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Section: Demographics
Faculty & Staff
NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Answering the Call
Impact of HIV on Blacks compels HBCUs to develop initiatives to confront the spread of the disease.
November 25, 2009
Sports
JACKSON TIPS HIS CAP TO AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson is donating the proceeds from his \”X\” cap, which commemorates the Montana native\’s record 10th NBA championship as a coach, to the American Indian College Fund, according to the organization’s website.
November 25, 2009
African-American
DIVERSE BOOKSHELF: Further Along the River
A new study sheds light on the effects of student life on college success.
November 25, 2009
Faculty & Staff
National Faculty Group Convened at Atlanta HBCUs Urged to Help Determine U.S. Education Priorities
Faculty members from more than 50 U.S. colleges and universities gathered in Atlanta for the Faculty Resource Network’s annual national symposium, which was held this year at three neighboring historically Black campuses.
November 24, 2009
African-American
Despite Pact, Few Blacks at Coast Guard School
Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to collaborate to boost the number of African-Americans at its service academy, the annual enrollment and graduation figures for Blacks remain in single digits.
November 24, 2009
Faculty & Staff
National Faculty Group Convened at Atlanta HBCUs Urged to Help Determine U.S. Education Priorities
Faculty members from more than 50 U.S. colleges and universities gathered in Atlanta for the Faculty Resource Network’s annual national symposium, which was held this year at three neighboring historically Black campuses.
November 24, 2009
African-American
Despite Pact, Few Blacks at Coast Guard School
Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to collaborate to boost the number of African-Americans at its service academy, the annual enrollment and graduation figures for Blacks remain in single digits.
November 24, 2009
Students
HBCUs Get On Board With Direct Lending
Direct Loan-only system won’t pose expensive administrative burdens for private and small public historically Black schools, HBCU association leaders say.
November 23, 2009
African-American
Lincoln U. Students Upset over Targeted Fitness Requirement
Students at Lincoln University, a historically Black institution in Pennsylvania, say fitness class requirement should apply to all students rather than to only those considered overweight.
November 22, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Some Lawmakers Send Few Minorities to U.S. Academies
An Associated Press review of U.S. military academy nominations say congressional representatives from districts populated heavily by minorities nominated the fewest number of students to attend the nation’s military schools.
November 22, 2009
Native Americans
Native American Scholar Links Language and Tribal Identity
Dr. Anton Treuer’s work to expand usage of the Ojibwe language preserves a heritage and identity.
November 22, 2009
Latinx
Mass. Immigrant Tuition Bill to Get New Push
The failure of Massachusetts, a left-leaning state that was the first to legalize gay marriage and the only so far to require health insurance for all its residents, to pass a bill allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students is a source of frustration for advocates.
November 15, 2009
Faculty & Staff
LASTWORD: Tending to Diversity at an HBCU
Diversity acquires a new meaning and perspective at historically Black colleges and universities, where African- Americans are the majority and others are in the minority.
November 11, 2009
Asian American Pacific Islander
NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Obama Restores Asian American Initiative
Two years after the Bush administration let its authority lapse, President Barack Obama has reinstated the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
November 11, 2009
Disabilties
Schools Shun Kindle, Saying Blind Can’t Use It
Amazon’s Kindle can read books aloud, but if you’re blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help.
November 11, 2009
Students
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at the Tribal Nations Conference
Duncan addresses reasons why students struggle and proposes ways to help Native American students, starting at the preschool level.
November 10, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Publishing in Peril
Recent state budget cuts in education leave some university publishers pinched.
November 9, 2009
Students
Grambling President Makes Abrupt Departure
Citing family member’s illness, Dr. Horace Judson leaves top post at cash-strapped historically Black Louisiana university.
November 8, 2009
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