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Increasing Student Loan Rates
For Carmen Berkley, an African-American student leader with five college loans and some knowledge of the financial aid system…
June 28, 2006
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Virginia State Boosts Aid to Limit Student Debt
Beginning this fall, academically gifted, low-income Virginia State University students will get enough financial…
June 28, 2006
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Demanding Divestment From Sudan
Bowing to student demands to “stop supporting genocide,” the University of California regents voted earlier this year to divest…
June 28, 2006
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Celebrating 40 Years of Activism
Armed with well-honed leadership skills, established organizational techniques and a fearless demeanor…
June 28, 2006
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The Current State of Black Student Unions
Diverse surveyed the leaders of 23 BSUs across the country to see how the organizations have evolved over the years…
June 28, 2006
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Grants & Awards
Norfolk State University (Va.) received a $1 million gift from Ernest M. Hodge, founder and co-CEO of March/Hodge Automotive Group and a 1975 alumnus of the university. The gift will establish the Ernest M. Hodge Center for Entrepreneurship in the School of Business. The University of Arizona has received a $1.4 million grant from the […]
June 28, 2006
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The Struggles of Foreign-born Faculty
The Struggles of Foreign-born Faculty Conflicts between African and African-American professors must be addressed…
June 28, 2006
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Celebrating 40 Years of Activism
Armed with well-honed leadership skills, established organizational techniques and a fearless demeanor…
June 27, 2006
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Financial Aid, Accountability Focus of Federal Panel, But Not Diversity
A major increase in need-based financial aid — plus more accountability for colleges — are among the major themes of a blue-ribbon federal panel’s draft report on higher education reform that focuses relatively little attention on diversity.
June 26, 2006
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NCCU Goes on Offense: We’re Not a “Poor Cousin” to Duke
In its coverage of the Duke University men’s lacrosse rape story, the media for months has contrasted the elite, privileged world of Duke with the struggling-to-get-by image of the historically Black North Carolina Central University, where the alleged rape victim is a student.
June 26, 2006
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New Course To Help Teachers Relate To American Indian Students
Prospective teachers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will soon be able to learn the subtle and sometimes striking differences between American Indian students and their classmates.
June 21, 2006
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Higher Student Loan Rates Said To Impact Minorities
While higher interest rates alone may not persuade minority students to put off their education, it is one of several trends that may affect access, says Thomas Mortensen, a higher education analyst with Postsecondary Education Opportunity.
June 19, 2006
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South Africans Mark Student Uprising That Galvanized Anti-apartheid Movement
South African President Thabo Mbeki led hundreds of South Africans on a march Friday honoring the sacrifice of children whose bloody uprising 30 years ago reshaped the struggle to end apartheid.
June 18, 2006
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Clemson Student’s Death Causes Reexamination of Campus Safety
The arrest of a suspect in the murder of Clemson student Tiffany Maries Souers has brought relief to the university community. However, Gail DiSabatino, Clemson’s vice president of student affairs, says the case has led some people to rethink the university’s safety measures.
June 15, 2006
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Professional Appointments
Dr. Elsa Nuñez has been appointed president of Eastern Connecticut State University. She is currently vice chancellor for academic and student affairs for the University of Maine System. Nuñez holds a bachelor’s from Montclair State University, a master’s from Fairleigh Dickenson University and a doctorate from Rutgers University. Tracie Alcorn-Abraham has been appointed executive director […]
June 14, 2006
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Grants & Awards
Elizabeth City State University (N.C.) has received a four-year, $875,448 grant from the National Institutes of Health to support student international research internships. The Minority Health Institute Research Training Program will send 10 students each year to the University of Botswana and the University of Zululand in South Africa. Harvard University (Mass.) has received a […]
June 14, 2006
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Study: Flawed Admissions Process Reason for Black Student Decline in California
Black applicants are being systematically blocked from the University of California system in part because of its flawed admission scheme, according to a new University of California, Los Angeles report released Tuesday.
June 12, 2006
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New Orleans Universities Struggle to Recruit Students after Katrina
Among the myriad issues involved in the recovery of Hurricane Katrina-affected colleges and universities, one of the most pertinent is the “mama factor.” That’s what Xavier University of Louisiana President Norman Francis calls the impact a parent’s trepidation has on enrollment.
June 12, 2006
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