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Appreciation: The Honorable Augustus F. “Gus” Hawkins, 1907-2007

As a freshman legislator, Congressman Hawkins played a major role in writing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination in employment, based on race, color, national origin and religion, and established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He went on to author or co-author several civil rights and education bills, including the Historically Black College and University Act of 1986.

December 12, 2007

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Leadership & Policy

Financially Troubled LeMoyne-Owen College Has Accreditation Reaffirmed

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Financially strapped LeMoyne-Owen College has had its accreditation reaffirmed and officials believe the decision will improve the school’s enrollment. School officials got the news Monday night, a day before the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools met in New Orleans for its annual meeting. “We worked so hard on this the last year […]

December 11, 2007

Native Americans

Mayville State, Tribal College Considering Agreement

MAYVILLE, N.D. Officials at Mayville State University and Cankdeska Cikana tribal college on the Spirit Lake Sioux reservation are considering a range of possible cooperative agreements. They include delivering four-year degree courses to Spirit Lake graduates on the tribal campus, through the Internet, interactive video and visiting professors, said Keith Stenehjem, Mayville’s vice president for […]

December 11, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Florida A&M to Remain on Probation for Another 6 Months

TALLAHASSEE Fla. Florida A&M University will remain on probation for at least another six months because of its financial troubles, the school’s president said Tuesday. An accrediting organization meeting was continuing Tuesday in New Orleans, but university President James Ammons told the Tallahassee Democrat that the Atlanta-based Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has decided […]

December 11, 2007

Leadership & Policy

S.C. State Decides Not To Renew President’s Contract

The South Carolina State University Board of Trustees has decided not to renew the contract of president Andrew Hugine. The board met by telephone Tuesday and decided to let Hugine go based on his most recent performance review and an academic review of the university done in May. Hugine became president of South Carolina State […]

December 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Proposed Changes to Rutgers’ Africana Studies Prompt Concerns About Department’s Future

Dr. Walton R. Johnson recently resigned as chair of Rutgers University’s Africana Studies department in protest of a proposal that he says attacks the very existence of his department and discipline.

December 10, 2007

Jackson State Establishes Relationship Violence Forum

Jackson State University officials announced an annual symposium that will focus on relationship violence, as a standing-room-only crowd of more than 1,500 people packed the Rose Embly McCoy Auditorium to celebrate the life of Latasha Norman.

December 10, 2007

Study: Parents Need To Plant College-going Seed While Children Are In Middle School

A study being released today says parents are missing an opportunity to help their children prepare for college during the middle-school years, seen as a critical development time for a person’s educational future.

December 10, 2007

Best & Brightest: Starting a Business Before Graduation, Not After

With his e-newsletter, the Networking Loop, Christopher Pollock, a third-year business student at Bowie State University, is taking the oft-repeated saying “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know” to the Internet and becoming the essential link that helps small business owners connect.

December 10, 2007

Asian American Pacific Islander

In Brief: Harvard Boosts Financial Aid for Middle-Income Students

Harvard University announced Monday a major expansion of financial aid that will help even families earning six figures; Stanford University’s historic East Asian collection needs a new home; the University of Southern Maine bans students from campus for failing to meet vaccination requirements for mumps; and University of Utah allows students to request new dorm room if they discover their roommate has a concealed gun permit.

December 10, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Black Students at Northern Illinois Say They Feel Unsafe

DEKALB Ill. Black students attending Northern Illinois University say they feel unsafe after racial slurs and references to shootings earlier this year at Virginia Tech were found scrawled on a bathroom wall. The university, which was closed Monday as a security precaution, is scheduled to reopen Tuesday. “University police are satisfied that the anonymous message […]

December 10, 2007

Former UCLA Coach Dorrell Spotted On Duke Campus

DURHAM N.C. Former UCLA coach Karl Dorrell was spotted on the Duke campus Monday, while the Blue Devils’ search for a coach dragged into its third week. Dorrell, who was fired last week after the Bruins finished 6-6 this season, was seen in the passenger seat of a convertible near Cameron Indoor Stadium. Don Yee, […]

December 10, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Alcorn State President To Begin Job In January

JACKSON Miss. The new president of Alcorn State University officially will take over the job Jan. 3, months after he originally was scheduled to work. George Ross, 52, was to become the university’s 17th president on May 28, but shortly after movers arrived at his home in Mount Pleasant, Mich., Ross became ill and was […]

December 10, 2007

MSIs May Be Called On To Produce Degree-holding Head Start Teachers

New legislation to increase education level of preschool teachers.

December 10, 2007

Duke University Offers Full Ride For Low-income Students

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University on Saturday became the latest elite college to announce a major boost in financial aid. But like even some of its wealthiest peers, it isn’t going so far as to guarantee all its students will graduate debt-free.

December 9, 2007

Poll: When Choosing a College, High School Students Say Diversity Matters

A new poll indicates that minority high school students believe that racial diversity is one of the most important factors when deciding which college they will attend.

December 9, 2007

Penn Students Rebuked Over Virginia Tech Massacre Costume

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Photos of two Penn State University students dressed up for Halloween as victims of this spring’s Virginia Tech massacre — wearing Virginia Tech shirts covered in bullet holes and fake blood — led to a rebuke from their university this week.

December 9, 2007

English Fluency Rises in Second Generation Among Hispanics, Says Report

A dramatic increase in fluency in the English language from one generation of Hispanics to the next emerges from a new analysis of a Pew Hispanic Center survey.

December 8, 2007