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African-American
State Colleges Seeking More Out-of-State, International Students Amid Fiscal Crunch
For state institutions, the monetary incentive of affluent students paying higher tuition could squeeze out low-income minorities.
July 19, 2011
Home
Education Leaders, Policymakers Struggle To Define Emerging Skills in âNew Workâ Era
At Washington policy summit, panelists say many colleges and universities remain so disconnected from industry that they are largely ignorant about current workforce needs.
July 19, 2011
Students
Miss. Gulf College Leader Expects Growth Over Next 10 Years
Mary Graham, who became the 12th president of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College on July 1, said she hopes the collegeâs enrollment grows by 35 percent to 45 percent in the next 10 years.
July 18, 2011
African-American
University of Oregon Program Puts Teens on Course
Sunday marked the first day of 2011âs Oregon Young Scholars Program, a weeklong residential program for âhistorically underrepresentedâ high-school-age students from a targeted group of schools in the Portland and Eugene areas.
July 18, 2011
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Commentary: Flashpoint Over Struggle To Preserve Mexican-American Studies in Arizona
Educators should help bridge grassroots movement and ivory tower to back equality, University of Arizona professor advocates.
July 18, 2011
STEM
Forum: Boeing Executive Advocates Real World Experiences To Inspire Innovation Among American Students
Despite the increased time and attention being spent on raising standards in education, the nationâs workforce still faces a critical skills shortageâparticularly in the STEM fields.
July 18, 2011
Students
Harvard Training College Teachers on Black History
Two dozen college teachers from around the country are participating this month in a Harvard program aimed at training professors to integrate more Black history into their classrooms and research projects.
July 17, 2011
Students
Clothing Company Granted Opportunity to Defend Against Delta Sigma Theta Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has given a New York City clothing company more time to defend itself in a trademark infringement lawsuit by Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
July 17, 2011
Health
AIDS Research Pioneer James Hildreth Moving On From Meharry
Dr. James E.K. Hildreth leaves Meharry Medical College to lead College of Biological Sciences at UC Davis.
July 17, 2011
International
International Doctors Get Language Boost at IUPUI
A rising number of new doctors trained in other countries has meant a booming business for an international communications program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
July 17, 2011
Sports
No Charges in Saggy Pants Arrest of College Football Player at Calif. Airport
Prosecutors said Wednesday they will not file charges against a University of New Mexico football player who was arrested after wearing saggy pants on a plane at San Francisco airport.
July 14, 2011
Students
Federal Judge Dismisses Texas Southern University Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit
A federal judge has tossed out a reverse discrimination suit against Texas Southern University by a White faculty member who was terminated for his questionable handling of scholarship funds.
July 14, 2011
Students
Michigan State Law Professors Say Div. I College Athletes Qualify as âEmployeesâ
The way football and basketball players in Division I programs juggle athletics and school undermines the NCAAâs contention they are student-athletes, contend law professors Robert and Amy McCormick.
July 14, 2011
Home
Census: Share of Children in U.S. Hits Record Low
Children now make up less of Americaâs population than ever before, even with a boost from immigrant families.
July 13, 2011
STEM
La. Governor Jindal Signs Bill Moving New Orleans University to University of Louisiana System
Legislation moving the Univ. of New Orleans from the Louisiana State University system to the Univ. of Louisiana System was signed Tuesday by Gov. Bobby Jindal.
July 13, 2011
Community Colleges
Two Years After Obamaâs College Graduation Initiative, Major Obstacles Remain
Only one in five of those who enroll in community collegesâand, in some states, barely one in 10âgraduates in three years, while only about half of students who go to universities get their bachelorâs degrees within six.
July 13, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Ethnic Art Falling Out of Favor?
Transnational nature of contemporary art draws in history from around the world, thus requiring the academy to change its teaching strategy.
July 13, 2011
African-American
Black Seamanâs 1861 Heroics Recalled in New Film
Among highlights in the documentary âSearch for the Jefferson Davis: Trader, Slaver, Raiderâ is the story of William Tillman, a Black seaman whose heroics thwarted the sale of a schooner that had been captured by the Jefferson Davis, a Southern privateer that seized several Union ships during the Civil War.
July 12, 2011
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