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Students
More Than Gatekeepers
High school guidance counselors have extraordinary influence in steering Black males to college or to the streets.
August 6, 2008
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Opinion
In the World of HBCUs, Research Must Inform Practice
Quite often students and others ask me why I do research — What’s the purpose?  Does it make change?  Am I doing research to fill journals and books that very few people read?  The answer for me and most of my faculty colleagues is “No”!  Most of us became faculty members because we wanted to […]
August 5, 2008
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3 States to Consider Affirmative Action Ban
With one brief criticism of affirmative action, Republican presidential candidate John McCain has brought new attention to ballot issues aimed at dismantling preferential treatment programs for women and minorities.
August 5, 2008
Latinx
Probe: Fed Employees May Have Bought Fake Degrees
Immigration officials are looking through a list of more than 9,000 names to see how many federal employees may have bought a phony high school or college degree from a Spokane, Wash.-based diploma mill.
August 5, 2008
Latinx
Course Helps Foster Hispanic-Jewish Bonds
When Randy Brown visited Hispanic Pentecostal congregations in Southern California, he was stunned by displays of Star-of-David flags, fervent prayers for peace in Israel and Hebrew words in their church names.
August 5, 2008
Students
Hispanic Caucus Applauds Higher Education Bill
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) applauded the passage of the Higher Education Reauthorization Act, H.R. 4137, on July 31 by a vote of 380-49 in the House and 83-8 in the Senate. The bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
August 5, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Homeland Security and UT Brownsville Reach Accord on Campus Border Fence
The University of Texas at Brownsville and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reached an agreement this week barring the government from condemning any university land and committing the school to beefing up security along its existing fence, according to wire reports…
August 5, 2008
Students
Tribal Colleges Stay True to Mission
Celebrating 40 years, the tribal college movement remains committed to sustaining native culture, language and community, officials say.
August 5, 2008
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Congress Cuts Off College Aid for Sex Offenders
Some of the nation’s worst sex offenders will no longer be eligible to receive generous educational financial aid packages while they are confined in treatment centers under a bill approved by Congress.
August 5, 2008
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Congress Cuts Off College Aid for Sex Offenders
Some of the nation’s worst sex offenders will no longer be eligible to receive generous educational financial aid packages while they are confined in treatment centers under a bill approved by Congress.
August 4, 2008
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Moses Gunn Memorabilia at University of Kansas
He portrayed a Harlem crime boss in “Shaft,” a legendary civil rights leader in “Ragtime” and a mystical envoy in “The NeverEnding Story.”
August 4, 2008
Leadership & Policy
School Trustees Blast Ouster Decision as ‘Racist’
Trustees of the historically Black and financially troubled North Forest school district Saturday blasted the state’s decision to disband the school board, calling the order racist and unwarranted.
August 4, 2008
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University of Kansas Officials Establish Council to Help Recruit Hispanic Students
Educators and Hispanic community leaders from across Kansas have formed the Latino Vision Council to help recruit and retain more Hispanic students at the University of Kansas. The group held its first meeting earlier this summer.
August 4, 2008
Students
Perspectives: More Than Gatekeepers
High school guidance counselors have extraordinary influence in steering Black males to college or to the streets.
August 4, 2008
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Health
FBI Investigates New Attacks on U.S. Scientists
The FBI is investigating two bombings that targeted university scientists, the latest in a rash of attacks against biomedical researchers who experiment on animals, authorities say.
August 4, 2008
Students
Student Group Lobbying for Legislation to Allow Concealed Firearms on College Campuses
State legislators and students supporting legislation to allow concealed firearms on college campuses aimed to debunk the notion that “traditional” aged college students are too reckless to own and possess firearms during a recent public forum held in Washington, D.C.
August 3, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Men Win Suit Against Scandal-scarred Texas Southern
Three former Texas Southern University students credited with helping expose a spending scandal that led to indictments of top administrators won a retaliation lawsuit against school officials.
August 3, 2008
Students
New Clark Atlanta President Brown Takes Helm
When Carlton Brown arrived at Clark Atlanta University last summer, the institution was clawing out of a $25 million deficit and its administration had a reputation for intimidating faculty and students.
August 3, 2008
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