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Charlotte Morris Named as Tuskegee University Interim President

Dr. Charlotte P. Morris will become interim president of Tuskegee University, following the July 31, 2010 retirement of school president Dr. Benjamin F. Payton.

Dr. Frank Pogue

Assessing Arizona

Three Mexican-American scholars discuss Arizona’s immigration law and its ramifications on the state’s colleges and universities.

Immigration reform and DREAM Act rally in Washington, D.C. (photo by Arelis Hernandez)

Officials: Harvard Student Will Not Be Deported

An undocumented Harvard University student is no longer facing deportation to Mexico after being detained nearly two weeks ago by immigration authorities at a Texas airport.

Georgia Colleges Working To Verify Students’ Status

Georgia’s 35 colleges and universities are working to carry out a mandate from their governing body and verify the citizenship status of nearly 316,000 students by mid-August.

Faculty & Staff

New Initiative To Examine Equity of College-access Programs

A new Kresge Foundation-funded research effort launching this summer will better equip teachers and administrators at two Boston high schools in getting their students prepared for college.

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Policy Summit Tackles Changing U.S. Demographics

During a National Journal policy summit on demographics and the workforce of the future, it was pointed out that 65 percent of the population is White, compared to 70 percent in 2000 and 80 percent in 1980. Generation Y, aged 30 and under, is two-fifths non-White.

Panelists Jane West, Martin Gould, and Sally Scott

Higher Education Organizations Form Coalition to Seek DREAM Act Passage

The Hispanic Association of Colleges Universities (HACU) has taken the lead in uniting 25 national higher education organizations in an effort to help bring DREAM Act legislation to final votes before Congress’ August recess.

Immigration reform and DREAM Act rally in Washington, D.C. (photo by Arelis Hernandez)

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South Carolina State President Ousted After Two Years at Helm

The board of South Carolina State University has fired the president of the historically Black college after just two years at the helm.

African-American

Historically Black Medical Schools Rank High for Social Mission

Graduates of Morehouse, Meharry, and Howard University medical schools, three historically Black institutions, are the most likely to devote themselves to serving underserved communities, according to a national study published Tuesday.

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

Study: Majority of Institutions Receive Applications from Undocumented Students

In a survey released today, the National Association of College Admission Counseling reports that 60 percent of surveyed schools indicated that they had received college applications from undocumented students.

Leadership & Policy

S.C. State University to Get $80 Million Transportation Research Center

Amid questions about how some of the initial grant money was spent, South Carolina State University officials hope to begin construction soon on the first phase of a transportation research center announced 12 years ago.

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$1M Donated for Demolition at Paul Quinn College

A $1 million donation to demolish 13 abandoned buildings at Paul Quinn College in Dallas is meant to bolster the school’s efforts to survive.

Paul Quinn College gift

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