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Auburn University to Present Honorary Degree to First Black Student

Auburn University to Present Honorary Degree to First Black StudentAUBURN, Ala.Harold A. Franklin, who in 1964 became the first African American student to enroll at Auburn University, returned to the campus earlier this month to receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the university during the spring commencement exercises.The honorary degree completed a 37-year […]

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African American Golf Exhibit Opens on North Carolina A&T’s Campus

African American Golf Exhibit Opens on North Carolina A&T’s CampusGREENSBORO, N.C.African American golfers can find a wealth of historical information on display at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. The multimedia traveling exhibit Epochs of Courage: African Americans in Golf features historical photography and memorabilia dating from the 1800s into the new millennium. The […]

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Penn State Students End Eight-Day Protest

Penn State Students End Eight-Day ProtestSTATE COLLEGE, Pa.Penn State University students celebrated the end of a bitter eight-day standoff early this month after negotiating an agreement with school officials to increase opportunities for Black students. Hundreds of students camped out in the student union building, angered by the university’s response to complaints about racism and […]

New Legislation May Help Minority-Serving Institutions

New Legislation May Help Minority-Serving Institutions Address the Digital DivideNew legislation co-sponsored by a Congressional Black Caucus member and a Southern senator may help minority-serving institutions address the digital divide.Legislation from Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., a CBC member, and Sen. Max Cleland, D-Ga., would help historically Black colleges and universities address access and Internet connection […]

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New Interest Around Old Issues

New Interest Around Old IssuesSlavery has always been an intriguing, but uncomfortable subject to discuss in this country. Growing up, most of us probably learned the same few things about enslaved Africans and the institution of slavery: Slaves escaped bondage via the Underground Railroad with the help of Harriet Tubman, and Abraham Lincoln freed the […]

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Dear BI Career Consultants:

Dear BI Career Consultants:What can be done to get more young Black males to pursue careers in education?Dr. Eric Abercrumbie,Director, Ethnic Programs and Services,African American Cultural and Research Center University of CincinnatiCincinnati, Ohio One of the major issues that confronts the Black community is the lack of Black males who pursue careers in education, especially […]

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Trading Self-Destruction for Self-Determination

Trading Self-Destruction for Self-DeterminationI arrived on campus with nothing. No vision, no goals, no agenda and no idea. However, I knew I wanted a college degree. I wanted to improve myself. As a Black man, I was determined to prove that I could accomplish what so many of my brothers could not. Going to a […]

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Don’t Forget the Women

Don’t Forget the WomenWith so much media attention focused on the plight of young African American males, I fear that the experiences and challenges African American females face often go unnoticed. This seems to be especially true for those attending predominantly White institutions. As a follow-up to my article, “Where the Boys Are,” appearing in […]

Where are the Black Men on Campus?

Where are the Black Men on Campus? As institutions of higher education struggle to enroll Black men at comparable numbers to Black females, the imbalance is having an impact beyond the classroom and campus.By most measures of a private college under new leadership, the push by Dillard University in New Orleans to boost its enrollment […]

Pennsylvania Panel to Probe Racial Incidents On College Campuses

Pennsylvania Panel to Probe Racial Incidents On College CampusesAction prompted by recent incidents at Penn State, University of PennsylvaniaBy Eleanor Lee YatesHARRISBURG, Pa.A resolution authorizing the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Committee on Education to investigate racial incidents on college campuses recently passed unanimously. Rep. James R. Roebuck Jr., the sponsor of the resolution, hopes the […]

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Maryland College of Art Receives Largest Gift in School History

Maryland College of Art Receives Largest Gift in School HistoryBALTIMORE The largest gift in the history of the Maryland Institute College of Art all began with a daughter’s decision not to take over the family business. Eddie Brown hoped that his daughter would put her Harvard MBA to use by someday taking the helm of […]

Denver College’s African American Studies Program Gets Reprieve

Denver College’s African American Studies Program Gets ReprieveDENVERState officials have decided to keep an African American studies degree at Metropolitan State College for at least two more years, despite low student interest. Only 13 Metro State students have been awarded the degree in 15 years, well below the Colorado Commission on Higher Education’s requirement that […]

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