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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.

Michael Wotorson

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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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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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