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Latinx
Making It Happen
Four Latinas discuss how they, against the odds, realized their higher education and professional dreams.
June 27, 2007
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LGBTQ+
Don’t Relegate LGBT People to the Margins
Don’t Relegate LGBT People to the Margins Bravo, Eric, bravo. And kudos to Diverse for broaching the subject in the first place (see “HBCUs Have a Responsibility to LGBT Students,” May 17). Not only are there idealistic and economic reasons for promoting the well-being of LGBT students of color on campuses, but there is a […]
June 27, 2007
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 27, 2007
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Disabilties
Black Men and Education Focus Of Urban League Report
This year’s “The State of Black America” study by the National Urban League pays the most attention to Black males because they are further away from parity with their White counterparts in several significant categories.
June 27, 2007
Sports
Attorney: LSU has paid settlement money
BATON ROUGE La. LSU has paid former women’s basketball coach Pokey Chatman the $160,000 owed her as a result of a recent contract settlement following her resignation.
June 26, 2007
African-American
Pittsburgh Blacks Among Nation’s Poorest, Most Segregated, says University of Pittsburgh Report
PITTSBURGH The city’s black population is one of the poorest in the nation and black men here are nearly twice as likely as white men to be unemployed, according to an in-depth report released Tuesday by the University of Pittsburgh.
June 26, 2007
African-American
African American FAU student ends round-the-world solo trip, claims world records
OPA-LOCKA Fla. A 23-year-old pilot landed his single-engine plane as onlookers cheered Wednesday, becoming what he says is the youngest person to fly solo around the world.
June 26, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Sporting a new look – Historically Black colleges and universities promote sports
There is a new dimension to athletics that is taking shape at some of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
June 26, 2007
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
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