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Coming to Terms with the ‘D’ Word
Hoping for the best, expecting the worst. That’s one way of describing what I was feeling….
August 23, 2006
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Hiring Of Hispanic Professors Lags In Florida
MIAMI The enrollment of Hispanic students at Florida colleges and universities has ballooned spectacularly in recent years, prompting many Hispanic professors to question why their numbers aren’t growing at a corresponding pace.
August 21, 2006
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Bishop State Community College Under Investigation
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Bishop State Community College employees allegedly arranged for their relatives, including a 67-year-old disabled grandmother enrolled in sports programs, to receive student financial aid, according to The Birmingham News.
August 21, 2006
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Research Round-up: SAT Prep Tools; Diversity in the Workplace; Anti-Semitism is Not Dead on Campus
SAT tools used more by students from higher-income families; Diversity in the workplace linked to improved business; Anti-Semitism is still alive on campuses.
August 20, 2006
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ACT Report: College Readiness Improves, But Many Grads Still Lack College-Ready Skills
IOWA CITY, Iowa National ACT scores rose significantly in 2006 and both males and females from all racial ethnic groups have shown improvement, according to a report released earlier this week by the testing agency. ACT says 2006 has seen the biggest increase in 20 years.
August 16, 2006
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Presidents Bush, Clinton Reach Out to Katrina-Devastated HBCUs Through ‘Wave of Hope’ Campaign
When Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters overwhelmed the U.S. Gulf Coast, former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton teamed up to raise millions for hurricane victims. Now the pair have personally reached out to Gulf-area historically Black colleges and universities still reeling from Katrina’s impact.
August 15, 2006
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Exit Exams Continue to Fuel Debate as States Examine Alternatives
WASHINGTON High school exit exams lie at the heart of one of the largest and most vigorously debated controversies in the American high school landscape.
August 15, 2006
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Plagiarism Involving Foreign Students Stirs Controversy at Ohio University
ATHENS, Ohio One of higher education’s largest plagiarism scandals has prompted Ohio University to take action against 39 mechanical engineering graduates, 36 of them from abroad. It has ordered them to address plagiarism allegations involving theses dating back 20 years or risk having their degrees revoked.
August 15, 2006
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Research Roundup:
Blacks Hispanics benefit most from extracurricular study; dual enrollment programs to earn college credits are less available to Black, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged students; Governors’ agreement to compile and report accurate date for high-school completion rates not being followed by some states.
August 14, 2006
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Just the Stats: Gatekeepers of the News
Yesterday, Diverse’s annual journalism edition came out, revealing a continuing and significant under-representation of minorities in the news media.
August 9, 2006
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Will They Overcome?
While more HBCU newspapers are publishing regularly and going online, the issue of censorship and control appears to be intensifying, even at many public HBCUs, where the First Amendment covers student media.
August 9, 2006
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New “Multi-Race” Box Addresses Universities’ Concerns, and Raises New Questions
In a nod to America’s growing multiracial population, the U.S. Department of Education endorsed earlier this week a new system that would allow students to pick more than one “race” box on college applications — and in doing so has unleashed new questions that could have serious policy ramifications.
August 9, 2006
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Perspectives: Educating, Challenging Future Journalists of Color
At many HBCUs, journalism educators are bemoaning students’ lack of critical thinking skills, poor command of basic grammar and ignorance about current events.
August 9, 2006
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Senate Nixes Pell Increase
Plans to increase the maximum Pell Grant for needy students hit a snag in the U.S. Senate last month…
August 9, 2006
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Barack Obama Urges Students To Reverse ‘Empathy Deficit’
A thousand student-leaders from colleges across the country assembled in Washington, D.C….
August 9, 2006
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Will They Overcome?
If The Meter at Tennessee State University and The Hilltop at Howard University are indicators
August 9, 2006
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Hampton Journalists Successful, Yet Critical of Their Alma Mater
Daarel Burnette, a 2006 Hampton University graduate, began working as an education reporter for the…
August 9, 2006
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Sallie Mae, NAFEO Team Up
There’s something a bit thrilling about learning that the National Association for Equal Opportunity in…
August 9, 2006
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