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North Carolina HBCU Renegotiates Debt With $31 Million Federal Loan

One of the South’s oldest historically Black colleges has landed a $31 million federal loan that restructures several pieces of privately held debt.

Meeting Brings Ohio University, HBCU Officials Together for Collaboration

Bridging the faculty-student digital technology divide was the focus of a conference held last week at Spelman College, launching the first meeting for a nine-member alliance among eight historically Black institutions and Ohio University.

Dr. Phillip Muisya of North Carolina Central University

Census Campaign Targets Tech-savvy Hispanic Youth

Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census are enlisting a new corps of foot soldiers in their battle to reach that hard-to-count demographic: tech-savvy, smart-phone-toting young people.

Wilmer Valderrama

Student Loan Reform Changes Necessary To Avert Pell Grant Crisis, Advocates Say

House approval of a student loan reform plan will help alleviate a potential crisis in the Pell Grant program as growing numbers of low-income students seek to access the program during this recession, higher education advocates say.

Amid Bitter Health Care Debate, House Clears Student Loan Changes

After months of delays as education took a back seat to the health care debate, the House of Representatives Sunday night approved a mammoth bill that ties both issues together in a package that includes more support for Pell Grants and minority-serving institutions.

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HBCU Leaders Consider Partnerships Key to Remaining Competitive in Online Era

Creating partnerships to link students across campuses and offering online academic programs to students were two of the solutions presidents of some of the country’s historically Black colleges and universities say will help keep their institution competitive as more options for higher education emerge.

Dr. Sidney Ribeau

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Black College Leaders Briefed on Historic Health Care, Education Legislation

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other congressional leaders addressed representatives from the nation’s Black colleges and universities just hours before Democratic leaders released a bill that combined highly sought education funding and student loan reform with historic legislation that aims to revamp U.S. health care.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

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The Black College and Globalization

America’s Black colleges want to internationalize their campuses and send their students abroad, but inadequate access to resources keeps many of these institutions restricted to U.S. shores, according to a 2005 study by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) organization. On Thursday, NAFEO sponsored an International Day during its annual national conference in Washington to match international organizations and their programs with Black colleges and universities.

Baskerville and Lomax

Report: Low Hispanic College Completion Rates Endanger U.S. Attainment Goals

Hispanic college students generally graduate at lower rates than their White peers, even among schools with similar admissions standards, according to an American Enterprise Institute study.

Students honored during La Celebración Latina, a celebratory program that highlights Latino graduates at the University of Michigan

Opinion: The Proposed NSF Broadening Participation Budget—A Lingering Odor

In congressional testimony, National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Arden Bement voiced support for the Obama administration’s 8-percent increase in the NSF FY 2011 budget to $7.42 billion. The words were earnest, but, for communities supported by the Education and Human Resources (EHR) Directorate, the increase smells of a skunk.

Dr. Daryl E. Chubin is director of the Center for Advancing Science & Engineering Capacity at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Tulane University Institute Finds Racial Divide Over Post-Katrina Public School Changes

In survey of New Orleans residents, the university’s Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives found that a higher percentage of White voters (80 percent) than Black voters (57 percent) believe the state made the right decision in taking over most public schools in the city.

New Orleans Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu has named a 21-member task force to help him navigate local education issues.

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Prostate Cancer Screening Debate Explored at HBCU Symposium

Students, faculty and researchers from colleges and universities around the country gathered at Clark Atlanta University Monday to hear from some of the nation’s most renowned experts on prostate cancer.

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