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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Denison Students Rally Over Race Issue
GRANVILLE Ohio About 150 students gathered at Denison University Thursday to continue a discussion of race relations as university officials asked students to help identify whoever put a printed swastika under the dorm room door of a black student.
November 8, 2007
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Perspectives: Exposure, High Expectations and Academic Rigor are Critical for Achieving College Success
Many Black students, high school valedictorians included, are entering college completely ill-equipped academically and with the false perception that college is a form of “advanced high school.” The problems in education are twofold: the failure to graduate and the failure to graduate students prepared for success in college. The Center for Leadership Development provides a model that helps youth see that college success is truly an option.
November 7, 2007
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UK Adopts New Security Check for Foreign Graduate Students
LONDON The British government has introduced a new program of security checks for foreign graduate students to prevent sensitive scientific information from being used in other countries to develop weapons of mass destruction.
November 7, 2007
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University of Idaho Revamps Marketing Slogan to Help Boost Enrollment
MOSCOW Idaho The University of Idaho is trying out a third slogan in less than two years in hopes of stemming slumping enrollment.
November 7, 2007
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In Brief: Final Suspect in Slayings of Delaware State Students Pleads Not Guilty
A Nicaraguan national considered a principal suspect in the execution-style slayings of three Delaware State University students in Newark over the summer pleaded not guilty Wednesday; nearly half of Texas’ college freshmen have to take remedial classes; the last of six Black teens to be arraigned in the beating of a White high school student pleaded not guilty to reduced charges.
November 7, 2007
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