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University of Pennsylvania Program Seeks To Boost Enrollment of Black Men In Ph.D. Programs

The Grad Prep Academy is helping create a fraternal network of Black education researchers and leaders.

Grad Prep students

Faculty & Staff

AACR Recognizes HBCU and HSI Faculty Contributions to Cancer Research

The American Association for Cancer Research will recognize leaders in the minority cancer community with the Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholars in Cancer Research Awards. The 36 recipients will be honored at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held April 2-6.

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Alabama State University Students Get World of Experience

The Mass Communication program of study at Albany State University has evolved into something of a mini-United Nations.

Leadership & Policy

FAMU Restructuring Plan Would Shut Down Numerous Programs

Faced with mounting financial challenges, Florida A&M University President James Ammons announced a major academic overhaul, proposing to close or merge about two dozen programs.

New Census Milestone: Hispanics Reach 50 Million

Hispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade, exceeding estimates in most states as they crossed a new census milestone: 50 million, or 1 in 6 Americans.

African-American

Women From Historic Student Civil Rights Group Tell Their Story

Through a new book published by the University of Illinois Press, a diverse group of SNCC alumnae write themselves into the annals of the civil rights movement.

Rarity in Division I Athletics, Native American Excels on Basketball Court

A finalist for the 2011 Sullivan Award, Tahnee Robinson is one of very few highly visible Native Americans playing Division I basketball.

Tahnee Robinson

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Fisk University Seeking Emergency Funds to Strengthen Re-accreditation Bid

Fisk University, facing increasing demands from its national accrediting body for more substantive documentation about its long-term financial viability, is beating the bushes for more funds.

Black College Conference Takes on Public Criticism of HBCUs

This year, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s professional institute conference has provided practical ideas and strategies to address major challenges facing HBCUs.

African-American

Mississippi Highways to Honor Black Leaders, Military Heroes

Republican Gov. Haley Barbour has signed into law several new highway designations that will honor Black leaders and military heroes on highways throughout Mississippi.

Christopher Brown

HBCU Sexual Assault Study Released

Often precipitated by the consumption of alcohol, attempted or completed sexual assaults directly affect about 14 percent of all female students on the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities, but the attacks often go unreported due to shame, guilt or fear.

African-American

Census: More Blacks in South Moving to Suburbs

African-Americans in the South are shunning city life for the suburbs at the highest levels in decades, rapidly integrating large metropolitan areas that were historically divided between inner-city Blacks and suburban Whites.

Charlotte, N.C. skyline

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