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Fueled By Rejection, Black Scholars Built College Language Association to Last

While the Modern Language Association never had an official policy to exclude Blacks from participating in one of the world’s largest academic organizations, they concede that for decades its membership wasn’t eager to bring African Americans into their ranks.

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Diverse on the Go …

Senior Writer Jamal Watson is in New Orleans through Saturday covering the 74th Annual Convention of the College Language Association. If you can’t catch up to him in person, you can connect via jwatson1@diverseeducation.com or follow him on twitter @jamalericwatson

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University of Pennsylvania Center Aims to Turn MSI Research Into Results

The Penn Center for Minority-Serving Institutions (CMSI) was created to highlight and advance the contributions of MSIs in higher education.

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Univ. of Baltimore Paying Students to Graduate on Time

Under a new program, Finish4Free, the first of its kind in the country, the University of Baltimore will pay for incoming freshmen’s final semester tuition.

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Morgan State Constructing New School of Business in Honor of Earl Graves

Morgan State University is constructing an $80 million facility that will house the School of Business and Management, which was named in 2005 after Black Enterprise magazine founder Earl G. Graves Sr.

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Jackson State Wins Approval for $47M Dorm Complex

Jackson State University is moving ahead with a $47.3 million plan to build a new 628-bed housing complex, a 650-seat dining hall and a conference center, to be finished by January 2016.

HBCUs Gather in Silicon Valley for Innovation, Entrepreneurship Symposium

Nearly 100 HBCU stakeholders are meeting at a symposium this week seeking to leverage the intellectual capital and top-tier research activity at HBCUs into dollars needed to ensure institutional viability in the years to come.

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UC Berkeley Hires First Wikipedian-in-Residence

Kevin Gorman has been hired to advise students and professors on editing Wikipedia articles.

States Looking at $0 Community College Tuition

Nothing sparks consumer demand like the word “free,” and politicians in some states have proposed the idea of providing that incentive to get young people to attend community college.

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Data breach response costs IU more than $80,000

University reported last month that student information was unsecured for more than 11 months.

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Diverse Docket: Southern Miss Wins Race, Origin, Ethnic Suit from Former Grad Student

Court of Appeals upholds decision that dismissed the case of Maria Salcido vs. the University of Southern Mississippi for race, national origin and ethnic discrimination.

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In Case You Missed It

At ACE, Presidents Focus on Building Partnerships with Institutions Abroad James Rosser Honored with John Hope Franklin Award White House ‘HBCU All-Stars’ Program Recognizes High-Achieving Students Helping Young Black, Latino Men Succeed Through Support and Challenging Stereotypes

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