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Restructuring, Restoring and Rebuilding
A city of trailers on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain. Overlooking the Mississippi River, a hotel hung with banners welcomes a new clientele — students…
March 22, 2006
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Grants & Awards
Bucknell University (Pa.) will receive $416,640 to establish a wireless Internet network as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. Cameron University (Okla.) received $4 million from the McMahon Foundation as part of the university’s Changing Lives campaign. The grant, the largest in Cameron’s history, will go towards […]
March 22, 2006
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The Invisibility of the Black Family
There is an increasing buzz in American society about the “collapse” of the Black family…
March 22, 2006
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University of Arizona Millennial Project Begins Longitudinal Study on Diversity
The University of Arizona has launched a four-year longitudinal study centered on collecting attitudes about diversity from the Millennial Generation…
March 21, 2006
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HBCU Students Work to Lift Spirits in the Gulf Coast
A number of students from Morgan State University are traveling to New Orleans in a humanitarian effort to help improve the lives of citizens in the area who were impacted by Hurricane Katrina…
March 21, 2006
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New Report Details Enrollment, Graduation Trends at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Hispanic-serving institutions have realized significant gains, both in numbers and importance, as a growing Latino population increasingly seeks greater access to higher education, a new study says…
March 20, 2006
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Florida State Football Player David Castillo Named 2006 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine
Florida State Football Player David Castillo Named 2006 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine
March 16, 2006
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University of Florida Point Guard Sarah Lowe Named 2006 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2006 Contact: Ralph Newell, (703) 385-2981, ext. 3013Hilary Hurd Anyaso, (703) 385-2981, ext. 3044 FAIRFAX, VA. — Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine has chosen Sarah Lowe, a 5’7” point guard from the University of Florida women’s basketball team, as its female Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year.             […]
March 16, 2006
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Study Finds Massachusetts Merit Scholarship Program Not Likely to Promote College Access
A new study, by The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University and Pennsylvania State University’s Center for the Study of Higher Education finds that the newly-created…
March 16, 2006
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Student Editor Involved in Decision to Publish Prophet Cartoons Fired
An editor who chose to publish caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in the University of Illinois’ student-run newspaper last month has been fired, the paper’s publisher announced this week…
March 16, 2006
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Study Finds Massachusetts Merit Scholarship Program Not Likely to Promote College Access
A new study, by The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University and Pennsylvania State University’s Center for the Study of Higher Education finds that the newly-created John and Abigail Adams Scholarship…
March 15, 2006
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Stanford Scholarship to Benefit Latin American Students
Stanford University recently announced a new $10 million scholarship fund for Latino students, established by colleagues of Uruguayan biotechnology pioneer Dr. Alejandro Zaffaroni…
March 15, 2006
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Officials Seek to Limit Self-Segregated Dorms at UMass-Amherst
Officials at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst are phasing out self-segregated dormitories, the latest effort to rid the campus of separate programs for minorities…
March 14, 2006
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Marquette Bans ‘The Vagina Monologues’ Performance on Campus
Marquette University officials are blocking “The Vagina Monologues” from being performed on campus, calling the play too distracting…
March 12, 2006
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SIU Opens Minority Fellowships to All Students
The Southern Illinois University board of trustees voted unanimously last month to accept a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice that averts a potential lawsuit over three…
March 8, 2006
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Duke University Toughens its Drug Testing
Duke University has strengthened its policy for student-athletes who test positive for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, school officials announced recently…
March 8, 2006
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Retired Missouri Professor Trains Journalists With Al-Jazeera
A retired University of Missouri journalism professor who has been helping train journalists for the Arab news agency Al-Jazeera knows his work might have its critics…
March 8, 2006
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Under Construction: Building the Engineering Pipeline
Not since the days of the Sputnik I rocket launch by the former Soviet Union have U.S. policymakers worried so much and so openly about America’s competitiveness on the world stage…
March 8, 2006
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