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Former nun invokes Title IX in bias battle against Gannon U.

DATELINE: ERIE Pa. A former Catholic nun whose discrimination claim against Gannon University was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court is trying revive it by invoking a law best known for requiring schools to provide equal athletic opportunities for men and women.

Respecting Black Women

C. Vivian Stringer, the head coach of the Rutgers University women’s basketball team, urged the audience at a symposium on respecting Black women to remain vigilant and to broaden the conversation from the Don Imus incident to all of the ways in which Black women are degraded and disrespected on a daily basis.

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Making It Happen

Four Latinas discuss how they, against the odds, realized their higher education and professional dreams.

Don’t Relegate LGBT People to the Margins

Don’t Relegate LGBT People to the Margins Bravo, Eric, bravo. And kudos to Diverse for broaching the subject in the first place (see “HBCUs Have a Responsibility to LGBT Students,” May 17). Not only are there idealistic and economic reasons for promoting the well-being of LGBT students of color on campuses, but there is a […]

Bill May Build Consensus on Aid To Predominantly Black Colleges

A series of changes on Capitol Hill is providing new momentum for efforts to create a federal aid program for predominantly Black colleges — institutions that enroll a large number of African-Americans but are not recognized as historically Black schools.

Black Men and Education Focus Of Urban League Report

This year’s “The State of Black America” study by the National Urban League pays the most attention to Black males because they are further away from parity with their White counterparts in several significant categories.

Attorney: LSU has paid settlement money

BATON ROUGE La. LSU has paid former women’s basketball coach Pokey Chatman the $160,000 owed her as a result of a recent contract settlement following her resignation.

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Pittsburgh Blacks Among Nation’s Poorest, Most Segregated, says University of Pittsburgh Report

PITTSBURGH The city’s black population is one of the poorest in the nation and black men here are nearly twice as likely as white men to be unemployed, according to an in-depth report released Tuesday by the University of Pittsburgh.

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African American FAU student ends round-the-world solo trip, claims world records

OPA-LOCKA Fla. A 23-year-old pilot landed his single-engine plane as onlookers cheered Wednesday, becoming what he says is the youngest person to fly solo around the world.

Leadership & Policy

Sporting a new look – Historically Black colleges and universities promote sports

There is a new dimension to athletics that is taking shape at some of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Bill May Build Consensus on Aid To Predominantly Black Colleges

A series of changes on Capitol Hill is providing new momentum for efforts to create a federal aid program for predominantly Black colleges — institutions that enroll a large number of African-Americans but are not recognized as historically Black schools.

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Tribal members receiving an education thanks to gambling

MESA Ariz. One of the payoffs of gambling on the Gila River Indian Community is education paid for by the tribe.

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