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Flocking to film school – minorities and the film industry
New York — In recent years, many of the high School students clamoring for a coveted spot in New York University’s Future Filmmakers Workshop — designated for members of “traditionally underrepresented” groups — have challenged the boundaries of what that means.
June 15, 2007
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One-on-One with Liberia President Sirleaf
Liberia’s “Iron Lady,” President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was in Atlanta last month to deliver the commencement address at Spelman College and to accept an honorary degree from the historically Black all-women’s school.
June 13, 2007
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Broken Bonds: Are Black Greek Organizations Making Themselves Irrelevant?
It is rare that one finds a venue to advance balanced, yet critical, debate over Black Greek Letter Organizations, or BGLOs.
June 13, 2007
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‘Helping Smart Kids Get Smarter’
Increasingly educators are addressing ways to motivate high-potential students.
June 13, 2007
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Presidential Hopefuls Gradually Roll Out Education Plans
From student loans to college access programs, candidates offer proposals.
June 13, 2007
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Perspectives: College Dream Can Be Reality For America’s Refugee Citizens
Education is the proven universal passport to a better personal and financial future. Our nation prides itself on providing equal educational opportunities for all. The system isn’t perfect, and no one knows that better than the poor and those outside the mainstream of American life. Like other Americans, refugee and asylum families in this country dream of college for their children, but few find their way to our campuses. We must change that.
June 10, 2007
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Report: First-generation Black Freshmen Drop in Four-Year Colleges
The number of first-generation Black students entering four-year colleges dropped by almost two-thirds between 1971 and 2005, according to new data collected by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program at the University of California, Los Angeles.
June 7, 2007
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Strides Made in Student Reading and Math Since NCLB Act, Says Report
Student achievement in reading and math has increased since the No Child Left Behind Act was enacted in 2002, according to a new report released by the Center on Education Policy.
June 4, 2007
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Illegal Students Await Immigration Plan
WASHINGTON At 23, Mariana should be carefree. She is finishing her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles, and has been accepted to a master’s program at Harvard University’s education school.
June 4, 2007
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Students say Northeastern U Terminating Non-Ph.D. Faculty to Move Up In the Rankings
BOSTON Northeastern University is purging its communications and journalism program of instructors who lack doctorates in a move students say is motivated by the university’s quest to improve its U.S. News & World Report ranking.
May 30, 2007
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Coming to Terms With the “R” Word
Colleges may boast diversity, but what does that really mean for campus climate?
May 30, 2007
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Grants & Gifts
The City College of New York has received a four-year, $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue the college’s participation in the Institute of General Medical Sciences’ SCORE program. The program provides research funds for faculty development at minority-serving institutions. A collaborative effort between the City College of San Francisco and […]
May 30, 2007
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New Facts, Still Mind-boggling
BALTIMORE CITY, Md. After first lying to police that they were shot in a gas station robbery, and then claiming to invite a gun wound in an attempt to avoid a fraternity initiation, one shooting victim has confessed the true reason why he asked a Morgan State University student to shoot him — to avoid National Guard duty in Iraq.
May 24, 2007
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Advocacy Group Offers Model Policy on Mental Health Problems
Most college campuses have counseling services to deal with students who may have a potentially serious mental health problem, but not all institutions have a well-defined policy that benefits students while addressing the school’s concerns about liability.
May 24, 2007
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How UCLA’s Black Enrollment Rebounded
Community leaders and Black alumni stepped up to help boost Black enrollment at the University of California, Los Angeles this year. The number of Black students who said they plan to enroll as freshmen in the fall doubled from 103 to 203, bringing the percentage of Black UCLA freshmen to 4.5 percent, up from 2.2 percent a year ago.
May 21, 2007
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Maine Students, Lawmakers Plead for More Community College Funding
AUGUSTA, Maine With a balanced state budget still beyond lawmakers’ grasp, a community college student, an administrator, a business leader and legislators pleaded last week for more funding for the seven-campus system, saying the state is failing to address surging demand by prospective students.
May 20, 2007
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In Higher Ed, the Year of Dishonesty
If the academic year now winding down had a theme, it was a more subtle one: dishonesty.
May 20, 2007
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Teacher Training and Federal K-12 and Higher Education Programs
There is little coordination between federal K-12 and higher education programs charged with teacher training, even though such efforts could improve education for poor and minority students in low-quality public schools, a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee was told Thursday.
May 17, 2007
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