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Section: Institutions
Asian American Pacific Islander
Obama Restores Asian American Initiative, Gives Ed. Dept. a Lead Role
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 with the U.S. Education Department in a major leadership role.
October 27, 2009
African-American
Ayers Settlement Falls Short of Funding
A legislative watchdog panel this month gave a generally rosy report about how Mississippi is meeting its obligations in a decades-old college desegregation case, but a closer examination reveals flaws with a private endowment that has failed to reach its goals.
October 26, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Haskell Indian Nation U. President Faces Backlash on Tuition
Haskell Indian Nation University President Linda Sue Warner’s ambitious plans for the campus, and the proposed fee hike to finance them, have been met with strong opposition.
October 26, 2009
Students
Two-Year Colleges Face Student Loan Default Challenge
Rising rate causing some community colleges to opt out of student loan system.
October 25, 2009
Community Colleges
College Tuition is Up Sharply Amid Recession
With the economy struggling, parents and students dared to hope this year might offer a break from rising college costs. Instead, they got another sharp increase.
October 22, 2009
Students
Georgetown University students call for immigration reform
On Oct. 13, students from MEChA, a student organization at Georgetown University, voice their support for comprehensive immigration reform, bringing their own stories to a rally at the Capitol.
October 18, 2009
Community Colleges
Stalled Pursuit of Higher Learning
Undocumented students across the country have been hampered in their quests for higher learning by the dismal economy and restrictive state legislation targeted at immigrants.
October 15, 2009
Students
SPECTRUM: FOUND IN TRANSLATION
From his small office near the Charles River, Dr. Fallou Ngom can envision the rewriting of much of African history, including the slave trade.
October 14, 2009
Community Colleges
DIVERSE BOOKSHELF : FALLING BEHIND
No sooner had the ink dried and the Sept. 9 news embargo on this book passed than it became one of the most widely reviewed and analyzed academic studies released in a long time.
October 14, 2009
MSIs
OPENCOURSEWARE: AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR MINORITY STUDENTS AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS
Today, higher education in the U.S. is facing signifi- cant challenges, most notably those resulting from the economic downturn.
October 14, 2009
Community Colleges
DERAILED : ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND RESTRICTIVE STATE LEGISLATION STALL UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS
As a founder of the University Leadership Initiative, an advocacy group for undocumented students in Texas, Julieta Garibay sorts through the numerous e-mails her organization receives daily.
October 14, 2009
Students
REINVENTING REMEDIAL EDUCATION
When Kafayat Olayinka graduated from Spingarn High School in Washington, D. C., with a 3.5 grade point average, she was certain those kinds of grades would help her zip right through her college years.
October 14, 2009
HBCUs
LETTERS – October 15, 2009 Issue
Readers share opinions on recent Diverse stories.
October 14, 2009
MSIs
Watchdog Agency: MSI Grants Need Greater Oversight
The U.S. Government Accountability Office says the U.S. Education Department must conduct greater grant administration oversight of minority-serving institutions and other developing colleges to ensure proper management and prevent improper grantee spending.
October 12, 2009
Students
Nation’s Pupils Find Few Black Men To Call Mister
Black male students at Cheyney University are among the newest recruits to the Call Me MISTER teaching program, which seeks to dramatically increase the number of African-American men teaching in U.S. public schools.
October 11, 2009
Sports
Famed Marching 100 Band May Steal the Show at Miami-FAMU Game
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — When the final whistle blows to end Miami’s game against Florida A&M, Hurricanes coach Randy Shannon will hurry off the field. And then he’ll hurry right back out.
October 8, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Convention Panel Encourages Gay Chancellors, Presidents to Remain Open About Their Sexual Orientation
Since age 26, Dr. David Wain Coon has been open personally and professionally about his sexual orientation. “I wanted my students to have the role model I didn’t have when I went through my education.”
October 8, 2009
HBCUs
NC A&T Debates Rapper’s Appearance at Homecoming Concert
While leaders at North Carolina A&T State University consider a replacement for a controversial rapper with gang ties, his possible appearance at the homecoming concert has sparked debate among students at the historically Black college.
October 6, 2009
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