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Section: Institutions
Latinx
Minority-serving Institutions To Lose Funding Under Obama Budget
The Obama administration proposed its first full education budget Thursday, with funding for an array of new programs but a net decrease for minority-serving colleges and universities.
May 7, 2009
African-American
Voorhees College Names Romanian Student Valedictorian
Victorita Paun’s first name may mean “little victory,” but Saturday the Voorhees College co-ed will claim a big victory — being named the first non-Black valedictorian in the historically Black institution’s 112-year history.
May 7, 2009
Community Colleges
Best & Brightest: After a 13-year Absence From School, Academic Excellence and an Associate Degree
While explaining her future career plans, Audra Jeffers’ voice bubbles with excitement.
May 5, 2009
Community Colleges
First Black Chancellor of Rutgers-Camden Brings Community-conscious Approach to Job
When Dr. Wendell E. Pritchett becomes the first Black chancellor of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden — the southernmost of three regional campuses that make up The State University of New Jersey — he will preside over a campus that is steadily growing even as other institutions are experiencing a decline in enrollment.
May 4, 2009
Community Colleges
SREB Urges States to Improve Adolescent Literacy
With an emphasis on improving overall student achievement, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) has urged states to develop adolescent literacy policies that place top priority on improving public middle and high school reading and writing performance.
May 3, 2009
Latinx
HSIs, HBCUs Seek Greater Visibility From White House
Advocates of minority-serving institutions seek changes while monitoring newappointments to senior U.S. Department of Education posts.
April 29, 2009
Community Colleges
Embracing the (Corporate) Work
Embedded in the mission of community colleges is the intent to provide career development, work force training and continuing education for the communities colleges serve.
April 29, 2009
HBCUs
Getting a Piece of the Stimulus
Economic stimulus package provides major funding opportunities for HBCUs and students
April 29, 2009
Leadership & Policy
UNCF Wrestles with New Economy, Old Issues
Despite the bleak economy, UNCF president has high hopes for HBCUs with the Obama administration.
April 29, 2009
HBCUs
Preclearance Provision of Voting Rights Act at Core of Supreme Court Case
Just months after the election of the nation’s first Black president, in which African-American voter registration and voter turnout was at its highest, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether states with a history of racial discrimination at the polls still need federal oversight.
April 28, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Study Finds Minorities Underrepresented in Graduate School
To broaden the participation of graduate studies among underrepresented minorities, graduate studies programs must go beyond simply recruiting students from diverse groups and provide students with the support and resources needed to graduate, says a new report released by the Council of Graduate Schools.
April 23, 2009
Latinx
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Promotes a More Inclusive Environmental Movement
Lisa Jackson, the first African-American to serve as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is committed to diversifying the landscape of environmental advocacy, which is often defined by the contributions of White Americans.
April 21, 2009
HBCUs
Prague University Bans Lecture By David Duke
Prague’s Charles University says it has banned a lecture by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.
April 21, 2009
Students
In Memoriam: Dr. John Hope Franklin (1915-2009)
Warm, generous, compassionate, a giant among American historians,” is how one University of Chicago colleague of Dr. John Hope Franklin remembers him.
April 15, 2009
HBCUs
Getting to Know Dr. Sidney Ribeau
Dr. Sidney A Ribeau on Friday will be officially inducted as the 16th president of Howard University, marking a new chapter in the university’s 142-year history.
April 15, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Obama Agenda Focuses on Degree Completion
Advocates applaud $2.5 billion college retention proposal, but say insufficient financial aid is barrier to degree completion.
April 15, 2009
Community Colleges
Unemployed Seek Training for ‘Green Collar’ Jobs
As the economy sheds jobs, community colleges across the country are reporting a surge of unemployed workers enrolling in courses that offer training for “green-collar” jobs.
April 13, 2009
HBCUs
Surge in Economic Dropouts Spurs UNCF Into Emergency Mode
The glaring message atop the Web site says it all: “The recession is hitting UNCF college seniors hard. Hundreds may not graduate this spring.”
April 8, 2009
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