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Coppin State Opens Campus-based Neighborhood Computer Center

Coppin State University is set to debut formally today its new efforts to help low-income residents in nearby neighborhoods modernize their digital communications skills with the opening of a neighborhood broadband technology skills training center.

Coppin State President Reginald Avery

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National Science Board Report Calls for Equity, Excellence and Opportunity in STEM

The United States’ ability to be not just a global leader but even a competitive participant in technology will depend largely on a massive infusion of women and underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM.

Dr. Cora Marrett is acting director of the National Science Foundation and a member of the National Science Board.

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Tennessee Judge Reverses Course, Embraces Fisk Plan To Sell Interest in Art Collection

Fisk University’s plan to sell half interest in its most valuable asset—a 101-piece collection of art and photographs—for $30 million to Arkansas’s Crystal Bridges Museum won conditional approval from a Tennessee judge who has blocked the sale twice in recent years, most recently last month.

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

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HBCU National Meeting Stresses Competitiveness by Black Schools

Speakers at a national HBCU conference on Tuesday said the future of HBCUs hinges on winning contracts instead of grants, implementing ways to become more energy efficient, and making a concerted effort to retain and graduate incoming students who are increasingly ill-prepared for the rigors of college.

Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Obama Administration Officials Praise, Encourage HBCUs at National Conference

Leaders of historically Black schools were encouraged to pursue research and development opportunities more aggressively for their institutions during opening sessions of the HBCU Week conference.

HBCU Presidents and Obama

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Georgia Rep. Bishop Awarded Scholarships to Family

A Georgia congressman awarded his stepdaughter, a niece and an aide’s future wife college scholarships through the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, making him the second House Democrat known to use the group to steer money to relatives and associates.

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Tennessee Proposes Temporary Custody Plan for Fisk Art Collection; School Protests

The State of Tennessee, the City of Nashville and a new Nashville arts center will combine forces to temporarily relieve Fisk University of its responsibilities to maintain a priceless art collection until the school regains financial stability, Tennessee’s attorney general said Friday in a plan filed with a Tennessee court.

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

Rev. Jackson Debunks ‘Post-Racial’ Idea at Minority Legal Scholar Conference

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who twice ran for president, mocks the notion that the mere fact that a Black person is sitting in the White House means the nation has entered a “post-racial” era.

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An Appreciation: Political Scientist Ronald Walters, 1938 – 2010

Dr. Ronald Walters, who retired last year from his post at the University of Maryland in College Park where he was professor of government and politics and director of the school’s African American Leadership Institute, died late Friday of cancer.

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Shaw University Announces New President

A historically Black college in North Carolina’s capital city has named its first female president.

Dr. Irma McClaurin was named president of Shaw University on Thursday.

Bernie Milano Maintains Long-term Focus on Minority Doctorate Program

In an exclusive interview with Diverse, KPMG Foundation President Bernie Milano discusses the state of affairs at The PhD Project and what lies ahead for the storied initiative.

Latino Higher Education Group Launches College-completion Campaign

Excelencia in Education’s Ensuring America’s Future by Increasing Latino College Completion campaign seeks to align itself with the Obama Administration’s goal of making the United States the most college-educated nation in the world by 2020.

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