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‘Off the Rez’ Debuts at Tribeca Film Festival

Shoni Schimmel’s story reveals a great deal about the barriers that have prevented many American Indians with talent from getting athletic scholarships.

African-American

Howard, Yale Debaters Meet in Third Annual Great Debate

The first debate topic was whether society should create more privately-operated public charter schools; the second was whether Washington, D.C. should be granted statehood.

Richard Groff is the president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

Obama Administration Releases Latino Education Report

Changing demographics mean challenges facing Latino students are of importance to the entire nation, a senior U.S. Department of Education official presenting a report in Miami said Wednesday.

Bloomfield College

Native Americans

Oklahoma Gaming Proving Profitable for Tribal Higher Education

Legalizing American Indian gaming 10 years ago has brought about a cash windfall for Oklahoma’s tribal colleges, even if it is indirect.

Race Complaints Persist With La. Governor Jindal’s Plan To Merge Schools

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposal renews a politically and racially charged argument that pops up periodically in the roughly 20 states that have public, four-year institutions known as historically Black colleges and universities.

African-American

Blacks More Willing To Spend All for Cancer Care

Blacks and other minorities with cancer are more likely than Whites to say they would spend everything they have on aggressive treatments that might prolong their lives, a study found.

Michelle Martin

Leadership & Policy

Morris Brown, Feds Prepping Debt Deal

Morris Brown College is expected to settle nearly $10 million in debt for pennies on the dollar in an agreement pending with the U.S. Education Department, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.

Stanley Pritchett

African-American

Historically Black Schools Turning to Capital Campaigns

While planned giving campaigns are not a new phenomenon, the fundraising strategy might spell salvation for cash-strapped HBCUs.

African-American

Connecticut Hospital Teams With Tuskegee University on Cancer Study

Saint Francis Hospital and Tuskegee University have announced a partnership to study why prostate cancer has a disproportionately high death rate among African-American men.

African-American

Activists, Educators Converge for Princeton Prison Conference

Panelists, including Ohio State University Associate Professor of Law Michelle Alexander, denounce mandatory minimum sentences, disenfranchisement and the term “felon.”

Prison Discussion

African-American

Global Forum: International Education Today To Prepare the Leaders of Tomorrow

Universities can no longer afford to allow students to graduate without an understanding of the global community.

Faculty & Staff

Political Strategist Brazile Says Scholar’s Obama Criticism is Valuable for Democrats

Donna Brazile, one of the nation’s most visible Democratic strategists, recently journeyed to Princeton University to engage in a public discussion with Dr. Cornel West about the current state of American politics.

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