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Accrediting Agency Rejects Fisk University Financial Plan

Financially troubled Fisk University was dealt another setback Thursday in its efforts to remain a significant player in higher education when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools rejected the Nashville university’s financial update.

President Tilahun Mendedo

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HBCU Leaders Say They Should Share Their Campus Success Stories

Getting the message out on historically Black campuses was one of the major themes that emerged Thursday during a gathering of half a dozen HBCU presidents in Atlanta.

John Silvanus Wilson

Book Reviews: A Tapestry of Challenges

New books examine new hurdles for educators and students in a diverse climate.

Degrees of Inequality

Pennsylvania Legislation Seeks In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants

Undocumented immigrants would qualify for the less expensive in-state tuition rates at Pennsylvania universities if they meet residency requirements included in proposed legislation introduced Monday.

Pa. state Rep. Tony Payton Jr.

Averting Deportation, Undocumented Student Realizes DREAM

After political intervention by federal officials leads to withdrawal of deportation order, community college graduate pursues studies to become civil engineer.

Mariano Cardoso

NCAA Forum Aims to Increase Minority Head Coaches

Seven African-American coaches, including three former NFL players, participated Friday in The Champion Forum, the top tier of the NCAA’s coaching academy, during a weeklong convention of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.

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UNCF Green Building Institute Focuses on Helping Schools Find Funds, Save on Costs

Obama administration officials and environmental and finance experts advised at the UNCF Building Green Learning Institute on how UNCF campuses can enhance sustainability measures within buildings while saving on costs.

Michigan Two- and Four-Year Colleges Team Up To Boost Minority STEM Enrollment

In Michigan, the alliance builds on a five-year effort by the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University and Western Michigan University. Between 2005 and 2010, those universities increased the number of STEM bachelor’s degrees awarded to underrepresented minority students by almost 50 percent.

Mary Sue Coleman

More Hispanic Students Finishing High School

The percentage of Hispanic 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school and don’t have an equivalent degree was 22 percent in 2008, down from 34 percent in 1998.

UNAIDS Summit Launches ‘Countdown to Zero’ Plan; Nations With High Numbers of Pregnant Women With HIV Targeted

In a new report released by UNAIDS, advocates call for HIV and AIDS education as early as elementary school.

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U.S., Foreign Higher Education Institutions Unite To Help Haiti

New consortium hopes to help Haitian universities recover and improve a year after earthquake.

Dr. Carole Berotte Joseph

IHEP Launches College Completion Coalition

The National Coalition for College Completion—made up of civil rights organizations, businesses and student advocacy groups—will focus on increasing access to financial aid and building support networks for low-income students.

Dr. Michelle Cooper

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