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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
HBCU Presidents Cite Personalized Recruiting, Intrusive Counseling Among Best Practices
Panel at NAFEO conference discusses strategies for improving retention, graduation and achievement rates.
April 16, 2013
Students
Clemson Students Find Bacteria Risk in Beer Pong
The most dangerous part of playing beer pong might not be drinking too much beer.
April 15, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Advocates Say Ethnic Studies Misunderstood, Needlessly Under Fire
Ethnic studies are at risk because of budget restraints, conflicting views of purpose and negative attitudes toward academic programs that don’t automatically equal jobs for graduating college students.
April 14, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Blind Illinois State Professor Teaches Chemistry
Cary Supalo, who lost his sight at age 7 as the result of a rare genetic condition called FEVR, says he believes “in a can-do attitude.”
April 11, 2013
Students
Minority Engineering Forum Examines College Affordability
During a research and policy forum organized Thursday by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering organization, officials convened panel discussions to explore college affordability.
April 11, 2013
Students
Student Arrested in Texas College Stabbing Spree
A student went on a building-to-building stabbing attack at a Texas community college Tuesday, wounding at least 14 people before being subdued and arrested, authorities said.
April 9, 2013
Faculty & Staff
NCAA Tournament Important to Recruiting — But Not Likely to Rutgers
Anyone want to go to a school that now has a history of homophobia as well as physical abuse of students? Oh, and besides that, the team doesn’t win basketball games.
April 8, 2013
African-American
National Urban League Calls Attention to Financial Aid Issues From African-American Perspective
The National Urban League has released a paper on financial aid to bring the views of African-Americans to a Gates Foundation-sponsored project on reforming the college financial aid system.
April 8, 2013
Students
Md. Governor Seeks $4.1M More for HBCUs
Gov. Martin O’Malley is asking for an additional $4.1 million in his supplemental budget to go directly to the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities or their students.
April 4, 2013
Faculty & Staff
AAUP Criticizes Southern’s Treatment of Faculty
A national organization of university professors is criticizing the way Southern University faculty members were treated immediately after the school declared a financial emergency nearly two years ago.
April 4, 2013
African-American
HBCUs Targeted in Republican Party Outreach
A Republican Party strategy report identifies HBCUs as institutions at which African-Americans can be engaged “with the goal of educating the community on Republican ideals and the party’s history.”
April 2, 2013
Sports
Incredibly, Rejected Asian Americans Start New “Historical Asian American College and University” Movement
Billionaire cites difficulty for Asian Americans to get beyond the limitations of top institutions with increasingly high percentages of Asian American students.
March 31, 2013
African-American
Fostering Diversity: A Necessary Step for HBCU Survival
Historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, have provided a top-notch education for African-Americans since pre-Civil War days.
March 28, 2013
African-American
In Memorium: Pauline Knight Ofosu
To most students and teachers on campuses across the nation, the name Pauline Knight Ofosu would draw a blank stare if they were asked to identify her. Such is the fate of people who make history that is forgotten generations later.
March 27, 2013
African-American
Florida A&M Halts Presidential Search
The recent decision by Florida A & M University (FAMU) to abruptly halt its search for a new president could delay selection of a permanent top administrator for almost another year, raising the prospect the institution could lose some of its top candidates as a result of the shift in plans, say academic veterans involved in the talent recruitment business.
March 27, 2013
Sports
Reducing Number of High School Diplomas Proposed
State Superintendent of Education John White says he wants to consider eliminating one of Louisiana’s three high school diplomas.
March 26, 2013
African-American
College, Connected: Online Enrollments at HBCUs Continue To Grow
In the past decade, the rate of growth in online enrollments has been “extremely robust,” but holding steady, according to a report.
March 26, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Admissions and ‘Admission’
It seems wholly appropriate that most colleges send out their judgment notices around Holy Week when borderline applicants might resort to prayer, or give new meaning to the notion of being “passed over.”
March 24, 2013
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