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Founded as a ‘Colored Institute,’ W.Va. State University Celebrates 120th Anniversary

West Virginia State University, a historically Black school that first opened its doors in March 1891, is celebrating its 120th academic year this 2010-2011 school year.

Dr. Hazo Carter is only the ninth president of West Virginia State University in its 120 years.

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White House Hosts First Summit on Community Colleges

Community college advocates and leaders leave summit with new partners and ideas for strengthening programs and increasing graduation rates.

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Community College Summit to Highlight Initiatives, Promote New Ideas

White House community college summit is set to open a chapter on two-year institutions expanding their role in U.S. postsecondary education and work-force preparation.

2010 Community College National Legislative Summit (photo by Arelis Hernandez)

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Mississippi Universities Seek Restoration of Stimulus Funds

Anticipating the coming dearth of federal stimulus funding, Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds says Mississippi’s universities have shaved $91 million from operating expenses, but will still need more state money next fiscal year.

Special Report: Puerto Rico’s Eleven Campuses, One University, Many Strikes

The two-month-long student strike that shuttered 10 of 11 University of Puerto Rico campuses this year has been settled, but the underlying issues that contributed to the unrest are far from resolved.

The two-month-long student strike that shuttered 10 of 11 University of Puerto Rico campuses this year

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Scrutiny of U.S. Higher Education Increasing, College Forum Panelists Say

As the Obama Administration continues its push to make the United States the most-college educated nation in the world by 2020, institutions of higher learning should expect increased media and governmental scrutiny around issues of quality and accountability, experts said Tuesday at a Washington forum on college completion.

Dr. Eduardo Ochoa

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University of North Carolina Celebrates 1955 Racial Integration Milestone

Fifty-five years after a federal court allowed them to register for classes by overturning the university’s racist admissions policy, John Brandon and brothers Ralph and LeRoy Frasier returned to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be celebrated as pioneers.

Leroy Frasier, John Lewis Brandon, and Ralph Frasier (left to right),

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Tuskegee Selects Purdue Administrator, Researcher as New President

Tuskegee University announced Friday the selection of Dr. Gilbert L. Rochon, associate vice president for collaborative research and engagement at Purdue University, as its sixth president.

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Dean Stabbed at Kansas City Community College

A man who was mumbling and carrying a knife in a building where Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon was scheduled to hold a news conference stabbed a college dean in the neck Tuesday before being subdued by witnesses.

UAH news conference

Rev. Jackson Debunks ‘Post-Racial’ Idea at Minority Legal Scholar Conference

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who twice ran for president, mocks the notion that the mere fact that a Black person is sitting in the White House means the nation has entered a “post-racial” era.

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Shaw University Announces New President

A historically Black college in North Carolina’s capital city has named its first female president.

Dr. Irma McClaurin was named president of Shaw University on Thursday.

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Opinion: Assessing the Broad Picture of Asian-American Achievement

Although Asian-Americans boast the highest college graduation rates among ethnic groups in the U.S., large sectors of their population suffer from low educational attainment.

U.S. Rep. Michael Honda

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