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By feeding community, Hytche nourished UMES – University of Maryland- Eastern Shore chancellor William P. Hytche

As a young mathematics instructor in 1963 at the college that is now the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Dr. William P. Hytche took a stand for better conditions for his students and the community surrounding the school.

July 5, 2007

Wilson proud of Norfolk State’s “X” factor – Norfolk State University president Dr. Harrison B. Wilson

His grandfather on his father’s side was a tenacious Virginia slave Who fought in the Civil War, first for the Confederacy and the Union Army. His grandmother on his mother’s side was educated at Wilberforce University and taught in a one-room schoolhouse in Kentucky.

July 5, 2007

Community Colleges

Establishing a Real-World Credential

Community College of the Air Force to award 300,000th associate degree.

July 5, 2007

IU Supercomputer No Longer Fastest Among College Computers

BLOOMINGTON Ind. Indiana University’s supercomputer is no longer the fastest college-owned supercomputer

July 5, 2007

IU-Bloomington Campus Makes Bid to Host 2008 Presidential, Vice Presidential Debates

Richmond, Bloomington and that city’s Indiana University campus are preparing to show off their digs this month in bids to play host to one of the 2008 presidential or vice-presidential debates.

July 5, 2007

NAACP to Symbolically Bury “N” Word During Annual Convention

DETROIT Julian Bond wants onlookers to understand that when the NAACP symbolically buries the “N” word on Monday the effort will be led by the younger members of the venerable civil rights organization.

July 5, 2007

University of Wisconsin Regents Waiting for State Budget to Make Decision on Tuition Increases

MADISON Wis. University of Wisconsin System students will have to wait until next month to find out how much their tuition for the coming academic year will cost.

July 5, 2007

Suit Would Have Board of Governors Set Tuition for Florida’s Public Universities

TALLAHASSEE Fla. Former Gov. Bob Graham and others are suing to have the courts declare that tuition at Florida’s 11 public universities should be set by the state Board of Governors rather than the Legislature.

July 5, 2007

Boston Man Sues Over Gay Marriage Question on Bar Exam

BOSTON A man who failed the Massachusetts bar exam because he refused to answer a question about gay marriage has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming the test violated his rights and that his religious beliefs were targeted.

July 5, 2007

Henry Clay Center Opens, Reaches Out to College Students

LEXINGTON, Ky. With its doors now open, the goal of the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship is to promote international diplomacy and conflict resolution.

July 5, 2007

Connecticut School Desegregation Case Back in Court

HARTFORD, Conn. Connecticut’s landmark school desegregation case, Sheff v. O’Neill, is back in court in the form of a legal motion citing the failure of the legislature to approve a tentative agreement.

July 5, 2007

Ethiopia connects to Indian schools, hospitals with new ‘e-network’

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Dr. Desalew Mekonnen, a first-year medical resident at Black Lion Hospital in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, mulled over a patient’s electrocardiogram and frowned.

July 5, 2007

Obama Tells Teachers Public Schools Should Consider Merit Pay

PHILADELPHIA Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told the largest teachers union Thursday that performance-based merit pay ought to be considered in public schools.

July 5, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Purdue Construction Plans Include Clean-coal Boiler

LAFAYETTE Ind. Purdue University officials plan on moving forward with nearly $90 million in construction projects.

July 5, 2007

Florida A&M Professor Found Dead, Husband Injured

TALLAHASSEE Fla. An assistant business professor at Florida A&M University was found dead in her home and her husband was critically injured in what police said was an apparent domestic dispute.

July 5, 2007

Obama, Clinton Bring Campaigns to Essence Festival, Dillard U.

NEW ORLEANS Two rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination courted voters at one of the nation’s premier black cultural events, the Essence Music Festival, which has long mixed partying with efforts to effect social change.

July 5, 2007

Gulf Coast HBCUs To Benefit From Essence Fest Beginning in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) More than a dozen major sponsors of the Essence Music Festival are giving back to New Orleans to help in rebuilding efforts almost two years after Hurricane Katrina swamped 80 percent of the city.

July 5, 2007

Arkansas scores show narrowing of gap between blacks, whites

LITTLE ROCK For the first time, this year’s scores on state standardized tests show a narrowing of the achievement gap between white and black students in Arkansas, while Hispanic students trailed.

July 5, 2007