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Students
Suffering the Borrowing Blues
Proprietary schools likely to be most affected by lenders’ retreat from high-risk student loans, officials say.
February 19, 2008
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Faculty & Staff
Descendant of University of Missouri Founder Creates Slavery Atonement Fund
Endowment will help support research into the impact, effects of slavery in the United States.
February 19, 2008
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Native Americans
Stalemate Persists Over American Indian Remains at UC Museum
Native groups want more control over repatriation process.
February 19, 2008
African-American
A Month of Discoveries
Black History Month brings out the best publishers have to offer.
February 19, 2008
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Native Americans
Study Reveals Low Retention Rates for Nevada’s American Indian Students
A study presented to the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents shows that only 57 percent of American Indian freshmen at Nevada colleges and universities continue on to their sophomore year, according to an article in University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s student newspaper, The Rebel Yell. The rest either transfer to an out-of-state […]
February 19, 2008
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African-American
Diverse Calendar
March 12-16 The National Black Graduate Student Association 20th Annual Conference “Brilliance in Black”Four Points Sheraton at O’Hare HotelChicagoWeb: www.nbgsa.org March 13- 15Eleventh Annual Regional HBCUSummit on Retention“Improving Retention at HBCUs:Retention is a Shared Enterprise”Clarion Resort HotelOcean City, Md.Contact: Dr. Anne L. Gaskins-NeddPhone: (301) 860-3687e-mail: anedd@bowiestate.edu March 14-15Faculty Resource Network at New York University“The Molecules […]
February 19, 2008
Native Americans
Congress May Apologize to American Indians
WASHINGTON  A resolution that formally apologizes to American Indians for years of government mistreatment and abuse will be part of an Indian health care bill expected to pass the Senate later this month. Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, who has pushed the measure since 2004, said he hopes the measure “helps heal the wounds that have […]
February 19, 2008
Leadership & Policy
University of Connecticut Hopes to Start Offering Black Studies Major in Fall
STORRS, Conn. Students at the state’s flagship university will be able to earn degrees in the study of Black history and culture starting this fall if a state board approves the school’s plans. The University of Connecticut is asking the state Board of Higher Education to approve an interdisciplinary major it will call African-American Studies. […]
February 19, 2008
Students
AP Course Access and Scores Improve for Hispanics in Some States
Although Hispanic students have continued to close the “equity and excellence gap” in 15 states in the Advanced Placement courses, gaps persist in California and Texas, two of the biggest states with a high percentage of Hispanics in their population, the College Board reveals in its annual AP Report to the Nation.
February 19, 2008
Latinx
Hispanics Bearing the Brunt of Xenophobia
Angry at what some believe is federal inaction in policing borders, states and localities are adopting a slew of laws that deny services to undocumented residents, prompt police to act as Immigration.
February 19, 2008
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Latinx
Enrollment of Hispanic Students Down at Some Tulsa-area Schools
Since Oklahoma’s crackdown on illegal immigration took effect on Nov. 1, enrollment numbers for Hispanic students in many Tulsa-area school systems have dropped.
February 19, 2008
Latinx
Just the Stats: Science Foundation Program Producing Results
More than 200,000 students from underrepresented populations have so far participated in a program started by the National Science Foundation to increase minority representation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, according to the foundation.
February 19, 2008
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Students
Suffering the Borrowing Blues
Low-income students and students of color may have a harder time getting some college loans because of an ongoing credit crunch and tighter underwriting rules in the industry.
February 19, 2008
Native Americans
American Indian UND Graduates Want To Make Their Case for Getting Rid of the Fighting Sioux Nickname
Some Spirit Lake tribal members who are University of North Dakota graduates want to make their case for getting rid of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname before any tribal vote is held.
February 18, 2008
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Students
Affirmative Action Bans Hurt Male Student Enrollment
According to a new study, released by the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), college admission rates of Asian American students at select public universities have thrived in the absence of affirmative action, whereas the admission rates of Black, Hispanic and White students have declined.
February 17, 2008
Students
Celebrating Black History Month
Numerous two-year and four-year colleges are hosting Black History Month events across the nation.
February 13, 2008
Latinx
Higher Education Bill Passed by House Offers Help for Latinos, Says Caucus
A bill passed by the House of Representatives on Feb. 7 will expand access to higher education for minority students, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus said in a statement praising the move.
February 12, 2008
Latinx
Just the Stats:Older population to Grow Faster Than Total of Working-age Adults
Rapid growth in the nation’s older population is likely to put huge pressure on the cost of government safety-net programs, even though the rise of immigrants is helping to increase the total of working-age people, a report from the Pew Hispanic Center said.
February 12, 2008
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