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Students
Bill May Build Consensus on Aid To Predominantly Black Colleges
A series of changes on Capitol Hill is providing new momentum for efforts to create a federal aid program for predominantly Black colleges — institutions that enroll a large number of African-Americans but are not recognized as historically Black schools.
June 26, 2007
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Native Americans
Tribal members receiving an education thanks to gambling
MESA Ariz. One of the payoffs of gambling on the Gila River Indian Community is education paid for by the tribe.
June 25, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Request For American Indian Presence In UND Search Denied
GRAND FORKS, N.D. The president of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education says the membership of a 16-member committee searching for a new University of North Dakota president will not be changed, despite a request that an American Indian be added.
June 25, 2007
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African-American
Number of Blacks Joining Military Down
WASHINGTON The number of Blacks joining the military has plunged by more than one-third since the Afghanistan and Iraq wars began. Other job prospects are soaring and relatives of potential recruits increasingly are discouraging them from joining the armed services.
June 25, 2007
Disabilties
State: Students with disabilities improving slowly
ALBANY N.Y. Students with disabilities continue to post higher graduation rates and better test scores but still at unsatisfactory rates, state education officials said Monday.
June 24, 2007
Disabilties
State: Students with disabilities improving slowly
ALBANY N.Y. Students with disabilities continue to post higher graduation rates and better test scores but still at unsatisfactory rates, state education officials said Monday.
June 24, 2007
African-American
Stolen artifacts returned to Kenya after more than 20 years
MOMBASA Kenya A set of wood carvings revered in Kenya as memorials to the dead and coveted on the international African art market has been returned to an East African village after being stolen more than two decades ago.
June 24, 2007
African-American
“We want to read about ourselves”: writers and scholars assess state of black literature – black writers and scholars analyze state of black literature
WASHINGTON, D.C. Is the current resurgence in Black literature and enduring one or is it just a “spike”? What’s driving it? Will it last? And how should colleges and universities respond in their literature classes?
June 23, 2007
Latinx
Clinton opens “Frontiers of Opportunity” for tribal colleges – Bill Clinton, federal grants to Native American schools
After two decades of prayers, politicking and impassioned pleas, tribal colleges have gained greater access to federal grants under an executive order signed by President Clinton.
June 23, 2007
African-American
Taking care of business – schools – business courses in historically Black colleges and universities – includes related articles on accreditation and employment issues
As competition for the best and brightest Black students continues to increase, some historically Black college and university (HBCU) business programs are positioning themselves to out-muscle even the most acclaimed institutions.
June 23, 2007
Latinx
Students vow to oppose Proposition 209 – special report: health sciences
The weekend after the elections, approximately 1,600 Chicano students met at California State University at Northridge (CSUN) for the regularly scheduled fall statewide MEChA conference.
June 23, 2007
African-American
The color maroon – review of book on African history and culture – special report: health sciences
I approach this book with unmitigated joy. For the record, let me confess at the outset that I am Afrocentric in my view, as well as a colleague, friend and fan of the author of this magnificent collection of essays, The Maroon Within Us. Additionally, I have encouraged him, over the years, to commit his […]
June 23, 2007
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Native Americans
Wired for controversy: symbolic sculpture by Native American rejected by University of New Mexico – Barbed
The University of New Mexico has rejected a sculpture it had commissioned from a Native-American artist because his final product includes barbed wire.
June 23, 2007
Faculty & Staff
A morale dilemma – black professors on white campuses – includes related article on mentorship programs for black faculty – Cover Story
Strained relations with white colleagues. Constantly having one’s credentials questioned. An unwieldy workload. Job insecurity. Lack of respect from white students. Cultural, social and professional alienation.
June 22, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Reaching out to young Black men: a dedicated and determined group of scholars offer the lure of the academy – includes related article on the Meyerhoff program as evaluated by a student – side bar listing academic programs for Black male students – Cover
The low numbers of African-American males seeking higher education is a problem that has been talked about, written about, and studied. Now, some colleges and universities seem willing to put their money where their mouths are.
June 22, 2007
Students
Community college becomes battleground for complaint about privately funded scholarship – Northern Virginia Community College
A white male student at Northern Virginia Community College is charging that a minority scholarship program at the school violates his constitutional rights, pointing to a federal court ruling that banned a university from awarding publicly-funded scholarships exclusively to African Americans.
June 22, 2007
Latinx
President’s Hispanic education commission releases report
The long-awaited report by the President’s Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans was finally released last month with few surprises and a grim picture for both Latinos and the nation.
June 22, 2007
Latinx
Senate bill freezes HBCUs – Historically Black Colleges and Universities – includes related article on special education grants – Washington Update
Education Department (ED) support for historically Black colleges and universities likely will remain frozen at current levels next year, based on recent action by members of the U.S. Senate.
June 22, 2007
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