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Suspended Fraternity to Return
Suspended Fraternity to Return To Western Illinois University CampusMACOMB, Ill.A fraternity suspended from Western Illinois University for running a racially offensive advertisement will be allowed back on campus this fall. An administrative review committee has concluded that Delta Tau Delta is taking steps to improve itself. The all-White fraternity was suspended in September after a […]
June 20, 2001
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UNCF Launches New Jersey Law Scholars Program
UNCF Launches New Jersey Law Scholars ProgramNEWARK, N.J.Over the next three years, nine students from historically Black colleges will get full scholarships to New Jersey law schools through a donation from a Lucent corporate executive and his wife. The United Negro College Fund’s New Jersey Law Scholars Program is the first of its kind in […]
June 20, 2001
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Dear BI Career Consultants:
Dear BI Career Consultants:With colleges and universities increasingly changing many of their retention, scholarship and other programs from targeting only African American students, what can I do as an administrator to keep my university committed to increasing their Black student enrollment and graduation rates?Dr. Donnie Perkins,Dean and DirectorOffice of Affirmative Action and DiversityNortheastern UniversityBostonIf not […]
June 6, 2001
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Federal Judge Has Serious Reservations About Desegregation Plan
Federal Judge Has Serious Reservations About Desegregation Plan JACKSON, Miss.The federal judge overseeing Mississippi’s college desegregation case says he has “serious reservations” about parts of the $500 million settlement proposal. In papers filed last month in U.S. District Court in Oxford, Judge Neal Biggers Jr. said parts of the proposal are significantly more expensive than a […]
June 6, 2001
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In Symbolic Gesture, UC Regents Repeal Ban On Affirmative Action
In Symbolic Gesture, UC Regents Repeal Ban On Affirmative ActionBy Pamela BurdmanSAN FRANCISCOIn a unanimous vote, the University of California regents have repealed their ban on affirmative action, hoping to send a welcoming message to Black and Latino students — and bid farewell to six years of protests and political infighting.Sealed in backroom agreements under […]
June 6, 2001
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FTC Charges Scholarship Marketers With Misrepresentation
FTC Charges Scholarship Marketers With MisrepresentationThe Federal Trade Commission, as part of its ongoing “Project ScholarScam,” has settled charges with College Resource Management Inc., (CRM) of misrepresenting their ability to obtain college financial aid for students.According to the FTC’s complaint, the defendants marketed their financial aid services through a direct-mail campaign targeted to high school […]
June 6, 2001
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The Peculiar InstitutionNew Trends and Controversies in Researching and Teaching Slavery
The Peculiar InstitutionNew Trends and Controversies in Researching and Teaching Slavery By Paul Ruffins Because of its richness and controversy, the study of slavery has captured the interest and imagination of many different theorists. In turn, these researchers have discovered new documents and reinterpreted older sources of data. Because these scholars’ sources and conclusions are […]
May 23, 2001
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The Peculiar InstitutionNew Trends and Controversies in Researching and Teaching Slavery
The Peculiar InstitutionNew Trends and Controversies in Researching and Teaching Slavery By Paul Ruffins Because of its richness and controversy, the study of slavery has captured the interest and imagination of many different theorists. In turn, these researchers have discovered new documents and reinterpreted older sources of data. Because these scholars’ sources and conclusions are […]
May 23, 2001
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Washington State University Moves to Make School Safer for Minorities
Washington State University Moves to Make School Safer for MinoritiesPULLMAN, Wash.Washington State University will take steps to make its campus safer for minority students, President V. Lane Rawlins says. The steps include creating a better system to report violence, recruiting more minority faculty and hiring an administrator to educate students about the perils of drinking. […]
May 23, 2001
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Dropping Remedial Program Has Little Effect on CUNY’s Minority Enrollment, Says State Report
Dropping Remedial Program Has Little Effect on CUNY’s Minority Enrollment, Says State ReportNEW YORK The City University of New York’s decision to drop remedial programs from its four-year programs has had little effect on its minority enrollment, according to a state report. The elimination of remedial courses in math, reading and writing at seven of […]
May 23, 2001
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College Board-Sponsored Study Claims SAT
College Board-Sponsored Study Claims SAT Is Good Predictor of Grades, GraduationMINNEAPOLISAt a time when the SAT college admission tests are under fire, new research says the scores are good forecasters of grades throughout college and whether students stay around to graduate. Critics of the SAT as an admissions tool, however, raised questions early this month […]
May 23, 2001
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Making Room for the Study of Gifted African American Males
Making Room for the Study of Gifted African American MalesIn a recent article, “Extraordinary Gifts Often Come in Plain Brown Wrappers,” I detailed a research investigation highlighting the experiences of two academically gifted African American males in two different collegiate settings, a historically Black college or university (HBCU) and a traditionally White institution (TWI).  My […]
May 9, 2001
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Gradfree.com Provides Convenient Way to Help Students Pay Down Loan Debt
Gradfree.com Provides Convenient Way to Help Students Pay Down Loan DebtAs students graduate this month with dreams of getting their first full-time job, they will also have to grapple with the reality of huge debt incurred while pursuing a degree. The average student attending a public university graduates with approximately $13,000 in debt, and private […]
May 9, 2001
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Philanthropic Forklift Driver Uplifts Through Giving
Philanthropic Forklift Driver Uplifts Through GivingBy Erik LordsDETROITAt age 80, Mat Dawson Jr. of Detroit is still active, is in good health and works the same full-time job he started 60 years ago. His spirits are high nearly every day, but he already knows exactly what he wants engraved on his tombstone: “Gone but not […]
May 9, 2001
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Young Black Men Speak on College & Life
Young Black Men Speak on College & LifeBlack Issues In Higher Education talks to four young Black men who are currently attending college at campuses across the United States. Their educational, family and cultural backgrounds are diverse but their desire to advance themselves with a college education places them on a common mission. By Ronald […]
May 9, 2001
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Where are the Black Men on Campus?
Where are the Black Men on Campus? As institutions of higher education struggle to enroll Black men at comparable numbers to Black females, the imbalance is having an impact beyond the classroom and campus.By most measures  of a private college under new leadership, the push by Dillard University in New Orleans to boost its enrollment […]
May 9, 2001
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Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, Black Issues Honor HBCUs
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, Black Issues Honor HBCUsWASHINGTONThe Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Inc. and Black Issues In Higher Education last month in Washington recognized several historically Black colleges and universities for their outstanding achievement and service in promoting access and opportunity for students of color. Bennett College, Coppin State College and Delaware State University received […]
May 9, 2001
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Texas Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Hopwood Case
Texas Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Hopwood CaseAUSTIN, Texas Texas Attorney General John Cornyn asked the U.S. Supreme Court last month to review the landmark Hopwood ruling that led to a ban on race-based policies for admissions, financial aid and scholarships at the state’s public universities. “This is probably the last chance to get […]
May 9, 2001
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