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Perspectives: Students Have Differing Views Of Diversity At FAMU

How many ways can you define “diversity?” A recent study I conducted at Florida A&M University shows that students here in Tallahassee claim a type of diversity that is not defined specifically in federal court decisions. I’ve identified four different types of students based on their view of diversity.

Report: HBCUs Have Significant Economic Impact In Their Respective Regions

If the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities represented one business, it would be ranked 232nd on the Forbes Fortune 500 list of the country’s largest companies.

Hispanic Students Struggle to Pay for College, Says Report

WASHINGTON College is becoming increasingly unaffordable for more and more Latino students, according to a new report released yesterday by the Campaign for America’s Future.

United Methodist Church Brings HBCU Council Together to Recruit More Hispanics

Eleven historically Black colleges and universities affiliated with the United Methodist Church are boosting their efforts to recruit students from the burgeoning Hispanic population.

Changes to Popular Facebook Web site Rankle Students

In the past few years, college students have rushed to sites where they’ve been able to make new friends and reconnect with old ones across the world. But recently, issues with the massively popular site Facebook.com have fueled fears that there can be too much of a good thing.

Report Reveals Best and Worst Schools for Graduating Minorities

Top ten lists are increasingly common on issues across the United States…

Dissatisfaction Voiced At HBCU Meeting

The National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference last month concluded with a…

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Issues of Access and Affordability

For all the dour reports about the lack of access to U.S. higher education…

FAMU Band Marches Into Trouble

First, members of Florida A&M University’s famed Marching 100 were accused of stealing pillows and linens from a hotel in Detroit…

End In Sight For Alabama’s Decades-old College Desegregation Case

MONTGOMERY Ala. Alabama students will be able to receive financial aid from a needs-based program included in an impending settlement that would end the state’s decades-old college desegregation case, according to attorneys on the case.

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Survey: Most Young People Entering the U.S. Workforce Lack Critical Skills Essential for Success

A new survey of leaders from a consortium of business research organizations finds the incoming generation sorely lacking in basic work place skills, according to a report released Monday.

Appreciation: My Friend Earl Hayes

My friend Earl Hayes — a native of Baltimore and a tireless advocate for the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities, an avid boater and a good friend to many across this great country — left us early on the morning of August 29, 2006 following a brief battle with throat and neck cancer.

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