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In U.S., Hispanics Outlive Whites, Blacks by Years

U.S. Hispanics can expect to outlive Whites by more than two years and Blacks by more than seven, government researchers say in a startling report that is the first to calculate Hispanic life expectancy in this country.

Georgia Regents Approve Restrictions for Undocumented Students

The state Board of Regents voted Wednesday to tighten policies governing undocumented immigrant applicants to Georgia colleges and universities.

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Latino Men See Dramatic Jump as First-year Medical School Students

While the number of first-year enrollees to U.S. medical schools has gradually risen in recent years, the demographic with the most dramatic jump was among Hispanic males whose medical school enrollment increased by 17.1 percent over last year.

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

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Number of Education Civil Rights Complaints on the Rise

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights received nearly 7,000 complaints this fiscal year, an 11-percent increase and the largest jump in at least 10 years, according to data provided by the department.

Higher Education Seeks Common Ground Among the Religious Faithful

Faced with America’s wide-ranging religious landscape, colleges and universities are working to embrace spiritual diversity through inclusive discourse, initiatives and programs.

The Rev. Albert Mosley is head chaplain and director of the Johns Hopkins campus ministry office and its Bunting Meyerhoff Interfaith and Community Service Center.

Founded as a ‘Colored Institute,’ W.Va. State University Celebrates 120th Anniversary

West Virginia State University, a historically Black school that first opened its doors in March 1891, is celebrating its 120th academic year this 2010-2011 school year.

Dr. Hazo Carter is only the ninth president of West Virginia State University in its 120 years.

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Black College Graduate Excels as UNCF Special Programs Leader

Aaron Andrews, the CEO of the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp., credits the mentoring he received at Morgan State University for transforming “an insecure, inner-city kid” into a first-generation college graduate now bringing education to a new generation of disadvantaged minorities.

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Court: Slaughter Won’t Return as Southern System President

A federal appeals court has affirmed a judge’s decision not to return Ralph Slaughter to the presidency of the Southern University System before a trial is held on his lawsuit against the system.

Dr. Ralph Slaughter is a former chancellor of the Southern University System in Louisiana.

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How Democrats Fare in November Depends on Black Turnout

Experts say there is hope that Black candidates, such as Georgia senatorial hopeful Mike Thurmond, running in key races might energize Black voters to have a broad impact for other Democratic Party candidates.

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Fisk Proposes Revisions in Plan To Sell Interest in Stieglitz Art Collection

Fisk University and the Arkansas-based Crystal Bridges Museum have dotted the “i’s” and crossed the “t’s” on a major revision of their plan that gives Fisk $30 million cash in exchange for selling Crystal Bridges 50 percent ownership of Fisk’s prestigious Alfred Stieglitz Collection of art and photographs and giving the museum considerable control over the future of the collection.

‘The Radiator Building—Night, New York’ by Georgia O’Keeffe is part of the Fisk University art collection.

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Fisk University Celebrating Jubilee Day Wednesday

Fisk University will celebrate the 139th anniversary of the Fisk Jubilee Singers Wednesday during the 2010 Jubilee Day Celebration in Nashville, Tenn.

Former Texas Public School Teacher Leaves Millions to UT-San Antonio

An elementary school teacher who became inspired to help low-income students finish college when she heard them lament about rising costs has left the bulk of her estate — estimated at $22 million — to the University of Texas at San Antonio for scholarships.

The late Mary E. McKinney (right) with her mother Elizabeth Dee Carnes McKinney in an undated photo (photo courtesy of the University of Texas at San Antonio)

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