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Georgia’s Only Black Engineering Program Fighting Closure
Yemaya Stallworth came to Clark Atlanta University to be an engineer, pursuing her destiny at a school where her teachers and classmates looked like her. Working at General Electric…
October 24, 2005
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In Efforts to Address Obesity, Black College Cafeterias Are Rolling Out Veggie-Heavy Menus
It’s an October afternoon at Norfolk State University, and the dining hall on this predominantly Black campus has enough tantalizing choices to throw graduate student Tina Carroll into a lunchtime dilemma.
October 23, 2005
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Education Department Asks for $2.6 Billion in Katrina Aid
The Department of Education estimates that approximately 372,000 students at all grade levels in Louisiana and Mississippi have been unable to attend classes since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Sept. 29. Public and private schools and school districts have come to the aid of many of the displaced students. Now, the Education Department is requesting […]
October 19, 2005
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Constance Baker Motley, Civil Rights Lawyer and Federal Judge, Dies at 84
When she was 15, Constance Baker Motley was turned away from a public beach because she was Black.
October 19, 2005
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My Brothers’ Keeper
Dressed in crisp white shirts and ties, a group of African-American men are in a deep discussion about Black manhood
October 19, 2005
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Against All Odds
While a graduate student at Stanford University, Veronica Mendoza conducted research on six Latino students
October 19, 2005
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Why Isn’t Eligibility Part of the Affirmative Action Debate?
Since the mid to late 1990s, the attack on the use of race in college admissions was chiefly waged via ballot initiations
October 19, 2005
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Utah State Office Outlines Ethnic Affairs Strategy
Utah’s Office of Ethnic Affairs has drafted a two-year strategy to publicize, develop and support services to the state’s ethnic…
October 10, 2005
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Report: International Student Enrollments Decline, Graduate Enrollments Increase, Undergraduates Drop
The number of international students enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions decreased by 2.4 percent in 2003/04 to a total of 572,509, according to Open Doors 2004…
October 10, 2005
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New Missouri State Head Wants More Diversity
Missouri State University should boost the number of minorities on campus, toughen academic standards and bring in more…
October 6, 2005
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Congress Attempts to Relieve Financial Burdens Of Students Displaced by Katrina
College students whose educations were interrupted by Hurricane Katrina might get some relief from their student aid burden.
October 5, 2005
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Asian American Leaders Criticize Handling of Student Complaint by Washington Human Rights Commission
Asian American students and community leaders are criticizing a state Human Rights Commission task force report
October 5, 2005
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Katrina’s Aftermath: What Now?
As the floodwaters drowning New Orleans recede, they may well be swamping other HBCUs across the country as schools gear up
October 5, 2005
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Survey Shows Mobile Gaming Nearly Doubling
The annual “Digital Gaming in America” survey by Ziff Davis Media Game Group reveals that cell phone gaming has
October 5, 2005
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Grants & Awards
The Community College of Baltimore County is one of five institutions that will share a $2.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create a Regional Center of Excellence in Biomanufacturing. The grant, which runs for four years, enables CCBC and its partner institutions — New Hampshire Technical and Community College, Finger Lakes Community […]
October 5, 2005
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National Black MBAs to Award Students $300K in Scholarships
High school and college students eager to jumpstart their educational and career goals will have plenty of…
October 4, 2005
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Tribal Colleges Want State Lottery Scholarships
Four tribal college presidents want their students to be eligible for the state lottery scholarship…
October 2, 2005
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Report: Australian University Appoints ‘Heterosexuality Officer’
A kangaroo-hunting, beer-drinking 22-year-old student has been appointed Australian…
September 29, 2005
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