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Growing Number of Colleges Offering Majors in Homeland Security
ATLANTA Next year, Justan Hollowayâs class schedule will look like the plot of an action movie: The college student will study international terrorism, disaster planning, criminology, social psychology and Arabic.
November 21, 2006
Students
Flagship Institutions Serve Whiter, Richer Student Body, Study Says
WASHINGTON, D.C. The leading public flagship universities are disproportionately serving a Whiter and wealthier student body than in the past, according to a new report by the Education Trust.
November 20, 2006
Students
Newly Nominated Defense Secretary Praised for Diversity Efforts as TAMU President
The newly nominated U.S. Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, has been praised for increasing the number minority students at Texas A&M University, where he is currently president. Reportedly he has been able to increase diversity without using race as a factor â but according to one leading education official, that is not entirely true.
November 19, 2006
Students
UCLA to Review Taser Use on Minority Student
LOS ANGELES An attorney who was part of a review of excessive force complaints following the Rodney King beating will investigate a UCLA police officerâs use of a Taser on an Iranian-American student, the school said Friday.
November 19, 2006
Students
Alumni Fight Grambling Admissions Standards
Plans to impose new admissions standards for Grambling State University freshmen are being challengedâŚ
November 15, 2006
Students
Handling âHelicopter Parentsâ
On any given day at California Polytechnic State University, Nona Nickelsen fields phone calls from parentsâŚ
November 15, 2006
Students
A Tale of Two Teaching Experiences
In 1989, an ambitious Princeton University senior had an idea. Inspired to bridge the educational gap in the United StatesâŚ
November 15, 2006
Students
Historians John Hope Franklin, Yu Ying-shih Named Winners of 2006 John W. Kluge Prize for the Study of Humanity
Drs. John Hope Franklin and Yu Ying-shih have been named the recipients of the third John W. Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity, the Library of Congress announced Wednesday. They will share the $1 million prize.
November 14, 2006
Students
Indiana-Purdue To Hire Diversity Officer In Response To Bias Claims
INDIANAPOLIS Administrators plan to establish a new multicultural center and hire a full-time campus diversity officer at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in response to a Black student groupâs claims of bias.
November 14, 2006
Students
Black Students Issue New Deadline To Indiana-Purdue Over Inequity Claims
INDIANAPOLIS Black students at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis have issued a new deadline for the university administration to answer requests for a campus center for them, an African-American studies program and $78,000 to Black organizations.
November 14, 2006
Students
âCoonâ A Popular Term Among Howard Students
âCoon.â For some Howard University students, the word is used in everyday conversation. Whether students use the word depends mainly on the studentâs personal interpretation of its history and meaning.
November 13, 2006
Students
Ohio State Students Protest Closing of Black Studies Library
COLUMBUS, Ohio A student group has created an online petition protesting the closure of two Ohio State University campus libraries: the Black studies library and the womenâs studies library.
November 13, 2006
Students
Latino College Access and Achievement Focus of TRPI Conference
Long Beach, Calif. When Harry PachĂłnâs brother asked him which college he would attend after high school, PachĂłn said he thought colleges would get in touch with him. Dr. PachĂłn, now president of the TomĂĄs Rivera Policy Institute, said his anecdote illustrated that lack of information should not be confused with lack of ability.
November 12, 2006
Students
Students Push For Debt Relief at Federal Higher Ed Hearing
WASHINGTON Student activists â some with âdrowning in debtâ T-shirts â on Wednesday urged the U.S. Department of Education to adopt a plan to make student loans more manageable at the fourth public hearing on the recommendations of The National Commission on the Future of Higher Education.
November 8, 2006
Students
Philander Smith College Owes Feds $477,029, Says Audit
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. An audit by the U.S. Department of Education claims Philander Smith College owes the department more than $400,000 in mishandled student aid funds. The Education Departmentâs Office of Inspector General, which conducted the audit, has recommended that the historically Black college be ordered to adopt a reimbursement plan to repay the money.
November 7, 2006
Students
Black Students At Indiana-Purdue To Sue Over Alleged Inequities
INDIANAPOLIS A group of Black students at Indiana-Purdue University-Indianapolis is threatening to sue the college over alleged discrimination.
November 4, 2006
Students
Alabama Desegregation Case Coming to a Close
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A 25-year-old desegregation case involving Alabamaâs colleges and universities is coming to a close, as U.S. District Judge Harold Murphy has ordered the state to set aside $46 million in surplus education funds. Part of the sum is to be used for a need-based scholarship program and a construction program at two historically Black state institutions.
November 2, 2006
Students
Criminal Background Checks to Become Part
In addition to daunting applications, lengthy essays and grueling exams, students applying to medical school may now faceâŚ
November 1, 2006
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