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African-American
Xavier University’s Default Management Plans Win Praise
While Xavier University’s dynamic response to Hurricane Katrina is perhaps its best known accomplishment in the eyes of federal officials, the university’s aggressive approach in combating student loan defaults is another high-profile area of success.
October 19, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Rx for Success: Xavier Ranks Among the Top Producers of Black Students Accepted by Medical School
With growing minority health needs across the state and in the Delta, compounded by Katrina, Xavier University president Norman Francis announced that the school in 2012 will begin offering undergraduate degrees in public health.
October 18, 2011
African-American
Groups Mobilize To Stop Cuts for Minority-Serving Schools
Many of the nation’s leading higher education groups are urging Congress to reject a House of Representatives plan that would cut spending for Black, Hispanic-serving, tribal and other minority-serving colleges by more than 40 percent next year.
October 18, 2011
African-American
Occupy Protesters Eye Diversity as Movement Grows
African-Americans are more inclined to rally around social justice than financial literacy causes, said John Hope Bryant, founder and chief executive officer of Operation HOPE.
October 17, 2011
Faculty & Staff
National Science Foundation Reports Low Minority Representation on STEM Faculties
Minority doctoral holders are still poorly represented as faculty members within the ranks of American academe, a new study says.
October 17, 2011
Students
Thousands Gather at National Mall to Dedicate Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
President Obama said the MLK memorial is not just a monument to pay tribute to Dr. King as an individual, but to all of the people, including the unsung heroes, who comprised the civil rights movement that Dr. King led.
October 16, 2011
African-American
Duke Endowment Awards $35 Million to Johnson C. Smith University
The North Carolina-based Duke Endowment announced Wednesday that it is awarding $35 million to Johnson C. Smith University, a historically Black school in Charlotte, N.C.
October 12, 2011
Students
‘New Orleans in the Hamptons’ Raises College Scholarship Funds
Foundation fundraiser hosted by Soledad O’Brien and husband Brad Raymond brought movers and shakers together to lend a hand to college students.
October 10, 2011
African-American
VCU Launches Project on Massive Resistance
Virginia Commonwealth University is launching an oral-history project that explores the Massive Resistance policy in Virginia during the 1950s and ‘60s.
October 6, 2011
Students
Pioneering Law Professor Derrick Bell Dies
Derrick Bell, the first Black professor at Harvard Law School and an uncompromising advocate for social justice, has died at age 80.
October 6, 2011
African-American
White House Black College Leader Urges Development of HBCU Online Programs
HBCUs and the online learning community need to become “more married” to reach more African-American students, said Dr. John S. Wilson, executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.
October 6, 2011
African-American
Philosophy Professor Still Teaching after More than 60 Years at Texas Southern
A Texas Southern University professor of philosophy since 1949 and an educator for 66 years, 91-year old Dr. Thomas Freeman has taught and influenced generations of college students.
October 4, 2011
African-American
New House Bill Cuts Funds for HBCUs, Others
Funding for the Title III Strengthening HBCUs program would drop from $236 million to $152 million; Hispanic-serving institutions would face the largest cutback, as funding would fall from the $104 million to just $17 million in 2012.
October 2, 2011
Students
Complete College America Report Examines Low Higher Ed Graduation Rates
A new, comprehensive report on college graduation rates released Tuesday revealed why college completion rates, including analyses of Black, Hispanic, Pell Grant and part-time students, are low among Americans.
September 27, 2011
African-American
Ga. University Learning Community Focuses on Black Freshman Women
At the University of West Georgia, an all-Black, all-female freshman learning community aims to ease the challenges encountered during the first-year transition into college life.
September 26, 2011
African-American
Historically Black University Works with Maryland’s Seafood Industry Watermen
Watermen in Maryland’s Calvert County have an unlikely ally in their effort to explore aquaculture as a means to shore up the flagging industry—Morgan State University.
September 25, 2011
African-American
Leaders Sound Alarm for High School Class of 2012
During a Congressional Black Caucus panel discussion titled “The Class of 2012,” Florida Memorial University chief Henry Lewis said one of the biggest societal needs is for more students to get educated in the STEM fields.
September 25, 2011
African-American
Congressional Black Caucus Forum Highlights Achievement Gap Strategies
To eliminate the oft-cited “achievement gap” between Black and White students, the Howard University School of Education dean recommended the federal government invest more heavily in HBCU teacher preparation programs.
September 22, 2011
Dr. Leslie Fenwick
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