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IMPACT PLAYERS
Golf grew in popularity in Seoul after it held the 1988 Olympics, and now U.S. college coaches are witnessing the emergence and competitiveness of Korean golfers.
May 28, 2008
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Sports
CORRELATING DIVERSITY SUCCESS WITH ACADEMIC SUCCESS
Texas A&M, NCAA partnership recognizes universities that best champion diversity.
May 28, 2008
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HBCUs
Charting a New Course
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore becomes the first HBCU to receive a PGA Professional Golf Management Program.
May 28, 2008
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Students
Youth on Fire
Distinctive books show how the struggle for rights and recognition rests on new generations.
May 28, 2008
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Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian Americans Largely Ignored by Presidential
Despite feverish efforts by presidential candidates to grab voters’ attention, they, along with public opinion pollsters and mainstream news media, have largely ignored Asian Americans so far, several political scientists say.
May 28, 2008
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African-American
Professional Appointments
Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau has been appointed president of Howard University in Washington, D.C., effective Aug. 1. He currently serves as president of Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Ribeau earned a bachelor’s from Wayne State University and a master’s and doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. DR. ANGELA DURANTE has been named […]
May 28, 2008
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HBCUs
Grants & Gifts
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD, has received $1 MILLION from the CSU system, which received funds from the Bernard Osher Foundation to be distributed. The monies will go to support a scholarship endowment fund at CSU Bakersfield. Twelve faculty members at OHIO UNIVERSITY have been awarded a $124,000 grant by the Ohio University Research Committee and […]
May 28, 2008
Latinx
Diverse Calendar
June 18-22 Association of American Colleges and Universities 8th Annual Greater Expectations Institute “Campus Leadership for Student Engagement, Inclusion and Achievement” Cliff Lodge & Spa Snowbird, Utah Web: www.aacu.org June 21-24Association of College and University Housing Officers — International 2008 ACUHO-I Annual Conference & Exposition Disney Coronado Springs Resort Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Web: www.acuho-i.org […]
May 28, 2008
Students
Public Relations Masks the Real College-Access Crisis
The wealthiest universities enroll the smallest percentage of low-income students — this has to change.
May 28, 2008
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Sports
NC A&T State Football Player Dies
North Carolina A&T State University says a football player has died from complications of heat illness.
May 27, 2008
Native Americans
Indian Candidate from New Mexico Runs Literally for Congress
Benny Shendo Jr.’s bid for Congress isn’t just a political race. He’s literally running for office touring northern New Mexico on foot and by bike as he seeks votes in a six-way Democratic primary.
May 27, 2008
Latinx
Arkansas Governor Says Law Bars In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
By law, colleges and universities do not have the option of allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition, Gov. Mike Beebe warned over the weekend.
May 27, 2008
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Latinx
Work Life and Identity Issues in Hispanic Youth Are Focus of Study
Education is the primary route to security for children of ethnic minorities, a University of Arizona professor concludes in a study that his publisher says is the most-extensive ever done on Hispanic youth.
May 27, 2008
Latinx
Latinas, Black Girls Respect, Defer to Moms Most
Latinas and African American girls defer to their mothers more than non-Hispanic white girls do, according to a University of Florida study.
May 27, 2008
Latinx
Migrant Education Program Graduates Honored in Pennsylvania
More than 75 students from across Pennsylvania were honored May 27 for graduating from the Education Department’s migrant-education program.
May 27, 2008
Opinion
The Intersection of Presidential Politics, Race, Culture, and Higher Learning
Much has been made of education levels and voting patterns in the Presidential nominating contests of the Democratic Party for the 2008 general election, particularly since Barack Obama emerged as the presumptive nominee. Well almost. Week after week, exit polls indicate that highly educated White Americans—Democrats, Independents and even some Republicans—are more likely to cast a vote […]
May 26, 2008
Military
Naval Academy Names Sports Complex in Honor of First Black Graduate
Wesley Brown was told he had little-to-no chance of graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy. Earlier this month, the academy named its new $50 million sports complex in honor of Brown, its first Black graduate.
May 26, 2008
African-American
Presbyterians Pick Black Leader for Seminary
For the first time in its 196-year history, one of the nation’s oldest Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) seminaries will be led by a Black pastor, a triumph for African-Americans who hope he’ll use his position to nurture the next generation of minority pastors.
May 26, 2008
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