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Census Ads Seek to Boost Minority Participation

Ads promoting Census 2010 participation are appearing in 28 languages this year, up from 17 in 2000. Although minority groups make up just 26 percent of the population, more than half of the bureau’s $140 million ad-placement budget is going to campaigns that target them.

Television host James Brown participated in the U.S. Census Bureau’s launch of the 2010 Census national advertising campaign in Washington.

Faculty & Staff

Chicago State Provost: Famed Black Poet Not Singled Out for Retaliation

In a public response to the resignation of one of Chicago State University’s most celebrated faculty members, the university provost reiterated the position that the administration has not singled out acclaimed poet and activist Haki R. Madhubuti for retaliation.

Haki R. Madhubuti

Report: HSIs Key to Spurring Latino Movement Through STEM Pipeline

A Center for Urban Education (CUE) report argues that reversing the historic underfunding of Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI) will increase the number of Latino students going into the science and technology fields.

In 2007, Latinos were awarded just 8.2 percent of STEM bachelor’s degrees.

Leadership & Policy

Community Colleges Appreciate Attention, Need Money

Grappling with soaring enrollment and plummeting state support, community colleges are grateful for attention from the Obama administration but disappointed money has yet to materialize to help them keep up with demand, let alone meet ambitious goals to make the U.S. the global leader in college graduates again by 2020.

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Southern Faculty Oppose University’s Higher Admission Standards

The Southern University Faculty Senate voted Thursday to oppose recently approved increases in admission standards.

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Georgia NAACP Sues State For Underfunding Public HBCUs

The Georgia NAACP has sued the state, claiming it has systematically underfunded its three public Black colleges and threatened their survival as a result.

NAACP HBCU lawsuit

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Virginia College To Examine Its Racial History

The College of William and Mary is examining its role as a slave owner and its discrimination against Black people for decades after the Civil War and will look at current race relations.

The College of William and Mary

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Minority-focused STEM Funding Plan Raises Equity Concerns

A debate has emerged over science programs at minority-serving institutions and how best to prepare more students of color for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. Loss of guaranteed funding and potential increased competition for NSF grants jeopardizes MSI programs, advocates say.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students

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Preserving Black History, With Help From the Smithsonian

Smithsonian Institution officials hope the “Save Our African-American Treasures” tour also will turn up items for a national museum of Black American culture, set to open on the National Mall in Washington by 2015.

Bipartisan Effort Vowed on Congressional Review of ‘No Child’ Law

Congressional leaders vow bipartisan cooperation in revising the K-12 law, while associations push changes they consider essential to minority student success.

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Climate Change-Themed STEM Curriculum Developed for Tribal Colleges

An AIHEC partnership helps tribal colleges build capacity to sustain science and technology education and research programs.

Tribal college STEM faculty

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Tech Savvy HBCUs Keeping Pace With Innovation, Others Lag

Closing the so-called digital divide is becoming less of a possibility for many HBCUs.

Morgan State University freshman Alexander Johnson is seated in the school’s animation room with Digital Media Center Director Keith Mehlinger, (Photo by Daryl Stuart)

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