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Section: Demographics > African-American
Students
Oprah Winfrey Receives South African University Honorary Doctorate
Oprah Winfrey accepted an honorary degree from a central South African university infamous for troubled race relations, saying the institution had turned an ugly experience into a model for confronting the challenges of reconciliation and remorse.
June 26, 2011
African-American
Accrediting Agency Rejects Fisk University Financial Plan
Financially troubled Fisk University was dealt another setback Thursday in its efforts to remain a significant player in higher education when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools rejected the Nashville universityâs financial update.
June 23, 2011
African-American
HBCU Leaders Say They Should Share Their Campus Success Stories
Getting the message out on historically Black campuses was one of the major themes that emerged Thursday during a gathering of half a dozen HBCU presidents in Atlanta.
June 23, 2011
African-American
New College Board Research on Young Men of Color Stirs Demand for Action
While a panel discussion held by The College Board on Capitol Hill this week was meant to highlight a new report on the lagging rates of educational attainment among non-White men, some of the panelists questioned the need for more research on the subject.
June 22, 2011
Leadership & Policy
S.C. State University Audit: No Missing Funds at Clyburn Center
Mismanagement and a lack of planning are largely to blame for construction delays at a troubled transportation research center at South Carolina State University named for U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, according to a state audit released Tuesday.
June 21, 2011
African-American
Perspectives: Think âGlocalâ
Todayâs students must mimic ancient scholars who traveled to centers of learning in distant regions to exchange ideas and encourage innovation.
June 19, 2011
African-American
UNCF Green Building Institute Focuses on Helping Schools Find Funds, Save on Costs
Obama administration officials and environmental and finance experts advised at the UNCF Building Green Learning Institute on how UNCF campuses can enhance sustainability measures within buildings while saving on costs.
June 19, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Until the Needle Breaks
Four top scholars discuss the enduring musical legacy of Motown records.
June 16, 2011
Students
College Mentoring for Access and Persistence Program Gives Graduating High School Seniors a Boost
What started as a group of high school students who stopped by for pizza and soft drinks at a monthly meeting with mentors from the Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young has turned into the College MAP programâs first cohort of polished college-bound seniors.
June 15, 2011
African-American
New Bill Targets College Access, Academic Success in Low-Income Areas
Education leaders in the U.S. Senate want to promote college success in low-income communities through a new âcradle-to-careerâ educational support program in the nationâs highest poverty neighborhoods.
June 14, 2011
African-American
Symposium: National Intervention Urged for African-American Boys
A symposium titled âA Strong Start: Positioning Young Black Boys for Educational Successâ focused on the critical nature of the first nine years of life and was sponsored by the Educational Testing Service and the Childrenâs Defense Fund.
June 14, 2011
African-American
U.S., Foreign Higher Education Institutions Unite To Help Haiti
New consortium hopes to help Haitian universities recover and improve a year after earthquake.
June 12, 2011
Students
Diversity Still Matters in Michigan
Five years since Proposition 2 dismantled Michiganâs race-based programs from state-funded institutions, schools still refuse to abandon diversity.
June 8, 2011
African-American
Report: Low-Income Students âPriced-Outâ of College
Of 1,186 colleges surveyed in a college affordability study, only five provide adequate financial support, the Education Trust organization reports.
June 6, 2011
African-American
Black Music Month: The Beat Goes On
On June 7, 1979, President Jimmy Carter decreed that June would be Black Music Month, and all the United States presidents since then have acknowledged the month-long observance.
June 5, 2011
Students
NCORE Conference: Scholar Offers Perspectives on Inter-Minority Racism
During the 24th annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education, educators examined not only race, gender, religion and sexual orientation, but intersections among them.
June 5, 2011
Leadership & Policy
NCORE Conference: College Presidents Share Impact of International Programs
Remarks by Howard University president Sidney Ribeau and other college presidents came Thursday in a symposium examining the internationalization of their institutions during the annual meeting of the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education.
June 2, 2011
African-American
MSIs Seek To Defy Budget Trend By Lobbying for New Teacher Education Program
Under the proposal to Congress, a minority-serving college or university could obtain $500,000 a year for five years for enhancements to teacher education programs.
June 2, 2011
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