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Section: Demographics
Latinx
Future Scholars Program Guides Tucson 5th Graders to College
Aida Garcia-Iniguez-Maderoâs Tucson fifth-graders learned recently that planning for college now is as important as learning fractions and proper grammar.
September 22, 2010
Students
Special Report: Puerto Ricoâs Eleven Campuses, One University, Many Strikes
The two-month-long student strike that shuttered 10 of 11 University of Puerto Rico campuses this year has been settled, but the underlying issues that contributed to the unrest are far from resolved.
September 22, 2010
African-American
EEOC Accuses Calif. University of Discrimination
A federal agency that fights work place discrimination says a private Southern California university denied tenure to a Black professor due to her race and later fired her.
September 21, 2010
Sports
Latina Athletic Director Thrives on Learning and Teaching
As the athletic director at St. Francis College, a Division I institution in Brooklyn, N.Y., Irma Garcia finds fulfillment in teaching others the rules of sports and sports administration.
September 21, 2010
Latinx
DREAM ACT Fails With Senate Rejection of Defense Spending Bill
The chance for thousands of young people to legally remain in the U.S. evaporated Tuesday when Republicans blocked a defense spending bill in the U.S. Senate.
September 21, 2010
Leadership & Policy
University of North Carolina Celebrates 1955 Racial Integration Milestone
Fifty-five years after a federal court allowed them to register for classes by overturning the universityâs racist admissions policy, John Brandon and brothers Ralph and LeRoy Frasier returned to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be celebrated as pioneers.
September 20, 2010
Students
College-educated Americans More Likely Experience Job Satisfaction, Lead Healthier Lives, Study Says
Delving into more than just the financial rewards, college graduates, in comparison with high school graduates, are less likely to smoke or be obese; vote and volunteer more; and have more job satisfaction, according to a newly released study by The College Board.
September 20, 2010
Students
Perspectives: A Little Bit of Knowledge (about BGLOs) is a Dangerous Thing
I am critical of Black Greek-letter organization undergrads but I believe there is also enough blame to go around. And Student Affairs and Greek Life personnel who advise BGLO members deserve their fair share of blame.
September 19, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Tuskegee Selects Purdue Administrator, Researcher as New President
Tuskegee University announced Friday the selection of Dr. Gilbert L. Rochon, associate vice president for collaborative research and engagement at Purdue University, as its sixth president.
September 19, 2010
Students
Parents of Prairie View Hazing Victim Settle Suit Against Fraternity
The parents of the Prairie View A&M University student who died in a hazing incident last year have settled their wrongful death lawsuit against their sonâs fraternity, court records show.
September 15, 2010
African-American
Coppin State Opens Campus-based Neighborhood Computer Center
Coppin State University is set to debut formally today its new efforts to help low-income residents in nearby neighborhoods modernize their digital communications skills with the opening of a neighborhood broadband technology skills training center.
September 15, 2010
African-American
National Science Board Report Calls for Equity, Excellence and Opportunity in STEM
The United Statesâ ability to be not just a global leader but even a competitive participant in technology will depend largely on a massive infusion of women and underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM.
September 15, 2010
African-American
Tennessee Judge Reverses Course, Embraces Fisk Plan To Sell Interest in Art Collection
Fisk Universityâs plan to sell half interest in its most valuable assetâa 101-piece collection of art and photographsâfor $30 million to Arkansasâs Crystal Bridges Museum won conditional approval from a Tennessee judge who has blocked the sale twice in recent years, most recently last month.
September 14, 2010
African-American
HBCU National Meeting Stresses Competitiveness by Black Schools
Speakers at a national HBCU conference on Tuesday said the future of HBCUs hinges on winning contracts instead of grants, implementing ways to become more energy efficient, and making a concerted effort to retain and graduate incoming students who are increasingly ill-prepared for the rigors of college.
September 14, 2010
African-American
Obama Administration Officials Praise, Encourage HBCUs at National Conference
Leaders of historically Black schools were encouraged to pursue research and development opportunities more aggressively for their institutions during opening sessions of the HBCU Week conference.
September 13, 2010
African-American
Georgia Rep. Bishop Awarded Scholarships to Family
A Georgia congressman awarded his stepdaughter, a niece and an aideâs future wife college scholarships through the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, making him the second House Democrat known to use the group to steer money to relatives and associates.
September 12, 2010
African-American
Tennessee Proposes Temporary Custody Plan for Fisk Art Collection; School Protests
The State of Tennessee, the City of Nashville and a new Nashville arts center will combine forces to temporarily relieve Fisk University of its responsibilities to maintain a priceless art collection until the school regains financial stability, Tennesseeâs attorney general said Friday in a plan filed with a Tennessee court.
September 12, 2010
Students
Rev. Jackson Debunks âPost-Racialâ Idea at Minority Legal Scholar Conference
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who twice ran for president, mocks the notion that the mere fact that a Black person is sitting in the White House means the nation has entered a âpost-racialâ era.
September 12, 2010
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