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Sex Scandals, Self-Righteousness and Sordid Revelations
Recently, Black America has been engulfed in a steady stream of riveting news. From Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.ās (D-Ill.) involvement in a scandal involving potential financial improprieties and a āsocial acquaintance,ā to allegations of sexual misconduct levied against Atlanta megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long by several young men, the Black blogosphere has been in overdrive. [ā¦]
October 3, 2010
African-American
96 HBCUs Receive $85 Million in Ed. Dept. Grants
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Friday announced the award of $84.775 million to 96 historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to strengthen their facilities and academic programs to improve education for their students.
October 3, 2010
Students
Perspectives: Itās About Common Sense and Decency
The events leading to Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementiās death speaks to a continuing myopia and homophobia, a decline of decency and a lack of critical-thinking skills among some college students.
October 3, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Southern University Faculty Bristles Over Faculty Appointment
Southern University at Baton Rouge Chancellor Kofi Lomotey defends hiring of renowned scholar Lisa Delpit forĀ a $120,000-a-year position at a time when staff are being laid off amid budget cuts.
October 3, 2010
Sports
Minority Coach Watch: Black Coaches Lead Two Teams in Top 25 Games in Week Five
The University of Miamiās Randy Shannon remains the only minority head Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) coach whose team is ranked in the Associated Pressā Top 25.
September 30, 2010
LGBTQ+
N.J. Studentās Suicide Illustrates Internet Dangers
The shocking suicide of a college student whose sex life was broadcast over the Web illustrates yet again the Internetās alarming potential as a means of tormenting others and raises questions whether young people in the age of Twitter and Facebook can even distinguish public from private.
September 30, 2010
Students
Proprietary Colleges Accused of Scamming Vulnerable Populations at Senate Hearing
U.S. Senate hearing demonstrates that debate over for-profit colleges is growing political with Republicans charging that Democratsā motivations are all wrong.
September 30, 2010
Students
National Academies Committee Recommends Measures To Boost Minority STEM Participation
Citing the relatively low levels of minority representation in science and engineering, leaders of a group working to increase diversity in those fields released a report Thursday that shows the extent of the problem and makes recommendations on how to solve it.
September 30, 2010
Students
Latino Student-focused College Programs Honored at U.S. Capitol
Prominent political officials helped Washington-based nonprofit group Excelencia in Education salute collegiate programs that boost Latino student success Wednesday during the non-profitās fifth annual awards ceremony.
September 29, 2010
African-American
Summit: Improving American Education Key To Maintaining U.S. Living Standards
Speakers at a Washington education summit Wednesday touted college education as the means to a better life, both for individuals and society as a whole.
September 29, 2010
Home
Survey: Americans Donāt Know Much About Religion
A new survey of Americansā knowledge of religion found that atheists, agnostics, Jews and Mormons outperformed Protestants and Roman Catholics in answering questions about major religions, while many respondents could not correctly give the most basic tenets of their own faiths.
September 29, 2010
Community Colleges
New Law Makes It Easier to Transfer to California State Schools
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed legislation that guarantees community college graduates admission to the California State University.
September 29, 2010
Students
Minority Engineering Association Urges National Focus on Community College Students
A nationalĀ engineering science group, citingĀ the surge in minority student enrollment in community colleges, says more emphasis should be placed on two-year college students to increaseĀ STEMĀ field graduates.
September 29, 2010
Home
Latest Gates Foundation Awards Focus on College Completion
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation wants to make a dramatic change with its college success programs, by focusing on college graduation rates in addition to college enrollment.
September 28, 2010
African-American
Perspective: Leadership Steps for Bold Change at HBCUs
Rewriting the narrative of HBCUs requires a transformation in the behaviors and culture of many of these institutions.
September 28, 2010
HBCUs
Donors May Balk at College Giving, If Fisk Prevails With Art Sale
Financially troubled Fisk Universityās battle to raise badly needed cash by winning court approval to sell part ownership in its priceless art collection could hurt the schoolās overall fundraising efforts and those of other colleges across the nation, say college fundraising experts around the country.
September 28, 2010
STEM
How Higher Education Should Receive STEM Students
The current national emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and careers has prompted the critical examination of pre-college preparation and undergraduate and graduate student retention in these fields. Included in this inquiry is the important assessment of STEM teaching and learning at the elementary, secondary, and baccalaureate levels. In April of this [ā¦]
September 27, 2010
Home
Historian Gordon-Reed Named MacArthur Foundation āGenius Grantā Recipient
Acclaimed historian and law professor Annette Gordon-Reed is among 23 winners of MacArthur fellowships, announced Monday by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
September 27, 2010
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