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A MEDIATING FORCE

Home to a county with changing demographics, the College of Southern Maryland steps in to facilitate discussions surrounding race and class.

Finding Their Identities

Responding to the demands and needs of Asian American students, the University of Maryland expands course offerings related to culture, identity.

Unprecedented Federal Support Predicted for HBCUs

At the conclusion of the 2009 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week Conference, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a gathering of Black college leaders Wednesday that he predicts HBCUs will receive “unprecedented” levels of financial support under the Obama administration.

Minority-Serving Institutions Seek Long-Term Funding Increases

Advocates seek additional funding through a couple of bills under consideration in Congress.

Fewer Cubans Make Crossing to US; Economy Cited

The number of Cubans attempting to cross the Florida Straits has fallen by more than half, putting 2009 on track to be perhaps the lowest for migration from the communist island in almost a decade.

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Archaeologists Search for Texas Plantation Remains

Archaeologists are combing through a site about 50 miles northwest of Houston that nearly two centuries ago became Texas’ largest plantation and then a staging area for Gen. Sam Houston’s troops before the decisive Battle of San Jacinto.

PRIDE AND PERIL

Once a beacon of hope for thousands of Black students denied access to higher education by predominantly White institutions, historically Black colleges and universities have educated generations of Black scientists, doctors,

New Web Site Evaluates Colleges and Universities on Core Requirements

When it comes to college, paying a lot doesn’t necessarily mean getting a lot, a new Web site reports. WhatWillTheyLearn.com, launched by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), evaluates colleges and universities on their general education curricula and many of the most expensive schools received poor marks for requiring little study in core subjects.

HBCU News Nuggets

With more than 100 historically Black colleges and universities in the country, we could not cover them all. Here’s a glimpse at initiatives some of them are pursuing.

HBCU Power Brokers on Capitol Hill

Meet some of the movers and shakers who make things happen in Washington, D.C.

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Pride and Peril: Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Diverse identifies five threats facing HBCUs and five opportunities that could define their futures.

More Black and Hispanic Students Taking the ACT Exam, College Readiness Levels Remain Flat

While scores and college readiness levels remained relatively flat from 2008, the numbers of Black and Hispanic high school graduates in 2009 who took the ACT college entrance exam remained the same or increased for a fourth consecutive year nationally, according to the ACT ‘Measuring College and Career Readiness: The Class of 2009’ report.

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