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University of California System More Diverse Than Originally Thought

University of California System More Diverse Than Originally ThoughtResearch shows more than half of undergrads are immigrants or children of immigrants By Pamela Burdman SACRAMENTO, Calif. The University of California has long been recognized as a diverse institution, but a new report reveals another dimension of that diversity: More than half of UC’s undergraduates are […]

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Events

SEPTEMBER Sept. 8-11Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc.34th Annual Legislative Conference“Defining the Moment and the Movement”Washington Convention CenterWashington, D.C.Web: www.cbcfinc.org/Sept. 11-12The National Congress of Black Women Inc. Gala 20th AnniversaryAnnual Awards BrunchPhone: (800) 871-7341Web: www.cruisingintohistory.orgSept. 14-18National Technical Association 2004 National Conference and Technical Career & Opportunity Fair“Science & Technology: The Research, The Business, The Impact on […]

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The Top 100: Interpreting the Data

The Top 100: Interpreting the DataBy Dr. Victor M. H. Borden and Pamela C. BrownEarning a bachelor’s degree marks the end of the college experience for many students of color, but for others it is only the beginning. Those who hope to become a doctor, a lawyer or a college professor know that their undergraduate […]

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Georgia Professor Wins International Award for History Volume

Georgia Professor Wins International Award for History VolumeATHENS, Ga. The Conference on the History of Women Religious, an international body of scholars numbering about 600 members, honored a book by a University of Georgia history professor at its sixth triennial conference in Atchison, Kan., last month. Dr. Diane Batts Morrow, associate professor of history and […]

Few College Programs Reap Gains From Education Spending Bill

Few College Programs Reap Gains From Education Spending BillHBCUs, community colleges receive small victoriesBy Charles DervaricsBlack colleges are one of the few winners in a new 2005 House education spending bill that largely holds the line on federal funding for higher education, including core financial aid programs essential for needy students.The main federal program for […]

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EVENTSAUGUSTAug. 6-10National Association of Black Journalists: 28th Annual Convention and Career Fair“Building the Best”DallasWeb: www.nabj.orgAug. 13-16Association of Black Sociologists“Frontloading Social Reality: Critical Demography and Black Superiority in Wealth, Stats and Power”Hyatt Regency, AtlantaContact: Frank Harold Wilson, program chairman, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeE-mail: chocchip@uwm.eduFax: (414) 229-4266Aug. 29-Sept. 1The Civil Rights Project“The Color Lines Conference:Segregation […]

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Blacks, Whites Share Concerns About Environment

Blacks, Whites Share Concerns About EnvironmentANN ARBOR, Mich.Contrary to commonly held assumptions, African Americans are as concerned as Whites — and in some cases more so — about environmental issues, according to a new study appearing in the June 2003 issue of Environment magazine.Dr. Paul Mohai, associate professor at the University of Michigan’s School of […]

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Young Blacks Disproportionately Exposed to Alcohol Ads, Study Says

Young Blacks Disproportionately Exposed to Alcohol Ads, Study SaysWASHINGTONYoung Blacks see far more than their share of the $333 million worth of advertising placed in major magazines by the nation’s alcohol industry, a new university study says. A report by Georgetown University’s Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, released last month, said Blacks from 12 […]

Family Sues Over Drowning During Alleged Sorority Hazing

Family Sues Over Drowning During Alleged Sorority HazingLOS ANGELESThe family of one of two women who drowned during an alleged college hazing sued a sorority for wrongful death, saying its members should have known it was dangerous to send pledges into heavy surf at night. Kenitha Saafir, 24, had told her Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority […]

Few Increases for Student Aid in Spending Bill

Few Increases for Student Aid in Spending BillCongress vetoes White House plans for Perkins’ cutbackStudent financial aid programs would receive few increases under a new congressional plan to fund federal education programs in 2004.The plan from a House of Representatives panel would maintain the maximum Pell Grant at the current $4,050, with no increase despite […]

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Academic Accountability For ‘Our Children’

Academic Accountability For ‘Our Children’Thank you Black Issues. Your recent review of John Ogbu’s Black American Students in an Affluent Suburb: A Study in Academic Disengagement spurred me to purchase and critically read this text. As an educator, I am, of course, aware of the persistent academic achievement gap between African American and European American […]

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