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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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Following in the Footsteps of Legends
Stepping down after 12 years at the helm of Morehouse College, Dr. Walter Massey has carved out his own legacy at an institution known for producing Black leaders.
May 16, 2007
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In Fairness
Tribal college leaders criticize proposal to fund nontribal institutions with 10 percent American Indian student enrollment.
May 16, 2007
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Rewarded for Resiliency
Recipients of the East Bay College Fund scholarships receive much more than money.
May 16, 2007
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Following in the Footsteps of Legends
Stepping down after 12 years at the helm of Morehouse College, Dr. Walter Massey has carved out his own legacy at an institution known for producing Black leaders.
May 16, 2007
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Grants & Gifts
Ball State University (Ind.) has received $200,000 from the Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Foundation to create the Telecommunications Merit Endowment Scholarship. The scholarship aims to benefit incoming freshmen and transfer students who are looking to major in telecommunications. Cheyney University (Pa.) has received a $350,000 donation from Ephren W. Taylor II, the youngest Black […]
May 16, 2007
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HBCUs Have A Responsibility To LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Students
Campus silence is read as lack of support.
May 16, 2007
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George Mason University Program for First-generation Students Celebrates Milestone
FAIRFAX, Va. George Mason University’s Early Identification Program celebrated its 20th anniversary on Tuesday by welcoming a new batch of students and congratulating those who finished the program this past year. EIP has had an enviable track record, sending 96 percent of its graduates on to college.
May 14, 2007
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Best and Brightest: Five Years, Five Degrees For One UConn Student
Devin Gaines is any university’s ideal candidate. An overachiever in the utmost sense of the word, the 22-year-old has earned five degrees in five years —all as an undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut.
May 13, 2007
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University panel says student parody “harassed” blacks
BOSTON A judicial panel at Tufts University on Thursday ruled that a conservative campus journal “harassed” blacks by publishing a Christmas carol parody called “O Come All Ye Black Folk” that many found racist.
May 13, 2007
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Perspectives: Boosting Criminal Justice Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
African Americans make up about 45 percent of the prison population, but fewer than 200 minorities hold doctorates in criminology. HBCUs provide the perfect environment for nurturing minority criminologists, but they need resources.
May 13, 2007
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Amid Loan Scandal, Attention Turns to College Affordability Crisis
After widespread reports of questionable practices in the student loan industry, the U.S. Congress — and, particularly, minority lawmakers — took the difficult first steps this week to refocus the debate on how best to reform the financial aid system to help low-income students.
May 10, 2007
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New Prince George’s Community College President Formally Introduced
Largo, Md. Incoming Prince George’s Community College President Dr. Charlene M. Dukes was formally introduced to the public yesterday at a community forum, though she is no stranger to the college.
May 10, 2007
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