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Professional Appointments
DR. MARILYN SANDERS MOBLEY has been named the first Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity at Case Western Reserve University (Ohio). Previously, she was the provost at Bennett College for Women. Mobley earned a bachelor’s from Barnard College, a master’s from New York University and a doctorate from Case Western Reserve. DR. MIRON […]
January 7, 2009
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Grants & Gifts
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE has received a $200,000 grant from State Farm Insurance to develop an arts program that would bring K-12 students from the San Fernando Valley to the CSUN campus. The Department of Journalism at COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO has received a $10,000 grant from the Tribune Foundation to support the school’s Minority Journalism […]
January 7, 2009
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‘Putting Education First’ Rhodes Scholar says parents rewarded achievements in the classroom over football field.
Many boys fantasize about becoming stars on the football field or basketball court when they grow up and earning millions of dollars in endorsement deals.
January 4, 2009
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Some See DREAM Act Within Reach
Proponents of the DREAM Act are hopeful President-elect Obama will push for passage of the bill in his first 100 days.
December 24, 2008
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Wayne State University Facing Tough, New Tests
Wayne State University works to stem enrollment losses caused by Michigan’s economic crisis while providing management expertise to the city of Detroit.
December 24, 2008
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Grants & Gifts
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY has received $50,000 in scholarship grants from the Coca-Cola Foundation for first-generation college students. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS has received $50,000 from the Verizon Foundation to support first-generation college students. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE has received a $10,000 gift from Citi for its Bookstein Institute for Higher Education In Taxation. The […]
December 24, 2008
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Spel-Bounding: All-Female Spelman College Ranks No. 2 in Sending Black Graduates On to Ph.D.s in Science and Math
Coming in second usually isn’t a big deal. But, when it is a tiny, historically Black women’s college placing No. 2 to a fellow HBCU with a student body just more than three times its size in a national science- and math-related survey, it seems that it is something to celebrate.
December 17, 2008
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Mixed Reviews: Black and Latino Advocates On Duncan’s Record and Their Expectations
The highly anticipated announcement of the next U.S. Secretary of Education brought varied reactions from three key African-American higher education constituencies and at least one Latino organization.
December 16, 2008
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Advocates: Economic Stimulus Needed for Education Too
Education groups join chorus of industries asking for government help that will create school repair jobs and keep students enrolled in college.
December 10, 2008
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A SPACE OF THEIR OWN
Ethnic-themed dorms offer a supportive environment for minorities, but critics say they stunt personal growth by promoting self-segregation.
December 10, 2008
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Showcasing Community College Programs That Make a Difference
Leon was convinced his dream of getting a degree in sports medicine to work as an athletic trainer was out of reach. It was the math. Even though he studied hard, Leon would always freeze when it came to taking tests.
December 10, 2008
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Grants & Gifts
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, has received a $5 million grant from the Office of Education at the National Aeronautics Space Administration to further research and educational activities at the university’s Structures, Propulsion, Aerospace and Control Engineering (SPACE) Center. Cal State L.A. is one of seven universities to receive NASA’s Minority University Research and Education […]
December 10, 2008
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‘Highly Educated Paupers’
For many young scholars, exorbitant student loan debt can mean a lifetime of hardship.
December 10, 2008
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Coalition Urges Fixes for Dropout Crisis
Education policies that hold high schools accountable and give schools the resources to adequately prepare students for college and the modern workforce are necessary to improve graduation rates, reverse dropout trends, and strengthen the economy, according to a coalition of educational reform and civil rights groups.
December 9, 2008
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Iowa Educators Address College Success for Latinos
Schools and colleges can make attending college and succeeding at it a realizable goal for Latino students, but educators and policy makers need to do more to help them, according to a collaborative report from Iowa scholars and a national group of Hispanic educators.
December 9, 2008
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Gates Foundation to invest in community colleges
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation would like to encourage more 20-somethings to get a post-high school degree or certificate before starting a family.
December 9, 2008
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Some See DREAM Act Within Reach
Barack Obama’s presidential victory is fueling widespread optimism among student groups that Congress and the next White House will endorse long-debated legislation to help undocumented students gain legal status.
December 8, 2008
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Jefferson, Not Hemings, Inspiration For Top Book Award Winner
It would be easy to assume that a desire to document an enslaved woman’s rightful place in history started Annette Gordon-Reed down the path that led to her recent triumph as the winner of the National Book Award for nonfiction.
December 7, 2008
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