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Diverse in India: Controversial Film Addresses Affirmative Action in Indian Higher Education
India finds itself wrestling with the role that class-based affirmative action should play in bringing about parity in higher education.
August 24, 2011
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Black Lawmakers Target High Urban Unemployment
The Congressional Black Caucus organized a town hall gathering in Miami on Monday evening to address Black unemployment rates, now at 16.8 percent nationwide, more than double than that for whites.
August 23, 2011
Leadership & Policy
University President Shalala Says 15 Miami Athletes Being Investigated
If Miami uses any player later deemed ineligible by the NCAA, then the Hurricanes run the risk of having to retroactively vacate games.
August 23, 2011
LGBTQ+
CNN Journalist Soledad O’Brien Gives Voice to Ethnic Communities
The veteran journalist won the Edward R. Murrow Radio Television Digital News Association/UNITY award in 2010 for the documentary “Latino in America.”
August 23, 2011
Leadership & Policy
New York’s Columbia College Dean Resigns
The first Black female dean of Columbia College in New York cited administrative changes that would diminish or limit her authority as the reason for her departure.
August 23, 2011
Leadership & Policy
University President Shalala Says 15 Miami Athletes Being Investigated
If Miami uses any player later deemed ineligible by the NCAA, then the Hurricanes run the risk of having to retroactively vacate games.
August 22, 2011
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Duke University Professor: American Religious Faith Waning
A new study says despite the prominence of religious believers in politics and culture, America has shrinking congregations, growing dissatisfaction with religious leaders and rising numbers of people who do not think about faith.
August 22, 2011
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Diverse in India: Government Seeks to Boost College Access for the Disadvantaged
Under the law of the land with variations by region, 49.5 percent of all seats in higher learning institutions are reserved for disadvantaged students.
August 22, 2011
Sports
Chipping Away at the Glass Ceiling in Athletic Administration
Veteran college sports administrator Vivian Fuller assumes leadership of the athletics department at Jackson State University.
August 22, 2011
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Only 18 Percent of IIT Madras Students Are Indian Women
Professor V.G. Idichandy, the interim director at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, says there is no affirmative action in place for female students.
August 22, 2011
Opinion
Importance of Being the Best Faculty Advisor Possible to Students of Color
Why it’s absolutely imperative that we take our role as graduate advisors seriously.
August 21, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Black Scientists Lag Whites in Government Funding
Just 1.5 percent of NIH applicants were Black; the study shows when applications were rejected, Black researchers were less likely than Whites to revise their work and try again, suggesting a lack of mentoring.
August 21, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Southern University Furlough Request Vote Rejected
Tenured and tenure-track faculty cannot be furloughed unless they voluntarily accept the pay cuts or if financial exigency is approved this week by the Southern Board of Supervisors.
August 21, 2011
Community Colleges
Report: Lack of College Completion Could Cost States Billions
A report released today from the American Institutes for Research suggests that students who do not complete college may cost states billions in lost revenue.
August 21, 2011
African-American
Students at India’s Osmania University Learn About Common Ties to Black History That Bridge Cross-Cultural Understanding
Dr. Ann Denkler, a professor of American History at Shenandoah University, said her presentations in India tend to provoke questions not as commonly asked back in the United States.
August 21, 2011
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Indian Institute of Technology Branches Excel in Producing India’s Top Engineering Talent
CHENNAI, India – In order to reach the various buildings that comprise the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (ITT), you have to catch one of the big yellow buses that periodically comes to transport students, visitors and others from the security checkpoint at the front gate.
August 19, 2011
Sports
Former Ohio State Player Included in NFL Draft, Must Sit Out Five Games
Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was declared eligible for Monday’s NFL supplemental draft but must sit out the first five games after he signs a contract.
August 18, 2011
Students
Southern University at Baton Rouge Pushes Its Faculty for Pay Cuts
Some faculty members at the historically Black Louisiana school are balking at furlough requests, essentially creating a standoff with Southern’s administration which is ready to declare a financial emergency.
August 18, 2011
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