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Feds Fund Three Types of Minority-serving Institutions

Under new education department programs, money for eligible colleges and universities is up for grabs.

‘Creating an Atmosphere Of Acceptance’

When it comes to learning disabilities, minority students are often misdiagnosed.

The Lawyer From Lafayette

Xavier University of Louisiana president, Dr. Norman Francis, celebrates 40 years at the helm of one of the nation’s top HBCUs.

Grants & Gifts

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY has received a $3.1 MILLION gift from the Monfort Family Foundation to provide support for Monfort scholars and professors and the Monfort Lecture Series, among other things. The COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY has received a $30,000 grant as part of the MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Award. The college was chosen […]

Labor dispute prompts Bill Clinton to cancel UCLA commencement speech

Bill Clinton canceled a commencement speech at the University of California, Los Angeles, because of a lingering labor dispute.

Feds Fund Three Types of MSIs

Money for Predominantly Black-serving, non-tribal American Indian-serving and Asian-serving institutions is up for grabs.

Perspectives: Graduates, Stand Ready to Become Internal Corporate Champions for Your Alma Mater

As they head to corporate America, graduating seniors should be asked about eventually securing from their employers corporate support for their alma mater, as corporate-sector sponsorship is critical to the sustainability of historically Black colleges and universities in the 21st century.

Charting a New Course

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore becomes the first HBCU to receive a PGA Professional Golf Management Program.

Grants & Gifts

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD, has received $1 MILLION from the CSU system, which received funds from the Bernard Osher Foundation to be distributed. The monies will go to support a scholarship endowment fund at CSU Bakersfield. Twelve faculty members at OHIO UNIVERSITY have been awarded a $124,000 grant by the Ohio University Research Committee and […]

Letters

Highlighting a Major Milestone Diverse, thank you so much for highlighting this major historic milestone in African literature (see “Revisiting a Classic,” April 17). There is no more important literary figure alive today than Achebe. Thanks again. — Dr. Pamela D. Reed Taking Race Matters Seriously I applaud those institutions taking this subject seriously (see […]

Policymakers Seek to Ensure No Disruptions In Student Loan Availability

Congressional leaders are considering a variety of bills to impede a late summer student loan crisis.

Texas Southern Implements New Selective Admissions Policy

Texas Southern University’s Board of Regents ended the university’s long-standing open admissions policy with a unanimous vote, at the urging of the university’s new president John Rudley.

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