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Section: Demographics
Latinx
Maryland Governor Signs Immigrant Tuition Bill
Illegal immigrants who meet certain conditions will be able to pay in-state college tuition in Maryland under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Martin OâMalley at a time when many other states are taking a harder stance against illegal immigration.
May 11, 2011
Students
Georgia College Student a Reluctant Immigration Symbol
Advocates for more restrictions on illegal immigrants complained to the Georgia university system that undocumented immigrants like Jessica Colotl shouldnât be allowed to attend state schools.
May 11, 2011
African-American
Tennessee Appeals Proposed Sale of Fisk Universityâs OâKeeffe Art
Tennesseeâs attorney general is appealing a decision that will allow Fisk University to sell a portion of an art collection donated to the school by the late painter Georgia OâKeeffe.
May 10, 2011
Students
Fifty Years Later, Students Retrace 1961 Freedom Ride
Forty college students chosen from nearly 1,000 applicants have joined a handful of the original Freedom Riders on an eight-day journey from Washington, D.C., through the South.
May 9, 2011
African-American
International Outreach Undertaken by Thurgood Marshall College Fund Schools
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund has launched an International Collaboration Group (ICG) as part of an extensive global outreach effort by public HBCUs represented by the fund.
May 9, 2011
Students
Federal K-12 Education Programs Face Obstacles to Renewal
Congress is facing tough choices on the future of the nationâs main K-12 education lawâincluding how to respond to calls from Congressional Black Caucus members to focus more attention on low-income schools.
May 8, 2011
Students
Asian American Publications Seeing Growth on U.S. Campuses
The general publicâs consumption of U.S. media has declined steadily in recent years, but segments of ethnic media have seen âsignificant growthâ nationally, according to the Pew Research Centerâs Project for Excellence in Journalism.
May 8, 2011
African-American
Vicksburg Seeks to Turn Pioneer Black Education Scholarâs Home Into Museum
The Vicksburg (Miss.) Board of Mayor and Aldermen accepted transfer of the home of the late Dr. Jane McAllister from its current owner to restore it through a grant focusing on the preservation of the Civil Rights Era.
May 4, 2011
African-American
Engineering Universal Access for Learning
Bowie State University is pioneering new ground in understanding the cognitive and psychosocial issues involved in adaptive technology.
May 4, 2011
Students
Conn. Senator Blumenthal, Gov. Malloy Help Student Stay in the U.S.
By all accounts, it was the politiciansâ involvement that made the difference to help undocumented student Mariano Cardoso avert deportation.
May 3, 2011
Sports
Schools Urged to Aggressively Monitor Title IX Compliance
In complying with Title IX â the civil rights law significantly helped expand womenâs athletic opportunities â college administrators should not assume their programs satisfy the law as long as no one has filed a complaint, a U.S. Education Department official said Tuesday.
May 3, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Empowering Women for Academic Leadership Roles
This past week, I had the pleasure of attending a session on empowering women for academic leadership roles. The event was held at the University of Pennsylvania and featured female academic leaders â our president, deans, center leaders and department chairs. Together, these impressive women offered advice to all of the women in the audience. [âŚ]
May 2, 2011
Leadership & Policy
James Llorens Named New Chancellor at Southern University at Baton Rouge
The Southern University Systemâs Board of Supervisors has chosen James L. Llorens as the next chancellor of its Baton Rouge Campus.
May 2, 2011
African-American
Museum Dedicated to Civil Rights Leader and Educator Benjamin Mays Opens
A museum dedicated to the life of Benjamin E. Mays, an educator who was an early inspiration to Martin Luther King Jr. and was often referred to as the father of the civil rights movement, opened last week.
May 2, 2011
Sports
âOff the Rezâ Debuts at Tribeca Film Festival
Shoni Schimmelâs story reveals a great deal about the barriers that have prevented many American Indians with talent from getting athletic scholarships.
May 2, 2011
African-American
Howard, Yale Debaters Meet in Third Annual Great Debate
The first debate topic was whether society should create more privately-operated public charter schools; the second was whether Washington, D.C. should be granted statehood.
May 1, 2011
Latinx
Obama Administration Releases Latino Education Report
Changing demographics mean challenges facing Latino students are of importance to the entire nation, a senior U.S. Department of Education official presenting a report in Miami said Wednesday.
April 28, 2011
Native Americans
Oklahoma Gaming Proving Profitable for Tribal Higher Education
Legalizing American Indian gaming 10 years ago has brought about a cash windfall for Oklahomaâs tribal colleges, even if it is indirect.
April 28, 2011
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