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Leadership & Policy

SC State Plans to Display James Brown Memorabilia

An exhibit of James Brown memorabilia is being organized at South Carolina State University.

April 28, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Challenged D.C. Schools Chief Bringing Reform Story to Academia, National Media

One of the biggest education stories in the United States in 2007 was the unexpected appointment of education reform leader Michelle Rhee as the chancellor of the Washington, D.C., public schools.

April 28, 2008

There Is Room for Improvement in Pell Grant Program, Report Says

The federal government can do more to help America’s poorest students finance college, says a new study by the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), in collaboration with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

April 28, 2008

Study: Race Nor Gender Factor in Black Women Democrat’s Voting Decision

When it comes to selecting the U.S. president, minority women Democrats are most concerned about a candidate’s leadership ability, according to a study released by the Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement (LEADS) at Spelman College.

April 28, 2008

From Today’s Edition

After years of lobbying for more federal aid and visibility, predominantly Black colleges and universities — many of them located in northern cities — are gaining a greater foothold in Washington. These colleges, which enroll large numbers of Black students but are not historically Black institutions, will divide $15 million over two years through […]

April 27, 2008

Edmond Named Interim President at Alabama A&M

Alabama A&M University Provost Dr. Beverly Edmond has been named interim president of the school.

April 27, 2008

Faculty & Staff

WVU Professors Want Officials to Resign over Bresch Affair

Days after a panel’s damning report about West Virginia University’s handling of a degree improperly awarded to the governor’s daughter, members of the faculty are debating what should come next.

April 27, 2008

Groups Want Lawmaker Removed for Mexican Worker Comments

Hispanic groups offended by a lawmaker who referred to Mexican immigrant workers as “illiterate peasants” protested his comments and demanded that he be punished.

April 27, 2008

Cash-strapped Antioch College Holds Last Commencement Before Temporarily Closing

Cash-strapped Antioch College held a bittersweet commencement ceremony Saturday as officials moved ahead with plans to close the school this summer until it gets back on its feet.

April 27, 2008

Probe Over Whether Students’ Voting Rights Violated Still Ongoing

Some students at a historically Black university are wondering why an investigation by the office of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott into alleged voting rights violations is still not finished.

April 27, 2008

In Changing Economy, Graduate School Becoming a Necessity

Access to graduate education is an invaluable resource for this generation of Americans. For the “public good” of the nation, the U.S. government must allocate more in the way of financial support and public policy to ensure that students have access to and experience success in some form of graduate studies, a new study reports.

April 24, 2008

Study Finds Informal Writing Spills Into School Assignments

It’s nothing to LOL about: Despite best efforts to keep school writing assignments formal, two-thirds of teens admit in a survey that emoticons and other informal styles have crept in.

April 24, 2008

Perspectives: Why People Come

Much of the debate over immigration fails to consider that immigrants looking for jobs and a better life for their families are adhering to their core values of self-reliance and family responsibility.

April 24, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Panel: WVU Improperly Granted Degree to Governor’s Daughter

An independent panel has chastised West Virginia University for retroactively awarding the governor’s daughter a master’s degree she did not earn.

April 24, 2008

NCAA Addresses Gender Equity: Where Do We Go From Here?

“An area within women’s intercollegiate athletics that hasn’t had a voice is the status of women of color,” says Charlotte F. Westerhaus, NCAA vice president for diversity and inclusion.

April 23, 2008

History Comes Alive for K-12 Students Using Historic Footage

A unique collaboration between media giant NBC News and online learning environment, HotChalk.com, is giving students and teachers what they’ve been longing for: an interactive educational tool that is informative, engaging and relevant to the YouTube generation.

April 23, 2008

From Today’s Edition

Despite feverish efforts by presidential candidates to grab voters’ attention, they, along with public opinion polls and mainstream news coverage, have largely ignored Asian Americans so far, several political scientists say. “It’s kind of annoying,” says Dr. Andrew Aoki, associate professor of political science at Augsburg College. “It gives Asian Americans a feeling of […]

April 22, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Orangeburg Massacre Survivor Named College President

Cleveland Sellers, a survivor of the deadly 1968 protest known as the Orangeburg Massacre, was named president of Voorhees College on Tuesday by the school’s board of trustees.

April 22, 2008