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African-American
Climate Change Exacerbates Disparate Health Conditions Among Vulnerable Populations, Experts Say
At a Washington think tank forum on climate change and public health, experts said extreme weather conditions, whether caused by climate change or by other reasons, pose a great health risk to children and other vulnerable populations.
Students
Proposed Federal Rules Target For-profit Colleges
The Education Department proposed much-anticipated regulations this past Friday that would cut off federal aid to for-profit college programs if too many of their students default on loans or don’t earn enough after graduation to repay them.
Faculty & Staff
Tribute: Dr. David Blackwell, 1919-2010
Like many African-American mathematicians who came of age in the 1980s and afterward, I was first aware of professor David Blackwell’s contributions to probability theory before I knew that he was African-American.
Students
Fayetteville State University to Launch College Journalism Program
This fall, Fayetteville State, a historically Black university, debuts an undergraduate program in journalism, four years after creating one in mass communication.
African-American
William and Mary Professor Thinks He Found Oldest Black School
A College of William and Mary professor thinks he may have found the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for African-American children.
Students
Arizona State University Journalism Professor Builds Expertise in Latino, Immigration Issues
Arizona State’s Rick Rodriguez is optimistic about news coverage of immigration issues. The shrinking news industry doesn’t stoke his hopeful outlook, but student journalists do.
African-American
Black Racism: A Real Problem or Pure Politics?
The Shirley Sherrod affair brings to the fore a simmering question over whether Black racism is cause for concern in America under its first Black president.
Students
Hometown Hero Clyburn Brings Federal Spending to South Carolina
U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn brings federal financial support to better Morris College and its surrounding communities in his native Sumter, S.C. This is the second of two features DiverseEducation.com has published this week on Clyburn.
African-American
Clyburn Remains Rooted as a Rising Power in Congress
U.S. Rep. James Clyburn has fought for the historically marginalized since his college days. When he was a student at South Carolina State College in the late 1950s, his political activism compelled classmates to refer to him jokingly as “senator.” This is the first of two features on Clyburn.
Latinx
Poll: U.S. Hispanics Mix Hopes, Strains
Hispanics have been hit disproportionately hard by the economic slump. Forty-five percent say they or a family member have lost a job since last September, with similar numbers or more expressing deep worries about becoming unemployed, paying bills and saving for college.
Faculty & Staff
UC-Berkeley Mathematician Dr. David Blackwell Dead at 91
Dr. David Blackwell, a pre-eminent mathematician and the first Black scholar in the National Academy of Sciences, has died. He was 91.
African-American
Conference: Access Programs Will Increasingly Help Students Consider College
At the annual national GEAR UP conference, officials said college access programs such as GEAR UP will play a growing role in getting students to view themselves as college material.
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