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African-American
Anti-affirmative Action Campaign Expected to Win in Arizona
Overshadowed by battle over controversial immigration law, anti-affirmative action ballot initiative in Arizona goes unchallenged.
November 1, 2010
Opinion
Running In The Family
The old saying “like father, like son” may ring more true than many of us have been led to believe. Last month, a former student of mine came by my office to visit me. We talked about his new job, the economy, the weather, etc. He said he had been suffering from a mild degree […]
October 31, 2010
African-American
Perspectives: Affirmative Action May be Needed — for Men
Anti-affirmative action initiatives such as the referendum before Arizona voters on Tuesday may prove harmful to men if universities cannot rely on that tool to achieve gender diversity.
October 31, 2010
African-American
Desegregation Offers Lessons for Gay Troops Debate
Though the military may now seem to lag behind America’s acceptance of gays in civilian life, the armed forces led the charge in ending racial segregation in the 1940s and ’50s.
October 31, 2010
African-American
APLU and Other Organizations Establish Partnership Between Afro-Columbian and Historically Black Land-grant Universities
The Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU), the AsociaciĂłn Columbiana de Universidades (ASCUN) and Phelps Stokes have established a collaborative partnership to promote educational and cultural exchange programs between Afro-Columbian serving universities and historically Black land-grant universities in the United States. The presidents of each organization signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday during a special ceremony at APLU headquarters in Washington, D.C.
October 31, 2010
Students
College Tuition Costs Climbing Again This Fall
College tuition costs shot up again this fall, and students and their families are leaning more on the federal government to make higher education more affordable in tough economic times, according to two reports issued Thursday.
October 28, 2010
Students
Forum: Reaching 2020 Degree Completion Goal May Require Multi-State Approach and Credit for Prior Learning
At a Center for American Progress forum Thursday, U.S. Education Under Secretary Martha Kanter pinpointed the challenges that education leaders and advocates must overcome to successfully boost in 10 years the proportion of students who complete college from 42 percent to 60 percent.
October 28, 2010
Latinx
Retention Program Engages Latino Families in Helping Children Finish Community College
South Texas College orientation program demystifies higher education for Latino parents of first-generation students to improve its retention rates.
October 28, 2010
Opinion
An Open Letter to HBCU Students and Alumni
In recent weeks, conservative thinkers and writers have been attacking HBCUs. What’s new you might ask? Attacking HBCUs is definitely not new, but, in the current oppressive racial climate of the United States, the stakes are getting higher. Those who see increases in minority populations and more people of color in leadership positions are not […]
October 27, 2010
African-American
John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park Opens in Tulsa, Okla.
Officials on Wednesday dedicated the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma, marking the city’s first significant acknowledgement of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. (Click here to watch Dr. John Hope Franklin’s televised interview on Tulsa and racial reconciliation.)
October 27, 2010
Students
College Board Forums Emphasize Expanded Postsecondary Access
College Board regional and national meetings on Wednesday drew veteran experts as well as up-and-coming educators who are on the front lines of school innovation and reform aimed at taking the whole “college readiness” mantra from being a buzzword to a reality.
October 27, 2010
Recruitment & Retention
College Completion Movement Helps Spur Academic Intervention Program Innovations
Colleges prioritize addressing academic and financial deficiencies among freshmen at the outset to improve graduation and retention rates.
October 27, 2010
Sports
Pick Six: Coaches in Trouble
The Associated Press evaluates six Football Bowl Subdivision coaches who probably need to finish the season strong to keep their jobs.
October 26, 2010
Students
Study: Scholarship Athletes Still Pay for School
A report by Ithaca College researchers and an athletes’ advocacy group shows that the average “full scholarship” Division I athlete winds up having to pay $2,951 annually in school expenses not covered by grants-in-aid.
October 26, 2010
Students
Bethune-Cookman Defends Dismissals of Professors Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Countering the claim that faculty members were denied due process prior to being fired, Bethune-Cookman University officials have defended the 2009 dismissals of four professors accused of sexual misconduct.
October 26, 2010
Home
U.S. Education Department Takes On Bullies
Colleges and K-12 schools risk loss of federal funding if they ignore bullying and harassment, says Education Department letter being distributed to 15,000 schools and school districts and 5,000 colleges.
October 26, 2010
African-American
Fisk Rejects New Proposal Over Art Collection
Fisk University on Monday rejected a proposal to keep its Stieglitz art collection on display at the school.
October 25, 2010
African-American
Ayers Funding To Drop Off in 2012
Mississippi’s three historically Black universities will begin receiving less money from the settlement of the decades-old desegregation lawsuit in 2012.
October 25, 2010
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