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Just the Stats: Are Latinos Getting A Fair Shake?

Financial aid statistics indicate that Latinos do not receive the funding that other minorities and Whites receive, making it more challenging for members of the nation’s fastest-growing minority group to attend college.

University of Tennessee Creates Scholarship To Attract More Black Students

MEMPHIS, Tenn. In an attempt to increase minority enrollment, the University of Tennessee is providing a new scholarship that will be available to students from 35 selected, majority Black high schools in the state.

Federal Officials Ease Limits On Same-sex Schools

WASHINGTON The Bush administration is giving public schools wider latitude to teach boys and girls separately in what is considered the biggest change to coed classrooms in more than three decades.

Systemic Change in Higher Ed Needed to Achieve Truly Diverse Academy

PHILADELPHIA Higher education needs systemic institutional change in order for colleges and universities to become truly diverse and multicultural.

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Coca-Cola To Donate Atlanta Land for Civil Rights Museum

ATLANTA The Coca-Cola Co. announced Monday it would donate $10 million worth of prime downtown land to the city for a planned civil rights museum in the home town of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Senator Accused of Racial Gaffes Draws Support From HBCUs

Despite facing allegations of racial insensitivity during his 2006 re-election campaign, U.S. Sen. George Allen, R-Va., continues to draw support from some African-Americans — particularly for his support of historically Black colleges and universities.

Corporate Recruiting In the 21st Century

Recruiting for diverse talent is a major priority in corporate America. At a time when employee recruiting is being transformed…

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Bands Behaving Badly

I absolutely applaud the leadership of my alma mater in quickly and decisively dealing with individuals who don’t represent the very best of FAMU and African-Americans (see “FAMU Band Marches Into Trouble,” Oct. 5)…

Blacks Will Be Undercounted Under New Proposal, Civil Rights Groups Say

Civil rights groups are opposing the U.S. Department of Education’s plan to change the way colleges and K-12 schools…

Conference Focuses on Improving Educational Opportunities For the Next Generation of Hispanics

When U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral visits Hispanic elementary school students across the nation…

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Enrolling In Hip-Hop 101

After all the students make their way into the lecture hall, the professor slips the audio CD into the stereo system…

UTEP, Maricopa County Community College Recognized for Hispanic Graduation Efforts

The University of Texas at El Paso and Maricopa County Community College in Arizona have the nation’s two best programs…

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