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Newsroom Noose Fuels Racial Tensions at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

MINNEAPOLIS — A noose hung from a newsroom ceiling has led to the firing of the news editor of the Minneapolis Community and Technical College campus newspaper.

November 15, 2007

Washington State’s Higher Education Board Drafts 10-year Plan

SEATTLE The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board got an earful when it traveled the state asking citizens to tell them what needs to be fixed about the way Washington educates people after high school.

November 15, 2007

UC Regents Approve Budget That Could Mean Higher Student Fees

BERKELEY, Calif. University of California leaders on Wednesday tentatively approved a 2008-09 budget despite objections that the proposal could lead to higher student fees.

November 15, 2007

HEA Renewal Approved, With Some Surprising New Policies

Provisions of the Higher Education Act renewal approved by a House committee on Thursday includes year-round Pell Grants allowing students flexibility in enrollment schedules, a requirement that colleges report their reasons for increasing tuition for students and creation of an international education czar at the U.S. Department of Education.

November 14, 2007

Transcripts: Diverse Web Chat on the State of Black Greek Letter Organizations

Here is the modified transcript from Diverse’s web chat on the state of Black Greek-letter Organizations, held Nov. 14.

November 14, 2007

17,000 Massachusetts Seniors Get Free Scholarships to State Colleges

MALDEN Mass. Nearly 17,000 seniors in Massachusetts high schools now have free tuition to state colleges or universities.

November 14, 2007

Nebraska Vote Sought on Affirmative-action Ban

LINCOLN Neb. A battle over affirmative action will be fought in Nebraska heading into the 2008 presidential election, part of a California group’s multistate plan to bar race and gender as a factor in hiring and admissions decisions.

November 14, 2007

Now is the Time

With more Black women philosophers now than there were in the 1980s, another attempt at establishing a professional organization becomes a reality.

November 14, 2007

How the University of Virginia Increased Attendance During Black Alumni Weekend

Volunteers and organizations and the University of Virginia help turn around attendance at a three-day event bringing together the school’s Black alumni.

November 14, 2007

No Place Like Home

Passed over for the chancellorship at the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2005, Dr. J. Keith Motley is a classic example of “good things come to those who wait.”

November 14, 2007

Journalism Professor Ousted as Columnist

COLUMBIA Mo. A distinguished University of Missouri-Columbia journalism professor will no longer write a weekly newspaper column after admitting he plagiarized material from a student reporter.

November 12, 2007

Black Greeks: A Legacy in Peril?

During the time of their inception, the purpose of Black Greek-letter organizations was clear. Amid racial oppression and segregation, these elite groups of educated Blacks assumed the charge of activism, scholarship, social uplift and service.

November 12, 2007

University of Central Arkansas, Arkansas Tech Exceed Mandated Scholarship Caps

LITTLE ROCK Too many students got too much money from two Arkansas universities that exceeded the state-set amount that could be spent on scholarships, but there’s no penalty for doing so.

November 11, 2007

Engaging Community College Students

As soon as they walk through the door, new community college students should see an advisor who will help chart the path students need to follow to achieve their educational goals, but that’s only happening for half of the students, say researchers from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, which is releasing a new report today that provides a blueprint for community college student success.

November 11, 2007

Engaging Community College Students

As soon as they walk through the door, new community college students should see an advisor who will help chart the path students need to follow to achieve their educational goals, but that’s only happening for half of the students, say researchers from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, which is releasing a new report today that provides a blueprint for community college student success.

November 11, 2007

School Districts Under Desegregaton Orders Confused By Latest Supreme Court Ruling On Diversity

Officials in Shelby County, Tenn., complain they’ll have to spend millions to satisfy a federal judge’s “arbitrary” desegregation order. It’ll mean busing minority students up to an hour away and replacing hundreds of White teachers with Black ones, they say.

November 11, 2007

Boise State Relents, Gives OK for Veterans Day Gun Salute

BOISE Idaho Boise State University officials, who earlier rejected a request from veterans to allow a 21-gun salute on Monday to mark Veterans Day, have now decided it can take place at Bronco Stadium.

November 8, 2007

Diverse To Host a Web Chat on Black Greek Letter Organizations

Please join us for an exciting Web chat discussion about the state of Black Greek Letter Organizations at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Our panel includes Dr. Ricky L. Jones, author of “Black Haze: Violence, Sacrifice, and Manhood in Black Greek-Letter Fraternities and Dr. Gregory S. Parks, editor of the new book “Our Fight Has Just Begun: The Relevance of Black Fraternities and Sororities in the 21st Century,” among others.

November 8, 2007