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Learning Life Lessons from Kemba

In sharing her story of redemption, Kemba Smith Pradia helps the vulnerable stay on track, one college student at a time.

Kemba Smith Pradia

African-American

NSF Grant Supports STEM Partnership Between Jackson State and a Mississippi Community College

An innovative collaboration between Jackson State University and a rural community college campus in Mississippi has resulted in a five-year, $1.75 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Blacks, Women, Now Gays: Military To Adjust Again

The military has a new social challenge: Allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the ranks.

African-American

FAMU Law Students Transform Theory Into Potential Legislation

If all goes well during an upcoming presentation to Florida House members, three third-year students at the Florida A&M University College of Law may see their legislative proposal eventually enacted by the state legislature.

Ann Marie Cavazos

African-American

Kaplan Higher Education Sued Over Alleged Job Discrimination

Kaplan’s use of job applicants’ credit history discriminates because of race, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges.

African-American

Philadelphia Gets $750K To Improve College Diploma Rate

A local philanthropist gave $750,000 to the city Monday toward its efforts to raise the number of Philadelphians with college degrees, which he said was critical to attracting jobs and businesses.

Leadership & Policy

Reinvented New Jersey College Embraces Minority Identity

Faced with changing demographics, Bloomfield College stays true to its mission by embracing its status as a predominantly Black institution.

Dr. Vânia Penha-Lopes

DREAM Act Blocked in Senate

Senate Republicans on Saturday doomed an effort that would have given hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants a path to legal status if they enrolled in college or joined the military.

Reaching Out to Diverse Students with Mental Health Services

Perspectives: Reaching diverse students with critical mental health services requires innovative and culturally competent outreach.

Curriculum Reform at UT-Galveston Medical School Yields Improved Minority Student Board Results

The UT Medical Branch at Galveston has developed an approach that faculty members say have had a remarkable effect on its students’ performance on the medical board exam.

Morehouse medical school president Dr. John E. Maupin, Jr.

College President Tackles Student Persistence, Campus Expansion

Helping students persist to graduation at Hispanic-serving New Jersey City University is a priority for Dr. Carlos Hernández.

African-American

Black Segregation in U.S. Drops to Lowest in Century

America’s neighborhoods took large strides toward racial integration in the last decade as Blacks and Whites chose to live near each other at the highest levels in a century.

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