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Tufts University Moving to Expand Black Studies Program

New Tufts University leadership aims to make up for lost time in responding to calls to establish a Black Studies program.

Dr. Joanne Berger-Sweeney

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Newly Re-established White House Initiative Office to Seek Ideas on Native American Education

The White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education will host forums around the U.S. in the coming weeks to seek ideas on boosting educational outcomes for indigenous populations.

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Morehouse, Spelman Announce Partnerships with KIPP Charter School Network

Morehouse and Spelman Colleges become the first HBCUs to partner with a national network of charter schools to guarantee admission to low-income students.

Making Diversity a Priority at Purdue

Under the leadership of Dr. France Córdova, Purdue University has nearly doubled the ranks of tenured and tenure-track minority women faculty in STEM disciplines over the past five years.

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While FAMU Graduation Expected to Inspire, Hazing Controversy Lingers

When Florida A & M University holds graduation ceremonies Saturday for an expected 1,300 prospective graduates, much attention will be focused on senior Nicholas E. Young.

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Fayetteville State University Team Wins Business Plan Competition

A Fayetteville State University team captured first place in the annual Opportunity Funding Corporation’s Venture Challenge with a business plan for a thermoelectric device that can charge cell phones.

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Tennessee Supreme Court Declines To Hear Appeal on Fisk University Art

Fisk University cleared a major hurdle in its bid to sell half ownership in its prized Stieglitz Collection of art and photos, when the Tennessee Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by the state’s attorney general to halt the sale.

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Proposed Federal Legislation Seeks to Boost Minority STEM Education

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced a new bill on Tuesday that seeks to increase the proportion of minority students who graduate with STEM degrees.

Eddie Bernice Johnson

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Alcorn State Named ‘HBCU of the Year’

Alcorn State University was named HBCU of the Year at the annual HBCU Awards hosted by the Center for HBCU Media Advocacy.

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Michigan Museum Showcases Racist Artifacts

The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University “is all about teaching, not a shrine to racism,” said David Pilgrim, the museum’s founder and curator who started building the collection as a teenager.

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Florida State University Celebrates 50 Years of Integration

Over three days, the Tallahassee-based flagship school will commemorate the racial integration of the university.

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Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim Named President of the World Bank

The move marks a return to global development issues for Kim, a public health expert, MacArthur “genius” grant recipient and Harvard University-trained physician and anthropologist.

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