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Faculty & Staff
USDA Pledges to Continue to Give 1890 Schools a Hand
The Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, Thomas Vilsack, outlined a series of initiatives that the USDA will undertake to help the 1890 land grant institutions.
July 16, 2015
African-American
Using History to Become Constructively Critical
In history as well as other disciplines, the need to corroborate the narrative is simply a given.
July 16, 2015
Community Colleges
Experts: Get College Financial Aid Info Out Early
More students from low-income families might enroll in college if they got information about student financial aid while they were still in middle school, a new report contends.
July 16, 2015
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300 Students to Enroll After Tumult at Sweet Briar College
SWEET BRIAR, Va. ― Saved from the brink of closure, Sweet Briar College said Wednesday that nearly 300 students are scheduled to enroll for the upcoming academic year at the 114-year-old women’s college.
July 15, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Lawyers in Fired Ohio State Band Director Lawsuit Reined In
COLUMBUS, Ohio ― A judge in the gender discrimination lawsuit of Ohio State University’s fired marching band director says he’s intervening in the evidence-gathering process because of “discouraging” behavior by the lawyers.
July 15, 2015
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Amid Celebration, Land Grant Schools Say Money Would Be Great Gift
This week marks the commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Second Morrill Act that set aside land to create agricultural colleges and universities in former Confederate states.
July 15, 2015
Home
Stakeholders Question Changes to FAMU-FSU Joint College of Engineering
Dr. Fred S. Humphries, president emeritus of Florida A&M University, said that FAMU’s officials should “fight with every fiber of [their] being to put things back the way they were.”
July 15, 2015
Health
Meharry, Vanderbilt Medical Schools to Expand AIDS Research
Nashville’s two medical schools, along with the state of Tennessee, have established the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research.
July 15, 2015
Home
Getting Together for the Greater Good?
Merger of Kennesaw State, Southern Polytechnic State could be one of many to come.
July 15, 2015
Disparities
“Miss Ann” Problems: Battling Depression While Black
Benilde Little seemingly has everything. She is the bestselling author of the critically well-received 1997 novel Good Hair, among other books. She has beaten a gilded path to a toney, racially diverse New Jersey exurb and on her most taxing days, her biggest responsibilities used to be walking the family dog, administering his cataract eye […]
July 15, 2015
HBCUs
Lawyer Moves to Add SC State as Defendant in Higher Ed Suit
An attorney who has sued alleging that the state of South Carolina still operates a segregated system of higher education wants a federal court to add South Carolina State University as a defendant in the case.
July 14, 2015
Students
Purdue University Eliminates Chief Diversity Officer Role
A provost at Purdue University will take over the school’s diversity efforts after the school eliminated its chief diversity officer position.
July 14, 2015
African-American
The Sad Reality of Bill Cosby’s Downfall
Last week, a U.S district judge ordered that depositions given by Bill Cosby in a 2005 lawsuit be unsealed and made available for public consumption.
July 14, 2015
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NAACP to March From Selma to Washington, D.C.
As the nation gears up for the 2016 presidential race, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is positioning itself to be a key player, with the announcement of an 860-mile march from Selma, Ala., to Washington, D.C., to train a spotlight on the issues that they want Republican and Democratic hopefuls to address in their respective campaigns.
July 14, 2015
Home
Instructor Uses ‘Fashionmatics’ to Make Math Exciting
College math instructor Jacqueline Mogey finds a way to make math fun and relatable for students.
July 14, 2015
African-American
Verizon Invests in STEM Education for Black Males
Executives from Morgan State University and the Verizon Wireless Foundation announced a new partnership Tuesday in Baltimore aimed at exposing minority males to STEM via HBCU campuses.
July 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Feds Investigate Hiring Practices at Police Department in Kentucky
The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating hiring practices at the Bowling Green Police Department.
July 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
University Helps Florida Veterans Find Livelihood in Farming
Mat Santos stands at the edge of seven acres of land, the field of his future, pondering what to plant, grow and harvest, and sell.
July 14, 2015
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