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Influential Speakers Inspire 2011 Graduates to Pursue the American Dream

This spring, minority-serving institutions, including historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions, are hosting a number of influential leaders as graduation speakers.

Obama at Miami Dade

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Scholar Khalil Gibran Muhammad to Take Reins at Schomburg Center

Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, an assistant professor of history at Indiana University, is poised to take the helm of the world’s leading repository of the global Black experience when he becomes director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Khalil Muhammad

DREAM Act Enters New Phase Among Certain Progressive States

States instituting laws antagonizing undocumented immigrants have surged, while the number of states that allow undocumented students to get in-state tuition have peaked.

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SUNO/UNO Merger Scrapped for Lack of Support

House Speaker Jim Tucker, sponsor of the legislation, said that he doesn’t have the two-thirds support needed for passage and doesn’t expect to be able to get the votes this legislative session.

Taking Action to Abandon Offensive American Indian Mascots Often Mired in Controversy

Six years ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a policy that penalizes schools that use American Indian mascots, nicknames or logos.

A student at Miami University of Ohio says an American Indian headdress he wore to show school spirit got him thrown out of a home football game.

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Work of Chinese American Activist Documented in New Book

Dr. Scott Kurashige spent more than 10 years collecting and editing activist Grace Lee Boggs’ speeches and newspaper articles into The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century.

African-American

Town Hall Meeting: Shortage of Black Male Teachers Looms as Many Choose High-Paying Professions

Award-winning teachers told inspirational stories during a U.S. Education Department TEACH campaign forum to get more college students, particularly those from diverse backgrounds, to join the ranks of American educators.

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First Lady Welcomed at Spelman College

First Lady Michelle Obama was welcomed with thunderous cheers and told the 550 students graduating from historically Black Spelman College that no matter where they go, they need to bring the school’s ideals to the world.

Leadership & Policy

Tornado No Match for New Shaw University President

It’s been an unusual spring for Shaw University and new president Irma McClaurin as efforts have gotten underway to get the campus repaired from tornado damage.

Dr. Irma McClaurin was named president of Shaw University on Thursday.

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Sixty Years Later, Black Educator Gets Recognition at University of Arkansas Graduation

In response to an appeal undertaken by the daughter of Arkansas civil rights activist Lothaire Scott Green, the activist’s pioneering academic accomplishment will be publically celebrated during the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus commencement on Saturday.

Charles Reed Jr.

Maryland Governor Signs Immigrant Tuition Bill

Illegal immigrants who meet certain conditions will be able to pay in-state college tuition in Maryland under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Martin O’Malley at a time when many other states are taking a harder stance against illegal immigration.

Georgia College Student a Reluctant Immigration Symbol

Advocates for more restrictions on illegal immigrants complained to the Georgia university system that undocumented immigrants like Jessica Colotl shouldn’t be allowed to attend state schools.

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