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Flagging Economy Spurs Increase in Library Use
When the going gets tough, the tough go to the library where the books, movies and internet are free and the information empowers.
October 19, 2008
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ACLU Picks Brooklyn Law Professor as President
The American Civil Liberties Union, an influential civil rights group, elected a new president on Saturday, choosing a constitutional law scholar who said she would reach out to African-Americans and to religious communities where the group has often been viewed more as foe than friend.
October 19, 2008
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In Chicago, Ex-radical Better Known as a Scholar
These days, Bill Ayers doesn’t want to talk about the Weathermen, the Vietnam-era radical group he helped found that carried out bombings at the Pentagon and the Capitol.
October 19, 2008
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Baylor Backs Off Plan Offering Perks to Retake SAT
Baylor University, facing sharp criticism for paying already-admitted students to retake the SAT and try to boost their scores, said Thursday it “goofed” and would probably end the practice.
October 16, 2008
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Collection of African-American Art Donated to University of Alabama
After more than two years of courtship, Paul R. Jones donated his vast collection of African-American art to the University of Alabama.
October 16, 2008
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View: Increasing Access and Relevance in Distance Education
Distance education is now well accepted as high-quality higher education, although as with traditional campuses, the quality of different programs varies widely.
October 15, 2008
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Beyond Blackboard and Into Virtual Communities
Online learning is evolving into much more than discussions via Blackboard.
October 15, 2008
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Higher Ed Professionals’ Perspectives on Online Education
The recent growth of online education has added a new dimension to college learning that was unthinkable a few decades ago. Knocking down the traditional notion of the “ivory tower” college campus, online education presents an entirely new classroom paradigm, a shift resulting in more opportunities and challenges. For insight into both, we turned to college professors and administrators who reveal the good and the bad that accompany an online college education.
October 15, 2008
Faculty & Staff
At Georgia Perimeter College, Online Teaching Has Its Benefits — Tenure
Michael T. Bradley is a full-time online- only professor. In the virtual classroom of his “World Religion and Introduction to Ethics” classes at Georgia Perimeter College, a two-year college in suburban Atlanta, Bradley employs a teaching style that both personalizes him to his students and encourages them to interact with one another.
October 15, 2008
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Students Need To Know They Matter
One message that emerges in this annual “Recruitment and Retention” issue is that minority students matter, and universities committed to their success will give students the tools they need.
October 15, 2008
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Getting to Know Dr. Gregory Cajete
Dr. Gregory Cajete’s, current role as director of the Native American Studies Department at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, presents an irresistible irony. Seated in the very same room in which this interview was conducted, he recalls a meeting there years ago with one of his former professors.
October 15, 2008
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Recognition Overdue
Baba El-Senzengakulu Zulu, formerly Lester McKinnie, salutes the crowd at Tennessee State University after receiving an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the university last month.
October 15, 2008
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Pell Grant Deficit: “The Mother of All Shortfalls
Pell Grant faces a shortfall as more people head back to school in uncertain economic times.
October 15, 2008
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Safeguarding Against Voter Disenfranchisement
Voting rights advocates are examining voting infrastructure and laws in anticipation of high young voter turnout in November.
October 15, 2008
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Admission Counseling Commission Endorses Optional SAT/ACT Admissions Requirements
Acommission convened by the National Association for College Admission Counseling is calling for colleges and universities to drop the use of the SAT or ACT as a requirement for admission, stating that a “one-size-fits-all” approach for the use of standardized tests does not reflect the realities facing the nation’s many and varied colleges and universities.
October 15, 2008
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In Honor of an Unfettered Slave
Asculpture was dedicated late last month to a Lafayette College (Pa.) graduate, David McDonogh, who is believed to be one of the first slaves — if not the first — to earn a college degree. One of the nation’s foremost contemporary sculptors, Mel Edwards, was commissioned for the 16-foot tall project titled “Transcendence,” which was made from five tons of stainless steel.
October 15, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Putting Barack Obama’s Candidacy In Historical Perspective
A host of pre-eminent Black scholars sound off on the historical and sociological significance of Sen. Barack Obama’s candidacy and its aftereffects on Black America.
October 15, 2008
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MONEY AND MENTORSHIP
Benefactors of the University of South Florida Latino Scholarship Program support students in more ways than one.
October 15, 2008
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