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HBCUs
Wyo. Joins Alliance To Improve College Graduation
Wyoming is joining an alliance of states working to increase the number of students successfully completing college.
November 21, 2012
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Tribal Colleges Make An Effort To Return To Their Food Roots
American Indian tribal colleges are increasing efforts to promote food sovereignty.
November 21, 2012
Students
Prescient ‘First Black President’ Still Trying to Steer Youth in Positive Direction
A quarter-century before Barack Hussein Obama was elected as president, he was portrayed by Dennis Rahiim Watson on college campuses across the country.
November 21, 2012
Sports
NC A&T Band to March in Macy’s Day Parade
The Blue and Gold Marching Machine will represent A&T — and the HBCU family — in the 2012 parade.
November 21, 2012
Community Colleges
St. Augustine’s University, St. Paul’s College Plan to Merge
The proposed move is an effort to save St. Paul’s, which has faced tremendous financial difficulty in recent years.
November 20, 2012
African-American
Schools Scrambling to Reinstate Students in Wake of PPL Reversal
The Department of Education’s decision to ease loan restrictions has resulted in the challenge schools face in trying to get back students who could not afford to attend when their parents failed to qualify for the loans.
November 20, 2012
Faculty & Staff
State Senate Panel Wants Audit of University of Hawaii
A state Senate panel said Monday that the University of Hawaii could have avoided losing $200,000 in its failed attempt to hold an athletic department fundraiser if officials had performed due diligence on a company claiming to be Stevie Wonder’s booking agent.
November 20, 2012
Students
Redford Creates Ecology Program with Calif. College
A California college is teaming up with Robert Redford to create a program where students can combine environmental studies with media and liberal arts.
November 20, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Chancellor Opts for Glover as Tennessee State President
Glover’s expected approval by the Board of Regents on Nov. 27 would end a two-year search that included 86 applicants for the job.
November 20, 2012
African-American
St. Augustine’s University, St. Paul’s College Plan to Merge
The proposed move is an effort to save St. Paul’s, which has faced tremendous financial difficulty in recent years.
November 20, 2012
Students
Wilberforce Needs to Consider Student Voices
Wilberforce University is an American treasure. Founded in 1856, when African-Americans virtually had no access to education due to the horrors of slavery, Wilberforce offered a salvation to Blacks in the North.
November 19, 2012
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Va. Higher Education Council Seeks Additional $109M
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia on Monday approved budget recommendations that ask for an additional $109 million, in part to help pay for a 2-percent salary increase for faculty.
November 19, 2012
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Source: Mass. Offers Tuition Break for Immigrants
Gov. Deval Patrick wants to allow some undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates to attend state colleges and universities.
November 19, 2012
African-American
Howard Students Say Blacks Need to Reach Out to Lift Community
Mentoring and establishing identity as Black Americans is seen as keys to combating the “all about me” mentality.
November 19, 2012
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Uncertainty Abounds as MOOCs Move Toward Credit
Massive Open Online Courses have to overcome viability issues on several fronts such as grading, standardization, scale and cost before they can begin a bid to transform higher education.
November 19, 2012
MSIs
‘Merit Plea’ Inherently Racist as Argument Against Affirmative Action
As many of you know, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Thursday declared Michigan’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions to be unconstitutional.
November 19, 2012
African-American
New Department of Labor Initiative Focuses on Workforce Development
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says nearly half of all job openings in the next decade will require less than a four-year degree but require more than a high school diploma.
November 19, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Illinois Lt. Gov. Outlines Steps to Keep College Affordable
Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon is urging lawmakers and education officials to help keep college affordable.
November 18, 2012
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