance and their relationship with a faculty or staff mentor.

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Conservative Testifies in University of Iowa Bias Case

A conservative lawyer testified Monday that she was shocked when she was passed over for a teaching job at the University of Iowa law school in favor of a less-qualified candidate who ended up resigning after performing poorly.

African-American

Poll Shows Collegians Less Engaged Than in Previous Cycles

A new Rasmussen poll finds that students are less politically engaged in 2012 than they were in the 2008 or 2004 elections. Even if one discounts the high involvement in 2008 as an opportunity to be a part of history, collegians are still not even as involved as they were during George W. Bush’s re-election […]

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African-American

Core Case for Maryland HBCUs in Judge’s Hands Now

Sympathists of four are taking on the state, claiming that they have not been equitably funded and are seeking more than $1 billion in relief of policies that they say are similar to those in the days of legal racial segregation.

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HACU Urges Institutional Leaders to be Proactive, Scrutinize Programs

Conference speakers say the decline in the numbers of Hispanics in the role of president in higher education is “unacceptable.”

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Groundbreaking Shanghai New York University Closing in on Grand Opening

The Shanghai Daily reports that Shanghai New York University, the first Sino-U.S. joint venture university, soon will begin admissions for the inaugural undergraduate freshman class for the 2013 fall semester, university officials announced Tuesday.

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Three Mississippi HBCUs Finding Diversity Fuels Their Mission

The historically Black schools gradually are becoming more diverse, and their administrators are focusing on preparing students to cope with the challenges of a global society.

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Faculty & Staff

Gallery Renovation Delay Offers Opportunity for an Unusual Exhibit

WSSU exhibit offers eclectic mix of pieces assembled “By special request.”

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Ind. Scholarship Program Cuts College Visits

MUNCIE Ind. — An Indiana program designed to make college accessible for low-income students has stopped offering tours of college campuses as a result of program cuts. The 21st Century Scholars program was founded in 1990 with the goal of ensuring that every student could afford a college education. It offered low-income middle school students […]

Race and Income Influence Who Votes in Texas

AUSTIN Texas — More than 17 percent of the people who register to vote never make it to the ballot box, and according to new research, these people tend to be poor or uneducated. Research also suggests, however, that more of these people would vote if officials made it more convenient. The most basic duty […]

Students Get Up-close Look at Old School Cybersecurity

Science and technology fans at Capitol College in Maryland get the inside scoop on legendary World War II-era cryptology machines.

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China Continues to be Top Spot for Recruiting Students to U.S.

Diversity, full tuition has schools eagerly rolling out the welcome mat and experts say that the boom is likely to continue.

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