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UCLA Report: Affirmative Action in Higher Ed ‘More Secure’ Now Than Before

In its recent decision to limit the use of race in assigning students to public schools, the U.S. Supreme Court justices made it clear that the earlier Grutter v Bollinger decision involving affirmative action in college admissions would stand. Gary Orfield said Monday higher education leaders should use that decision to strengthen their resolve against conservatives’ efforts to end race-conscious programs.

July 22, 2007

Over Time, HBCU Male Graduates’ Earnings Outpace Black Male Graduates of Other Schools

Black men who earn degrees from historically Black colleges and universities have higher lifetime earnings than those attending other four-year institutions, according to a new study by researchers from Virginia Tech.

July 22, 2007

Texas State U. Professor Teaches South African University How To Infuse ‘Multiculturalism’ in Curriculum

Texas State University-San Marcos’ Multicultural Curriculum Transformation Project, a program designed to help diversify its faculty teaching methods and course content, has caught the attention of a university a world away — in South Africa.

July 22, 2007

Background checks to be required for university job applicants

EPHRAIM Utah Criminal background checks will soon be required for anyone who wants a job teaching at the state’s public colleges and universities.

July 22, 2007

Shortfall means no interest-free loan program for new students

DALLAS Just weeks before starting a new academic year, thousands of college students throughout Texas are being told they won’t get the interest-free, forgivable loan they were counting on to pay tuition.

July 22, 2007

NAACP calls for federal probe of racist e-mails sent to troopers, police probe under way

HARTFORD Conn. The state chapter of the NAACP called Thursday for a federal investigation of possible civil rights violations after members of the Connecticut State Police received racist e-mails.

July 22, 2007

Developed nations draining poor countries of doctors

JACKSON Miss. While many foreign doctors are drawn to the United States to treat underserved poor and rural areas, some experts and health officials say the physicians are needed more at home.

July 22, 2007

University takes over management of historic St. Augustine sites

ST. AUGUSTINE Fla. The gray masonry Government House in a plaza here survived as the home and headquarters for Spanish and British rule for more than 200 years. It was reconstructed from ruins several times during the colonial era, once after being burnt and reduced to rubble by the British.

July 22, 2007

Poet, Performer Sekou Sundiata Dies

NEW YORK Sekou Sundiata, a Grammy-nominated poet whose work blurred the barriers between music, theater and literature, has died at the age of 58.

July 22, 2007

Network, not iPhone, to blame for wireless glitches at Duke

RALEIGH N.C. A problem with Duke University’s wireless network caused outages at the school, officials said Friday, exonerating the initial suspect, Apple Inc.’s new iPhone.

July 22, 2007

UMaine to investigate softball team photos

BANGOR Maine The University of Maine is investigating online photos taken last year showing members of the Maine softball team apparently drinking alcohol and making lewd gestures while dressed in outrageous costumes.

July 22, 2007

Celebrated tuition freeze puts squeeze on college savings fund

AKRON Ohio Parents who invested in one of the state’s college savings funds won’t see an increase on that return for two years because of a tuition freeze recently celebrated by lawmakers and university officials.

July 22, 2007

Spurred by big deal, civil rights era documents now up for grabs

ATLANTA When Barry Tulloss heard an interview between Martin Luther King Jr. and his father, former radioman Jerry Tucker, he said the hair stood up on his neck.

July 22, 2007

Disheveled college applications causes bomb scare

CHARLESTON Ill. Here’s a tip for aspiring college students: make sure your applications don’t warrant a visit from the bomb squad.

July 22, 2007

Online classes take sting out of summer school

When Scott Landry flunked a math class in his Townsend, Mass., high school this year, he was told he wouldn’t make it into the 10th grade unless he went to summer school.

July 22, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Meehan opens checkbook to reward staff, supporters

WASHINGTON Former Rep. Martin Meehan is the first to admit he’s tight with a buck.

July 22, 2007

Regent says Pomerantz out of line in calling for dean’s ouster

IOWA CITY Iowa A member of the Iowa Board of Regents accused Des Moines businessman Marvin Pomerantz of trying to bully incoming University of Iowa President Sally Mason.

July 22, 2007

UA programs aim to recruit, train and retain rural doctors

MONTGOMERY Ala. As a physician in a rural area, Dr. Deanah Maxwell knows there are times she’ll be stopped in the grocery store or at church for advice sometimes not even medical advice. But for her, that’s half the appeal of being a small-town doctor.

July 22, 2007