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Hispanic Education Highlighted at Twitter Town Hall Meeting

During a Twitter Town Hall hosted by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, more than 400 tweeted questions and received answers related to Hispanic education.

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Report: AP Courses Not Available for Black Students

The vast majority of 2011 Black high school graduates who could have excelled in an AP course never enrolled in one because they were either “left out” or went to a school that didn’t offer the college prep courses, the College Board reports.

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Speaking Freely: Cornel West Takes Aim and Fires

Whether the target is the Obama administration or a colleague in the civil rights movement, Dr. Cornel West pulls no punches when it comes to his advocacy.

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Virginia State University, USAID Pitch In To Help South Sudan Grow

Virginia State University and Virginia Tech have partnered to help the University of Juba and the Catholic University of Sudan develop a curriculum to teach South Sudanese farmers through community outreach.

South Sudan flag

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Second Black Graduate of University of Mississippi Dies

Along with James Meredith and another student, Cleveland Donald Jr. entered Ole Miss under a federal protection order.

Ole Miss campus

Emerging Scholars: Cell Biology Pioneer – Magdalena Bezanilla

The ninth profile in a 12-part series on prominent young scholars is that of Dr. Magdalena Bezanilla, who is an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts.

Dr. Magdalena Bezanilla

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Robert Franklin to Step Down as Morehouse College President

Morehouse College has announced that school president Dr. Robert M. Franklin will spend the 2012-13 academic year on sabbatical as a Scholar-in-Residence at Stanford University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Institute.

Dr. Robert M. Franklin

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FAMU Campus Organizations Suspended From Taking in New Members

Florida A & M University, in the aftermath of the recent death of a FAMU band member after a hazing incident, issued a sweeping ban Tuesday on campus club intake for the remainder of the school year.

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Black Students Seeking Action on Racial Climate at Duke

A group of Black students at Duke University are continuing their push to force college administrators to improve the racial climate on campus.

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Tennessee Seeks Appeal to Reverse Fisk Art Sale Approval

The Tennessee Attorney General on Monday asked the Court of Appeals to hear his arguments against two lower state courts’ decisions allowing Fisk University to sell part ownership in its treasured Stieglitz Collection

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Emerging Scholars: Sparking Interest in STEM – Frances Williams

The eighth profile in a 12-part series on prominent young scholars is that of Dr. Frances Williams, who is an associate professor in the Engineering and Center for Materials Research Department at Norfolk State University.

Dr. Frances Williams

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Conference: Troubled Youth Need New Intervention Strategies

Issues facing troubled youth have become so severe that new and bold paradigms are needed to address them, presenters at Jackson State University’s Mississippi Child Welfare Institute conference told social work practitioners last week.

Dr. Terry Morris

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