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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
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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
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
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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
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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Minority-serving Institutions Called To Serve as Leaders in Student Retention
The Lumina Foundation for Education is requesting proposals for its Minority-Serving Institutions–Models of Success grant program.
April 7, 2009
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In Tough Economy, MSIs Win Funding Increases
Several minority-serving institutions receive much-needed earmarks.
April 1, 2009
Students
Men Struggling to Finish at Black Colleges
They’re no longer the only option for Black students, but the country’s historically Black colleges and universities brag that they provide a supportive environment where these students are more likely to succeed.
March 29, 2009
HBCUs
Reviving The Great Debaters Tradition
Seventy-eight collegiate teams are competing this week at the National Debate Tournament Championships (NDT), chartered and sanctioned by the American Forensics Association. Not one of them is a historically Black college or university. The worst news is that the vast majority of the teams in the NDT do not have a single African-American debater.
March 26, 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.
March 25, 2009
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HBCUs
New Study Reveals Immigrant Blacks Outpace Native Blacks and Whites in Selective College Enrollment
High school students from Black immigrant populations enroll in selective colleges at a higher rate than U.S.-born Blacks and Whites, because they have greater access to resources that influence postsecondary success, say the authors of a new study.
March 23, 2009
HBCUs
Women’s History Month – HBCU Women Light Up Stage and Screen
When Taraji Henson was nominated for an Academy Award this year for best supporting actress, the celebration rippled beyond Hollywood and into the halls of two historically Black universities.
March 19, 2009
HBCUs
Knowledge at No Cost
A growing number of mission-driven U.S. institutions are joining the global movement to provide courses online for free.
March 19, 2009
Students
Getting Into the Game
Despite the fast-growing and lucrative landscape of video game designing, minority students are finding themselves with limited options in the field.
March 19, 2009
HBCUs
Knowledge at No Cost
A growing number of mission-driven U.S. institutions are joining the global movement to provide courses online for free.
March 16, 2009
HBCUs
Earmarks Helpful for Minority-serving Institutions Struggling In Tough Economy
With Congress completing work on a $410 billion omnibus spending bill, minority-serving institutions can point to some tangible funding gains in the first months of 2009 with the possibility of more gains ahead.
March 12, 2009
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs File Lawsuits Against Accrediting Agency
As one historically Black university resolves litigation with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, another, Hampton University, ignites a similar suit against the same agency to restore the reputation of what school officials call “a proven” pharmacy program.
March 10, 2009
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