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Celebrated AIDS Researcher Reflects on Move to UC-Davis, Meharry Tenure

Dr. James Hildreth discusses his move to the University of California-Davis, his time at Meharry Medical College and what remains to be done in the fight against AIDS.

APLU Panel Addresses Challenges of Minorities Enrolled in STEM Fields

Despite growing public awareness and collective efforts to increase the ranks of U.S. minority college students seeking degrees in STEM fields, their supporters and advocates still struggle with many of the same issues today as they did several decades ago, a panel of educators says.

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On The Front Line of Health Care

Physician assistants, nurse practitioners take on primary care duties that were once the exclusive domain of physicians.

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UNCF Conference Town Hall Meeting Focus on Creative Strategies for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Panelists offered up a wide array of solutions — from beefing up community and corporate partnerships to seeking diversified funding sources – as ways to tackle the problems that show no sign of subsiding.

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UMBC’s President Hrabowski Pursues Greatness Agenda

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski has been instrumental in shaping the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, into a STEM success story.

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Improved Minority Teacher Recruitment Tied to Increasing Alternative Certification Programs

A Center for American Progress panel discussion on Wednesday sought to elevate the discussion on the merits of making America’s K-12 teaching force more diverse.

Governor: Let University of North Dakota Dump Fighting Sioux Nickname

Gov. Jack Dalrymple asked North Dakota lawmakers on Monday to reverse a decision they made eight months earlier and allow the University of North Dakota to drop its Fighting Sioux athletics nickname.

Tuskegee University Launching Ambitious Capital Campaign

Tuskegee University, a historically Black private university in Tuskegee, Alabama, has announced that it is launching the largest capital campaigns in its 130-year history.

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Black Classic Deal Is Off

Black Classic Press, one of DiverseBooks.net’s member publishers, said it has cancelled plans to acquire the Howard University Press backlist.

Lumina Foundation Launches Latino College Completion Initiative

The Lumina Foundation is giving organizations and colleges that are building a pipeline of Latino students and promoting college completion a boost with a four-year, $600,000 grant for each institution.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson Honored at Georgetown University

Activists, scholars and supporters who paid tribute to the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Monday applauded the idea that the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act and Jackson’s run for the presidency in 1984 paved the way for President Barack Obama’s historic candidacies in 2004 and 2008.

Professor Honored for His Work in Unearthing Treasures From Spain’s Golden Age

Dr. Ralph DiFranco excavates libraries and literary collections in the U.S. and abroad, digging for forgotten poetry and ballads from Spain’s Golden Age.

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