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Southern University at New Orleans Enrollment at Its Highest Since Katrina

Southern University at New Orleans on Wednesday reported its highest enrollment since Hurricane Katrina’s devastating floods in 2005, with enrollment levels nearly where they were before the storm hit.

Despite AP Access Limited Among Minorities, Exam-Taking on the Rise

The number of high school seniors taking Advanced Placement exams is steadily rising, but a significant gap persists with lack of exam-taking among African-American students, according to a report.

Target of Virginia Immigrant Bills Includes Undocumented Students

The Virginia House of Delegates has advanced a slate of anti-illegal immigrant bills, including one that would require Virginia’s public colleges to bar undocumented students from enrolling.

Dr. William Perez

Leadership & Policy

Alabama State Spends Almost $4 Million on Lawyers in 5 Years

Alabama State University spent almost $4 million on private attorneys since October 2005, while a nearby school with almost equal enrollment spent less than $500,000 on outside lawyers during the same time period.

Civil Rights Groups Express Support for Gainful Employment Rules

The Obama administration’s efforts to step up oversight of for-profit colleges got a key endorsement when a group of civil rights leaders announced support for the proposed rules.

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African-American

UNCF Breaks Ground in D.C. on New National Headquarters

In a move to get close to the officials at the focal point of national education policymaking, United Negro College Fund President Michael Lomax formally announced plans Monday to relocate the organization to the nation’s capital.

UNCF president and CEO Michael Lomax

Leadership & Policy

Emory University Hosts Conference on Slavery

After acknowledging its ties to slavery, Emory program seeks to bring reconciliation via dialogue.

Leadership & Policy

Maryland Lawsuit Targets Undocumented Students’ Local Tuition Break

A Maryland community college is facing a lawsuit over its policy to provide low “in-county” tuition rates to any recent graduate of a local high school regardless of immigration status.

Faculty Members Seeking to Oust Medgar Evers President

Medgar Evers College, the newest and smallest member of the City University of New York system, finds itself in a familiar but unenviable position — cloaked in controversy — as faculty leaders press for the immediate ouster of its new president and provost.

William Pollard

Faculty Members Seeking to Oust Medgar Evers President

In response to the no-confidence vote, Dr. William Pollard, president since August 2009, issued an open letter to the college to dismiss calls for his ouster.

William Pollard

A Look Inside a Successful Charter School Culture

At Pritzker College Prep charter high school in Chicago, academics are rigorous, teachers have special training and kids are in school more hours than their peers in traditional pubic schools.

Pritzker College Prep students

African-American

Sociologist Investigates Minority Exclusion in Medical Research

As a medical sociologist, Dr. Shawna V. Hudson works like a detective seeking clues to how the health care system functions for people of different ethnic groups.

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