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Gettting to Know You: Diversity in Friendships Reduces Stress, UCB Study Finds

Making friends outside your own ethnic group or race in academic settings can reduce stress, researchers at University of California at Berkeley have found.

November 4, 2008

Brown U. Survey of Latinos Debunks Myths

An analysis of political attitudes and civic engagement of Latinos in Rhode Island released Oct. 30 by Brown University debunks 10 common myths about them.

November 4, 2008

Conference Re-Examines Role of Chicano Pioneers

In a year when the phrase community organizer has taken become a buzzword in the presidential campaign that just ended, activists and scholars will gather Nov. 16 to 18 to document and discuss one of the earliest, most significant community organizing efforts in California history.

November 4, 2008

Scholars To Analyze Obama Victory

Reflecting on Obama’s victory, scholars say the historic victory leaves a great deal room for political scientists and others to consider in analyzing the Illinois senator’s dramatic ascent in national politics.

November 4, 2008

Longest Running HBCU Bowl Cancelled

The longest running bowl tournament in the history of Black colleges was abruptly cancelled this year, largely due to budgetary reasons, officials said.

November 4, 2008

When It Comes to HBCU Alumni and Giving, Making Them “Feel Bad” Doesn’t Work

In a recent article in Diverse Issues In Higher Education, Bill Cosby was reported to have chastised HBCU leaders for their failures to attract alumni contributions. Specifically, he stated, that HBCU administrators should make their alumni “feel bad” about not giving back. I have a lot of respect for Cosby’s dedication to HBCUs and I […]

November 3, 2008

Asian American Pacific Islander

Multiracial Survey To Tap Voter Attitudes

The pollsters have been out en force this presidential election season.

November 3, 2008

Morehouse College’s Next Step in Eliminating the N-word

As a first-year student at Morehouse College, Alex Bibb, 21, said the N-word every other sentence. Now a graduating senior, the word has nearly disappeared from Bibb’s vocabulary.

November 3, 2008

Voters Set To Decide on Affirmative Action, Whether to Give More Public Dollars to Education

Voters will not only choose the next president on Tuesday, but in many states they will also cast ballots affecting higher colleges and universities across the country.

November 2, 2008

Perspectives: The Battle to Preserve Fairness & Ensure Equality for All Communities

Diversity matters in an increasingly changing world that depends on people from many backgrounds and life experiences to make America’s global economy sound.

November 2, 2008

I Am Barack Obama

A funny thing happened the other day. I attended a Barack Obama rally, one of thousands of Virginians who braved the cold and stood in line outside the Richmond Coliseum, most of whom were no doubt as aware as I of the historic significance of the moment. While waiting to gain entry—when I wasn’t […]

October 30, 2008

Private Loans for College Dry Up, Just as Students Most Need the Money

While college tuitions keep rising, students and families continue to grapple with how to cover education costs.

October 30, 2008

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Creating More Opportunities for American Indians in Science and Engineering

While many have doubted the ability of American Indian students to thrive in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Dr. Herb Schroeder is converting skeptics with his Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program.

October 30, 2008

Gay-rights Group Members Arrested at College

Three members of a gay-rights group on a nationwide bus tour of faith-based universities were arrested this week after going to a private campus that had banned them, officials said.

October 30, 2008

Hispanics to Press New President on Immigration, No Matter the Victor

If Hispanic voters turn out in the numbers predicted in next Tuesdayï¿½s presidential election, the winner may be pressured into tackling the politically prickly issue of immigration reform in his first year in office whether he wants to or not, an immigrant advocate predicted Wednesday.

October 29, 2008

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Tuitions Increase but Keep Pace With the Rest of the Economy

College tuition increases mostly kept pace with the rise in cost of other goods and services, but students and families are still struggling to pay for higher education, according to a report released Wednesday by the College Board.

October 29, 2008

Black College Advocates Praise Report Calling for More Equitable Funding of Maryland HBCUs

The formula to bringing Maryland’s historically Black universities on par with the state’s traditionally White institutions will require increased funding for critical improvements, according to an expert panel established by Maryland state officials.

October 29, 2008

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Showing the Way

This past spring, the nation somberly noted the 40th anniversaries of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s and Robert Kennedy’s assassinations. Those anniversaries provided time for reflection about the progress Americans have made socially and politically since 1968.

October 29, 2008