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In Case You Missed It

Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: Research Scholars Take Aim at Improving Black Achievement Jackson State Makes the Most of a Strange Homecoming NAACP Increases Efforts to Target College Students Diverse Conversations: Supporting LBGT College Students

African-American

Scholars Reveal Best Practices to Keep Black Males in Education

As the second annual international colloquium on Black males in education continues, scholars offer solutions aimed at solving the series of problems that confront Black males in education.

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Grambling Turns to 2nd Interim Football Coach

Grambling University, rocked by the football’s team boycott of practice on Wednesday, named its second interim coach Thursday since firing school legend Doug Williams as head coach last month.

The Value of TRIO to the Community

The clash between liberal and conservative values in the U.S. has never been more prevalent than it is when manifested in policies to promote higher education.

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Community Colleges

Alabama Divorce Ruling Gives Non-Custodial Parent Option of Contributing to College Expenses

A decision by the Alabama Supreme Court from earlier this month could have an impact on how students of divorced parents finance their college educations.

Faculty & Staff

Iran’s President Calls for Academic Freedoms

Iran’s president stepped up his challenge to the country’s hard-line factions on Monday, calling for the lifting of restrictions on academic freedoms and for granting Iranian scholars more opportunity to take part in international conferences.

Community Colleges

Diverse Down the Road

The Diverse staff will close out the month of October with a flourish of activity at national conferences. Here’s a list of events we’ll be attending to make presentations or report on for the magazine or web — and always to network with those dedicated to higher education.

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Calif. Gov. Signs Bill for Pricier Community College Classes

A bill that will allow a handful of California’s community colleges to offer additional courses at inflated prices during short summer and winter sessions earned Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature last week despite strong opposition from student leaders and the chancellor of the state’s two-year college system.

Special Report: Recruitment and Retention in Higher Ed

Low participation and completion rates in STEM majors among underrepresented minorities; programs that are being developed to help the college experience of students with autism; a reevaluation of the IPEDS definition of graduates; and increased recruiting efforts to attract more women into business programs.

Mich. Universities Getting More Out-of-State Students

An increase in the number of out-of-state students is contributing to an overall rise in student population at some of Michigan’s public universities, officials said.

Leadership & Policy

New Tribal College Slated to Open in California

With the endorsement of more than 40 California Indian nations, a new nonprofit tribal college will open in northern California in 2014 to serve American Indian students from the state.

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Faculty & Staff

Alabama State Probing Tuberculosis Case

Officials at Alabama State University and the state Department of Public Health say they’re investigating a case of pulmonary tuberculosis at the school.

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