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Does education rationing have racial undertones?

For much of this summer, I have clipped a series of articles that raise questions about access to higher education. Though the articles have taken different approaches, they end up asking a similar set of questions – who should go to college and how should it be financed?

African-American

The Cattle Killing. – book reviews

Because The Cattle Killing, John Edgar Wideman’s first work of fiction in six years, is about loss – loss of life, loss of faith, loss of hope, innocence and direction – it seems only fitting that this review should begin like the book, with a metaphorical slaughtering.

Faculty & Staff

Powerful pages – unprecedented public impact of W.W. Norton and Co’s Norton Anthology of African American Literature

New African American Literature Anthology is Finding Academic and General Audiences

Leadership & Policy

You say tomato, I say tomate – bilingual controversy at City University of New York’s Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College in Bronx, NY

BRONX, NY A controversy that erupted this spring over bilingual education at Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College, which is part of the City University of New York (CUNY), has languished in the courts and turned into a war of words in the media.

Slow motion penalty – lawsuit by National Women’s Law Center – related article on Title IX law – Despite Sluggish Progress, Four HBCUs Cited in Title IX Complaint

It is ironic that four historically Black colleges and universities are among the twenty-five institutions named in a Title IX complaint filed by the National Women’s Law Center. Ironic, because the prime mission of HBCUs is to provide educational opportunities to those who may not otherwise get the chance to attend college. The complaint was filed in June just weeks before the celebration of Title IX’s twenty-fifth anniversary.

House Approves Funding For Minority-Serving Colleges, Pell Grant Over Veto Threat

Defying a veto threat from President Bush, the House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill to cut subsidies to student loan providers and use the proceeds to reduce interest rates and provide more money for Pell Grants and minority-serving colleges.

Freedom to Choose

Freedom to Choose I agree with some parts of Dr. Emmett Gill Jr.’s article (see “The Prevalence of Black Females in College Sports: It’s Just An Illusion,” May 31) but also disagree with some. His facts are very true about female racial un-balance among university athletes, but beyond that, the story has no merit. Forcing […]

Education Department, Congress Has Sights Trained

For low-income students, paying for college is hard enough without having to repeat courses.

Jury Awards $5.85 Million in Fresno State Discrimination Suit

FRESNO Calif. A jury on Monday awarded a former Fresno State volleyball coach $5.85 million in damages, ruling that the school discriminated against her for speaking up on behalf of female athletes.

Iowa Gov. Tries Again To Get Gay Man on Civil Rights Commission

DES MOINES Iowa Gov. Chet Culver is trying again to get a gay man approved to the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission.

Leadership & Policy

Phenomenal growth – Black Issues in Higher Education’s sixth annual Top 100 rankings of minority baccalaureates – Cover Story

African American Baccalaureates Surge by 30% From 1991 to 1995

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Saving Our Sons: Raising Black Children in a Turbulent World. – book reviews

Think of Saving Our Sons: Raising Black Children in a Turbulent World as a very successful “crossover” book – a testimony bridging seriously crafted nonfiction and popular concerns, joining readers both erudite and everyday to heed a message important to all.

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