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Students
Emory Brings Slave Trade
Emory University scholars were recently awarded grants to make accessible and free on the Internet a mammoth …
July 12, 2006
Students
A Favorable Prognosis
Dr. Keith Amos’ undying support for his undergrad alma mater, Xavier University of Louisiana…
July 12, 2006
Students
Diversifying the Economists
With a flair for math, Janelle Jones won a NASA scholarship to Spelman College…
July 12, 2006
Students
Grants & Awards
Southern University’s (La.) Center for Social Research has been awarded a $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help fund the Universities Rebuilding America Partnership. The two-year program assists low- to moderate-income residents of the Baton Rouge and New Orleans corridor. The center will provide technical training, assist small and […]
July 12, 2006
Students
Sen. Barack Obama Urges Students to Reverse ‘Empathy Deficit’
A thousand student leaders from colleges across the country assembled in the nation’s capital yesterday to attend the 2nd annual Campus Progress National Student Conference, sponsored by liberal advocacy group the Center for American Progress. Keynote speaker U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., the nation’s only Black senator, urged the enthusiastic student audience to find opportunities to serve the public good, rather than chase after high-paying jobs.
July 11, 2006
Students
Report: College Enrollment Gender Gap Widens for White, Hispanic Students
The gap between White and Hispanic undergraduates has widened, according to a new gender equity study released Tuesday by the American Council on Education.
July 11, 2006
Students
Emory Brings Slave Trade Database to the Web
Emory University scholars were recently awarded grants to make accessible and free on the Internet a mammoth database of the voyages of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
July 9, 2006
Students
King Papers Position Morehouse For Change
Morehouse College stands to gain much more than the 10,000 documents in the collection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s writings bought by a coalition of business leaders, individuals and philanthropic leaders in Atlanta.
July 2, 2006
Students
Community College Transfers Shut Out of Elite Colleges
The doors of the nation’s most selective four-year colleges and universities have begun closing in the faces of aspiring low-income transfer students from community colleges over the last two decades, a new study suggests.
June 28, 2006
Students
Nation’s “Best Schools” Fail Minorities
Many of the high schools on Newsweek’s popular annual lists of the nation’s Top 100 schools have glaring achievement gaps between the races and high dropout rates, according to a new report.
June 28, 2006
Students
Student Activism at its Best
To show their support of diversity in higher education, hundreds, if not thousands…
June 28, 2006
Students
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
Students
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
Students
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
Students
Celebrating 40 Years of Activism
Armed with well-honed leadership skills, established organizational techniques and a fearless demeanor…
June 28, 2006
Students
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
Students
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
Students
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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