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Opinion
Black Scholarship or White Imperalism?
There has been considerable debate among my colleagues about Black scholars and the production of Black scholarship. On the one hand, some White academics complain that Black scholars spend too much time on âghetto scholarship.â This usually refers to Critical Race Theory, Africana Studies, and the impact of racism on our lives, both historically and [âŚ]
May 22, 2008
STEM
New Report Provides Policy Framework for States To Stem High School
Legislative action is imperative to better assist struggling students through high school and beyond, says Jobs For the Future (JFF), a nonprofit advocacy organization.
May 22, 2008
African-American
Lani Guinier on Merit
In the keynote address to a symposium audience hosted by the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at the University California, Los Angeles, Harvard Law School Professor Lani Guinier challenges the conventional assumptions about merit and the meritocracy of higher education.
May 22, 2008
African-American
Federal Officials Reviewing Inequity Complaints in a Mississippi School District
The U.S. Justice Department is looking into complaints of racial disparities within the Cleveland Public School District.
May 21, 2008
Home
Fifth Swastika Found on UND Campus
A swastika drawn on a University of North Dakota law school window near one of the buildingâs entrances is the fifth found scrawled on campus in the past four months.
May 21, 2008
Students
Community College Financial Aid Lacking for N.C. Students, Report Finds
A report released today criticizes the grant and financial aid programs that serve the stateâs 58 community colleges, saying the aid programs fall short of the financial support a typical community college student needs.
May 21, 2008
Community Colleges
Citing Rising Gas Prices, Ala. Two-Year College Chief Forgoes Tuition Hike
Alabamaâs two-year colleges will not raise tuition for the fourth consecutive year, Postsecondary Chancellor Bradley Byrne announced Wednesday.
May 21, 2008
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Opponents and Supporters of Affirmative Action Debate Use of Race in College Admissions
A candid discussion on race-conscious college admissions policies and affirmative action ruffled feathers, as representatives from both sides of the issue met in Washington to debate whether colleges and universities could achieve significant diversity without using race or ethnicity as a factor in admissions decisions.
May 21, 2008
STEM
Louis Stokes Institute To Focus on STEM Education
The legacy of former U.S. Congressman Louis Stokes, D-Ohio, to help disadvantaged and minority students gain academic opportunities lives on in numerous federal government-funded science and engineering education activities and programs.
May 21, 2008
Students
Feds Offer Help to Student Loan Industry
Student loan companies, squeezed by the credit crisis, are getting some help from the federal government.
May 21, 2008
Opinion
Lessons Learned from a White Valedictorian at Morehouse College
On May 12, 2008, as I was walking down the street in Atlanta, Georgia, I happened to glance at the newspaper stand. I was shocked to see the headline âWhite Valedictorian Makes Morehouse Historyâ on the front page of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. I have to admit that my initial reaction was âgeesh, canât African Americans [âŚ]
May 20, 2008
Latinx
Immigrants Are Assimilating Quickly, but Mexicans Lag Most, Report Says
Despite rapid growth in the immigrant population, newcomers of the past quarter-century have assimilated more rapidly than their counterparts of a century ago, according to a conservative think tank.
May 20, 2008
Students
Online School Targets Hispanics, Students At Risk
The stateâs newest virtual charter school is expected to go online this fall, but only after a strategic campaign to recruit Hispanics and teenagers at risk of quitting or getting kicked out of public high schools.
May 20, 2008
Latinx
Critics ask: What Role Should TV, Radio Marti Play?
Two decades after Congress established the U.S. Office of Cuba Broadcasting, lawmakers and experts still cannot seem to agree on the programâs mission.
May 20, 2008
Latinx
Families Sue Catholic School Over âEnglish Onlyâ Policy
Four Hispanic families are suing St. Anneâs Catholic School over a policy that requires students to speak English at all times while at school.
May 20, 2008
Health
Film Scholar at the Forefront of a Womenâs Sexual Health Issue
Giovanna Chesler, a film professor, couldnât have scripted a screenplay more provocative than the drama that recently unfolded in her own life.
May 20, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Bush Commencement Speech at Furman Prompts Protest
Some faculty members at Furman University have suggested they wonât attend graduation ceremonies because President Bush is scheduled to speak, but a group of conservative students wants the university to step in and block the protest.
May 20, 2008
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Mother, Daughter Graduate From Jackson State Together
Usually the graduateâs mother would be sitting in the stands beaming with pride and congratulating her daughter on receiving her undergraduate degree. But for one Jackson State University senior, she and her mother stood next to each other in the commencement line.
May 20, 2008
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