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Nine Former Workers Sue Auburn University, Allege Discrimination
Nine workers in the Auburn University athletic department who were laid off or reassigned filed a federal lawsuit accusing the school of racial discrimination.
March 24, 2011
Sports
Rarity in Division I Athletics, Native American Excels on Basketball Court
A finalist for the 2011 Sullivan Award, Tahnee Robinson is one of very few highly visible Native Americans playing Division I basketball.
March 24, 2011
African-American
Fisk University Seeking Emergency Funds to Strengthen Re-accreditation Bid
Fisk University, facing increasing demands from its national accrediting body for more substantive documentation about its long-term financial viability, is beating the bushes for more funds.
March 24, 2011
Students
âNo One Told MeâŚâ
The hit Broadway play âIn the Heightsâ centers around the story of Nina, a child of the barrio who is the first in her family to go to college, indeed to Stanford.
March 23, 2011
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New NAACP Seeing Diverse Chapter Leaders
NAACP branches have been recruiting gays, immigrants and young people who grew up in a world far removed from the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling that outlawed school segregation.
March 23, 2011
Sports
New Award for Colleges Producing Olympic Medalists
The U.S. Olympic Committee has combined with leaders of Olympic sports and college athletic directors to create an award that will recognize the universities that produce medal winners.
March 23, 2011
Students
Stanford Study Says Academic Coaching Can Improve a College Studentâs Graduation Chances
Students who receive one-on-one coaching may be more likely to graduate from college, according to a study released from Stanford Universityâs School of Education.
March 23, 2011
Faculty & Staff
ETS Report Recommends Strategies to Reduce Racial Gaps in Praxis Exam Performance
Putting in place an early preparation program for student teachers is one of several recommendations made in a new report that prescribes ways to help prospective teachers from diverse groups pass teacher license exams.
March 23, 2011
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Massachusetts Colleges to Require Four Years of Math
The state Board of Higher Education has approved a new four-year mathematics requirement for all students seeking admission to state colleges and universities in Massachusetts.
March 22, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Report: MIT Makes Strides With Women Scientists
The school found that the number of women on the science and engineering faculties combined has increased from 46, or about 7 percent of the total in 1995, to 112, or about 17 percent in 2011.
March 22, 2011
Students
Black College Conference Takes on Public Criticism of HBCUs
This year, the Thurgood Marshall College Fundâs professional institute conference has provided practical ideas and strategies to address major challenges facing HBCUs.
March 22, 2011
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Vice President Biden Announces Plan To Enlist Nationâs Governors for College Completion Campaign
Vice President Joe Biden announced an administration plan to enlist governors into pushing their states to boost college graduation rates while providing millions in financial incentives for colleges to do the same.
March 22, 2011
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Accelerated Nursing Program Provides âExtra Pushâ Toward Diversity
The accelerated masterâs degree in nursing program at the Georgia Health Sciences University, formerly the Medical College of Georgia, has seen its minority student enrollment grow from just a smattering when it launched in 2006 to 16 percent last fall.
March 21, 2011
African-American
Mississippi Highways to Honor Black Leaders, Military Heroes
Republican Gov. Haley Barbour has signed into law several new highway designations that will honor Black leaders and military heroes on highways throughout Mississippi.
March 21, 2011
Students
Georgia Technical College Students Required to Maintain B Average to Retain HOPE Funding
Thousands of working moms, laid-off factory employees and others who flocked to Georgiaâs 26 technical colleges for job training because of the recession could lose the HOPE Grants that pay their tuition under changes the state is making to the cash-strapped program.
March 21, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Boosting College Enrollment and Graduation Rates in Maryland
Higher education leaders in Maryland say they are moving with haste to develop plans to significantly boost public college enrollment and graduation rates, with a variety of strategies being explored, except lowering admissions standards.
March 21, 2011
Sports
âUncle Tomâ Documentary Remark Exposes Pain in Black Community Over Class, Education
When Jalen Rose, recalling his teenage years, said that he then considered Black Duke University players like Grant Hill âUncle Tomsâ, he exposed a sensitive and longstanding issue for many African-Americans.
March 20, 2011
Students
Gainful Employment Gets Another Look on Capitol Hill
Few solutions are offered and some argue there are bigger problems to tackle.
March 20, 2011
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