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LASTWORD : DIVERSITY IN SUPPORTING OUR NATION
Embracing, building and nurturing a diverse work force are business imperatives in today’s federal government arena.
December 23, 2009
Students
SUPPLYING THE DEMAND
With the economy still reeling, Hampton University didn’t get its usual contingent of 100 employers at its fall 2009 career fair for students and alumni. But one sector was there in force — federal government agencies look
December 23, 2009
Students
SPECTRUM: MIXED IN AMERICA
Louie Gong, an education resource coordinator at Muckleshoot Tribal College in Auburn, Wash., is wellversed on issues of multiculturalism and mixed-race heritage but he isn’t an expert and has no intentions of becoming one.
December 23, 2009
Students
Hispanic College Fund President Steps Down
Idalia Fernandez announced Tuesday she will resign from the position she has held since 2007.
December 22, 2009
Idalia Fernandez
Students
Minority Hires a Priority On Capitol Hill
Government agencies and MSI advocates seek new ways to boost minority participation in federal jobs.
December 22, 2009
Capitol Hill Interns
Students
Michigan Lt Gov. Backs Water Fee for College Scholarships
Lt. Gov. John Cherry wants to bring back the Michigan Promise Grant scholarship for 96,000 college students by charging a fee on companies that sell bottled water from Michigan.
December 15, 2009
Students
HBCUs a Bargain Compared with Other Private Colleges, UNCF Says
Applications are on the increase at many private Black colleges, the United Negro College Fund says, and one factor may be their lower tuitions compared with other small private colleges and universities.
December 15, 2009
UNCF president and CEO Michael Lomax
Students
Changing the Measures of Success for HBCUs
Public HBCUs want institutional graduation rates to reflect social and economic obstacles borne by their disadvantaged students.
December 14, 2009
Mary Sias
Students
Loan Default Data Study Highlights For-Profit Student Borrowers
More than one in five borrowers of federal student loans who attend for-profit colleges default within three years of beginning repayment, new figures made available by the U.S. Department of Education on Monday show.
December 14, 2009
Harris Miller
Students
Mentorship Program Empowers Asian-American Students at Penn
PAACH connects Asian-American studies to student life at the University of Pennsylvania
December 10, 2009
June Chu (left)
Students
SOUL SURVIVOR
A target in the 1990s culture wars, Temple\’s venerable African American studies department enters its third decade beset by a lingering faculty rift.
December 9, 2009
Students
LASTWORD: INCREASING THE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF BLACK MALES
or the majority of my professional career, the educational attainment and performance of Black students have been primary themes in my research.
December 9, 2009
Students
NEW STATE OF LEADERSHIP:MINORITIES BREAK COLOR BARRIERS IN TOP ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS AT PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTIONS.
Pennsylvania, the state with the sixth-largest population in the country with more than 12 million people, reportedly has more than 450 public and private colleges, universities and career and technical training schools.
December 9, 2009
Students
THE BRIDGE TO SOMEWHERE
PAACH programs connect Asian-American studies to student life at the University of Pennsylvania.
December 9, 2009
Students
NOTEWORTHYNEWS: A NEGLECTED NATIONAL TREASURE
When Dr. Michelle R. Howard-Vital became president of one of the nation’s oldest historically Black universities (HBCU) in 2007, she knew she “inherited a national treasure that has produced some extraordinary leaders.”
December 9, 2009
Students
WASHINGTON UPDATE: FARRAH NOT RESTING ON GEAR UP
After nearly 15 years on Capitol Hill, Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., still has lofty goals for U.S. education policy in the years ahead.
December 9, 2009
Students
Howard U. Dental Student Among Five Missing Americans Probed for Terror Links
Five young Americans, including a Howard University dental school student, captured in Pakistan are under investigation for possibly trying to meet up with a terror group, authorities said Wednesday.
December 9, 2009
Students
Despite Struggles, Pioneering Black Studies Department Presses Forward
A target in the 1990s culture wars, Temple University’s venerable African American studies department enters its third decade.
December 9, 2009
Dr. Nathaniel Norment
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