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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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HBCU Boosts Aid to Limit Student Debt
Beginning this fall, academically gifted, low-income Virginia State University students will get enough financial aid to cover 100 percent of their college costs through a new program to limit the debt burden of students at the historically Black university.
June 11, 2006
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Boosting Black Enrollment Aim of Florida’s First-Generation Grants
Florida students whose parents do not have four-year college degrees could get need-based financial aid under a $6.5 million scholarship program recently signed into law. Although students of any race can apply, lawmakers hope it will increase minority enrollment at Florida universities.
June 6, 2006
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Toxic Campus Climates
The rings and robes have been ordered and there’s both joy and uncertainty in the air as campuses go through the annual rite of graduation.
May 31, 2006
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Toxic Campus Climate
The rings and robes have been ordered and there’s both joy and uncertainty in the air as campuses go through the annual rite of graduation…
May 31, 2006
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Operation Black Male
The media and scholarly literature are replete with countless reminders of the negative plight of…
May 31, 2006
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Illegal Immigrants Denied Corporate Scholarships
The fiery immigration-reform debate has corporations grappling with whether or not go give scholarships to students who are here illegally.
May 30, 2006
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Luminaries Honor Toni Morrison Before Retirement
A party for author Toni Morrison drew stars such as former President Bill Clinton and actor Morgan Freeman, as well as officials and students from Princeton University, where the author has taught for 17 years before announcing her retirement this spring.
May 29, 2006
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