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Trial Under Way for Accused Shooter of Spelman Student
A Spelman College student who was killed by a stray bullet as she walked with friends on a neighboring college campus was trying to break up the fight that led to her death, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
February 17, 2010
Students
Leaders Mark 50th Anniversary of Nashville Sit-ins
Civil rights leaders observing Saturday’s 50th anniversary of the sit-in movement that would integrate Nashville’s lunch counters said that pivotal group of college students went on to become leaders in the civil rights movement across the South.
February 14, 2010
Students
Private Colleges Outline New College Success Initiative
The nation’s private colleges and universities pledged Friday to boost efforts to enroll and graduate at-risk students, as leaders said the move would complement the Obama administration’s plans for greater success rates in higher education.
February 14, 2010
Students
UAH Professor’s Family, Friends: No Suspicion of Potential Violence
An Alabama professor accused of shooting six colleagues was vocal in her resentment over being denied tenure, though relatives and students said she had never suggested she might become violent. Plus, Diverse profiles the slain.
February 14, 2010
Students
Black History Special: Students Mentored By Civil Rights Veterans Changed American History
In 1960, students attending colleges and universities in Greensboro, N.C., Nashville, and locations throughout the South staged sit-ins at store lunch counters and restaurants in protest of public segregation. Many of those who came under the influence of civil rights pioneers, James Lawson and Ella Baker, went on to become leaders in the civil rights movement.
February 10, 2010
Students
Lastword – Black Greek Deathwatch
After the hand-wringing over a hazing death comes a period of reckless behavior leading to yet another death. Will we stop the cycle?
February 9, 2010
Students
Oregon-based Minority Group to Offer White Students Aid
An Oregon group that represents minorities plans to offer scholarships for White college students to study race relations and help champion issues important to minorities.
February 8, 2010
Students
U.S. Colleges Recruit Hispanic Families Using Spanish
Some venerable American universities are trying to tap the booming pool of Hispanic students by offering Spanish translations of their admissions and financial aid material.
February 8, 2010
Students
Revised FAFSA Form Easing Financial Aid Process
The Obama administration unveiled the new FAFSA form recently in a visit to a high school in Washington, D.C., where U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Dr. Jill Biden and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., attended the session.
February 8, 2010
Students
La. College Commission Suggests Restructuring
The final list of recommendations from a higher education restructuring panel would shift the way dollars are divvied up among Louisiana’s public college campuses and reshuffle governance of the schools.
February 7, 2010
Students
Criminal Justice Scholar Dispels Racial Stereotypes
At Penn State Harrisburg, Dr. Shaun Gabbidon focuses primarily on three areas: racial profiling of consumers, the social-historical perspective of race and crime and African-American criminological thought.
February 4, 2010
Students
Judge Dismisses Suit Against AKA President and Sorority
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by eight members of the nation’s oldest black sorority, who accused the group’s president of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in improper compensation and spending sorority money on a wax statue of herself and other questionable purposes.
February 3, 2010
Students
On The Move – Feb 4, 2010 Issue
DR. CHRISTINE CLARK was named senior scholar for multicultural education and founding vice president for diversity and inclusion at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Previously, Clark was executive director of the Offi ce of Human Relations Programs at UNLV. Clark earned a bachelor’s from Franklin & Marshall College and a master’s and doctorate from the […]
February 3, 2010
Students
Noteworthy News – Standing Up for the Count
With federal dollars on the line, colleges are working to prevent an undercount of college students in the 2010 Census.
February 3, 2010
Students
Washington Update – Financial Aid Simplification: One Step Forward and More to Go
New changes are making it easier to complete the federal government’s financial aid form. But some experts are concerned that the multipage application may still deter students from seeking aid.
February 3, 2010
Students
Private Institutions Seek Role in Obama College Completion Drive
In joining President Obama’s ambitious college completion initiative, a leading U.S. association of private colleges and universities has devoted part of its annual meeting to exploring the role private institutions can play in the quest to expand access and graduate more students.
February 2, 2010
Students
Private Institutions Seek Role in Obama College Completion Drive
In joining President Obama’s ambitious college completion initiative, a leading U.S. association of private colleges and universities has devoted part of its annual meeting to exploring the role private institutions can play in the quest to expand access and graduate more students.
February 2, 2010
Students
Parents, Students on Edge Over Soaring Tuition
As students around the country anxiously wait for college acceptance letters, their parents are sweating the looming tuition bills at public universities.
February 1, 2010
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