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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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High School Dropout Problem “About Class and Race,” Says Summit Participant
WASHINGTON, D.C. With only half of minority students graduating high school on time, U.S. secondary schools need more funding, rigor and accountability to address the “silent epidemic” of school dropouts, national and community activists said at a special Washington, D.C., conference Wednesday.
May 9, 2007
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University of California Marks Decade of Race-blind Admissions
BERKELEY, Calif. A fit of spring-cleaning led Eric Brooks to a box of old newspaper clips from 1997. That’s when he was the lone Black student enrolled in the incoming law school class at the University of California, Berkeley, following the end of affirmative action admissions.
May 6, 2007
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Documenting American Indian Success
AIHEC says it has all the data federal officials need to determine that tribal colleges are grant-worthy.
May 2, 2007
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HBCUs and Black Investment Banks: A Natural, Transformative Partnership
As the leadership of historically black colleges and universities positions their institutions to meet the growing challenges of the 21st century, I am excited by the potential of a partnership that has the possibilities of transformational empowerment for these institutions.
May 2, 2007
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Duke Biz School Punishes 34 for Cheating
RALEIGH, N.C. The largest cheating scandal ever at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business involved more than a take-home exam, a business school official said Tuesday.
May 1, 2007
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Just the Stats: Can High School Counselors Prevent Drop-Outs?
A new report by the National Center for Education Statistics suggests a strong relationship between the number of credit hours a high-school student earns as a freshman and their likelihood to drop out. With this information, could school administrators identify potential dropouts early enough to intervene?
April 30, 2007
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