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Opinion: Diversity in the Curriculum is the Next Step for Leadership in a Globally Interconnected World

To achieve full-blown diversity and fulfill the fundamental mission of higher education in America, the curriculum must change to keep pace with the dynamic of an increasingly diverse student body and professoriate.

Virginia HBCU Hosts Latino Student Symposium

The Hispanic Youth Symposium (HYS) is a live-in learning experience for Latino high school students aimed at motivating them to pursue higher education.

Undocumented Students Hold D.C. ‘Teach-In’ to Push DREAM Act

A coalition of student immigrant advocacy groups in Massachusetts, Colorado and California on Wednesday launched a makeshift school in the nation’s capital, reminiscent of the “teach-ins” of the 1960s, to encourage a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants through college enrollment.

A DREAM Act protest in Washington, D.C. (photo by Arelis Hernandez)

Leadership & Policy

UT Regents Strip Klansman’s Name from Dorm

University of Texas regents agreed Thursday to strip the name of a former law school professor and early organizer of the Ku Klux Klan from a campus dormitory.

University of Texas regent Printice Gary

Fellowship Program Opens Doors for Minority Researchers

The Keystone Symposia works to ensure more minority scientists can access career-advancing life sciences research and networking opportunities.

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Maryland HBCU Developing Solar Energy Project

There’s no question that higher education institutions during this recession have implemented cost-cutting measures to reduce their operating expenses. Among those schools have been institutions, such as Coppin State University, that are seeking innovative green technologies to save on energy costs.

Rooftop solar arrays

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Researchers Compile History of Black S.C. Hamlets

Researchers from two states are compiling a history of Black hamlets on the South Carolina coast originally settled by freed slaves and now threatened by suburban sprawl.

Man fishes at Remley’s Point public dock

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University Medical Schools Test Cell Phones for Health Care Tasks

Howard University Hospital diabetes patients in Washington, D.C. are among those getting help from medical doctors who are testing Internet-connected cell phones that provide daily medical instructions.

Dr. Richard Katz of George Washington University Hospital

Amid Criticism, Tennessee HBCU President Announces Retirement

Citing family and personal reasons, Dr. Melvin N. Johnson announced that he would be stepping down as president of Tennessee State University at the end of the year.

Dr. Melvin N. Johnson announced that he would step down as president of Tennessee State University at the end of the year.

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Association Creates Plan for ‘1890’ HBCUs To Meet Modern Challenges

Dr. Lorenzo Esters has spoken resolutely about the “bold, futuristic and intentional” plan launched last month for 18 historically Black land-grant colleges and universities, but he could have easily been summing up his first year as the person tapped by the nation’s oldest higher education association to advance access and diversity among its member institutions.

Dr. Lorenzo Esters

Native Americans

Conn. Researchers Dig for Items from Tribe-settler War

This summer, University of Connecticut researchers are scouring residential neighborhoods in Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York for artifacts from the battle between the Pequot Indians and English settlers nearly 400 years ago.

Best & Brightest: UTEP Student’s Study of Success Recognized

University of Texas at El Paso doctoral candidate wins Distinguished Scholar award for proposal to raise student retention and graduation rates in Texas by studying influences on students who achieve against all odds.

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