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Researchers Develop Process for Making Oceans Better Able To Combat Global Warming

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Ateam of researchers from Harvard University and Pennsylvania State University have developed a new means to facilitate carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere – a potential solution for reversing global warming.

November 28, 2007

Native Americans

Just the Stats: American Indians at a Glance

A snapshot of higher education statistics for Native Americans.

November 28, 2007

Staying Afloat in New Orleans

Adult literacy programs, needed more than ever, struggle to survive Post-Katrina.

November 28, 2007

Faculty & Staff

A Grassroots Effort

Scholars and the public are raising awareness about Ohio’s Newark Earthworks, the world’s largest ancient mound site.

November 28, 2007

Broadening the Legal Landscape

More law schools are establishing and expanding Native American law course offerings, which are increasingly being regarded as a fundamental component of a well-rounded law education.

November 28, 2007

Growth In Minority Student Enrollment Gives Rise To More MSIs

More minority undergraduate students are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities than ever before, and more of them are choosing minority-serving institutions such as historically Black colleges and universities, Asian-serving institutions and Hispanic-serving institutions.

November 27, 2007

Community Colleges

North Carolina Community Colleges Required to Admit Undocumented Immigrants

North Carolina’s community colleges must admit illegal immigrants as long as they are 18 years old and high school graduates, a legal decision that reverses a 2004 rule that gave campuses the option to say no.

November 27, 2007

Studies: Hispanic Youth Look for Acceptance, Often Turn to Gangs

RALEIGH, N.C. Hispanic youths in North Carolina, struggling to find acceptance in U.S. culture, are increasingly turning to gangs and to other self-destructive behaviors, according to studies and those who follow the trends.

November 27, 2007

Studies: Hispanic Youth Look for Acceptance, Often Turn to Gangs

RALEIGH, N.C. Hispanic youths in North Carolina, struggling to find acceptance in U.S. culture, are increasingly turning to gangs and to other self-destructive behaviors, according to studies and those who follow the trends.

November 27, 2007

Just the Stats: Hispanics Perceive Major Differences in Race-Ethnic Relations in Suburbia

Differences in people’s perceptions on how they are treated by the court system, salespeople and suburban communities are apparent across racial and ethnic lines, according to a new poll recently released by Manhattanville College.

November 27, 2007

Just the Stats: Hispanics Perceive Major Differences in Race-Ethnic Relations in Suburbia

Differences in people’s perceptions on how they are treated by the court system, salespeople and suburban communities are apparent across racial and ethnic lines, according to a new poll recently released by Manhattanville College.

November 27, 2007

Many Texas Grads Not Ready for College, Panel Says

AUSTIN Texas high school graduates enter college far less ready for the harder course load than other students do, according to new research. The study shows nearly half of the state’s college freshmen take remedial classes, which includes 63 percent of college-bound Hispanics who qualify for remedial programs.

November 27, 2007

Many Texas Grads Not Ready for College, Panel Says

AUSTIN Texas high school graduates enter college far less ready for the harder course load than other students do, according to new research. The study shows nearly half of the state’s college freshmen take remedial classes, which includes 63 percent of college-bound Hispanics who qualify for remedial programs.

November 27, 2007

A Painful Remembrance

Dr. Eulynda J. Toledo is working to bring attention to the “intergenerational trauma” of the Native American boarding school era.

November 27, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Universities Are Slow To Reveal Links To Slavery

When Brown University released its landmark report on the institution’s connections to slavery in the fall of 2006, academics and reparations advocates across the country praised the institution, but few universities have followed Brown’s lead in examining their own history with slavery more than one year later.

November 26, 2007

ACE Reports the Lowest GED Pass Rate in Five Years

Just 68 percent of General Educational Development (GED) test-takers passed the high school equivalency exam in 2006 — the lowest pass rate since a more rigorous exam was introduced five years ago, a recent analysis by the American Council on Education (ACE) indicates.

November 26, 2007

Best and Brightest: A Selfless Southern University Leader is Born

One of Carey Ash’s first acts as president of the Student Government Association at Southern University at Baton Rouge was to make sure students who couldn’t afford textbooks had access to them anyway. That meant giving up his own scholarship money to purchase the books.

November 26, 2007

Report: Minority Doctoral Recipients Gaining Momentum

Twenty percent of the U.S. citizens awarded research doctorates from American universities in 2006 were ethnic minorities, according to a recent report released by the National Science Foundation in conjunction with the National Opinion Research Center and an assortment of government agencies.

November 25, 2007