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Leadership & Policy
Hispanic graduation rate at the University of Maryland lagging
The six-year graduation rate among Hispanic students at the University of Maryland is lagging behind those of white and Asian students by about 15 percent, university President Dan Mote said in his State of the Campus address this year.
October 8, 2007
HBCUs
Jury Deliberates Fate of Texas Southern University’s Former President
HOUSTON The first full day of jury deliberations in the trial of Texas Southern University’s former president, who is accused of spending more than $500,000 of school money to lavishly furnish and decorate her homes, ended Tuesday without a verdict.
October 8, 2007
Community Colleges
AACC Awarded $3.2 Million Grant to Boost Programs for Older Learners
Many businesses anticipate mass worker shortages as baby boomers retire and are looking to two-year colleges to fill the coming skills gap. However, many of these older workers can’t afford to retire and are needing new skills to keep up with new jobs created in this age of ever-changing technology.
October 8, 2007
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Rutgers To Recruit Future Students — Starting in Eighth Grade
Officials at Rutgers University in New Jersey hope that a new pilot program will help lure more minority and low-income students to the state institution.
October 7, 2007
Students
Cartoon in UK’s College Newspaper Spurs Controversy
LEXINGTON, Ky. An editorial cartoon depicting a bare-chested Black student on an auction block that ran in the University of Kentucky’s student newspaper on Friday has sparked student protest.
October 7, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Arkansas State Minority Program Canceled
JONESBORO, Ark. Arkansas State University has shut down a program to help minority students excel academically and go on to graduate school.
October 7, 2007
Students
Historic Kappa Felony Hazing Case Produces Civil Suit
The criminal trial involving Kappas from Florida A&M University that produced the nation’s first felony convictions for hazing will now be followed by a civil trial. The victim, Marcus Jones, is suing the same five fraternity members named in the criminal case. The national,regional and local chapters of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity also face a potentially multi-million dollar liability.
October 6, 2007
STEM
Racial Disparities in Health Care Headlines UVA Symposium
Charlottesville, Va. A nine-member panel discussion on HIV/AIDS by community activists and health care providers last week ended the three-day Symposium on Race and Society hosted by the University of Virginia Health System designed to call attention to the issue of health disparities in the United States.
October 6, 2007
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Grambling President Recommends Teacher Sanctions in Noose Lesson Incident
NEW ORLEANS The president of Grambling State University said Friday that he will seek sanctions against five teachers who participated in a lesson on race relations that included placing a noose around the neck of a child at a predominantly Black, on-campus elementary school.
October 6, 2007
Students
Group Wants Hate-crime Inquiry into Mexican Flag Incident at the University of New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE The New Mexico League of United Latin American Citizens has asked state and federal officials to investigate a University of New Mexico student who is accused of tearing down a Mexican flag.
October 6, 2007
Students
The Rise of the Ghetto-Fabulous Party
In a recent article published in Colorlines, Dr. C. Richard King, an associate professor of comparative ethnic studies at Washington State University, and Dr. David J. Leonard, an assistant professor of comparative ethnic studies at Washington State University, argue that the “gangsta” parties could be the culmination of two decades of conservative politics at colleges and the “corporatization” of American universities.
October 4, 2007
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African-American
University of St. Thomas Won’t Host Desmond Tutu, Citing His Criticism of Israel
ST. PAUL, Minn. A private Roman Catholic college in Minnesota has shelved plans to invite Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu to speak, fearing that his views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will offend the Jewish community, a school official said.
October 3, 2007
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Sports
Just the Stats: Graduating Minority Student Football Athletes
What college athletic teams enroll high numbers of minority athletes and graduate them in six years? Over the next few weeks, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education will present graduation rate data, highlighting the successes or failures of major Division I sports teams, starting with football.
October 3, 2007
Community Colleges
AACC Awarded $3.2 Million Grant to Boost Programs for Older Learners
Many businesses anticipate mass worker shortages as baby boomers retire and are looking to two-year colleges to fill the coming skills gap. However, many of these older workers can’t afford to retire and are needing new skills to keep up with new jobs created in this age of ever-changing technology.
October 3, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Alabama Architect Defrauded Two-Year System With Bribes, Prosecutors Say
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Federal prosecutors say Anniston, Ala. architect Julian W. Jenkins gave bribes worth $85,000 to two-year college system Chancellor Roy Johnson and his family and $1,800 to a college president in return for more than $2.6 million in contracts.
October 3, 2007
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Students
Professional Appointments
Kevin Gover, a professor of law and affiliate professor of the American Indian studies program at Arizona State University, has been named director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law. Eric […]
October 2, 2007
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Leadership & Policy
New HBCU Rankings Get Mixed Reviews
U.S. News & World Report has launched a new ranking series, “America’s Best Black Colleges,” which ranks historically Black colleges and universities separately but by using the same methodology as its annual “America’s Best Colleges” rankings.
October 2, 2007
Students
Cuban Program to Educate Minority Health Professionals Has Some Americans Going Abroad to Earn Medical Degrees
The idea of becoming a physician never crossed his mind. But when Jose Eduardo De Leon learned of a free medical degree program in Havana, he jumped at the opportunity to apply.
October 2, 2007
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