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Community Colleges
Philadelphia Program Offers Free Tuition for Community College Students Near Degree Completion
In an effort to reduce the financial pressures on current and prospective students, the city of Philadelphia and its largest public postsecondary institution has launched a new program to aid students in completing their college degree.
August 12, 2008
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Race Questions Cast Doubt on Presidential Polls
The year was 1984, and the state was Iowa. A White man who had just voted walked out of his precinct caucus and saw the Rev. Jesse Jackson standing outside.
August 12, 2008
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Perspectives: Black Males In the Educational Pipeline
In 2008, Americans are at the precipice of a monumental historical moment- the Democratic Party will nominate Sen. Barack Obama as a candidate for President of the United States.
August 12, 2008
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Students
A Music Scholar Remembers Isaac Hayes
Dr. William Banfield, a professor at the Berklee College of Music, says of Isaac Hayes: “At Stax, he became an artist and further defined and refined Black music and then represented Black music as kind of a musical prince of our culture at a critical time when Black music was very influential to the identity of our people.”
August 11, 2008
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Death Penalty to be Sought in N.C. Student Slaying
Prosecutors said Monday they plan to seek the death penalty against a man charged in the kidnapping and fatal shooting of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson.
August 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Newspaper: NCCU Operated Satellite Campus
North Carolina Central University officials are trying to decide what to do with about 50 students who attended a satellite campus at a megachurch near Atlanta run by a school trustee.
August 11, 2008
HBCUs
Students Accused of Plagiarism Expelled From Ship
Two students accused of plagiarism and violating the University of Virginia’s honor code were expelled from a global studies program. They left their ship in Greece while their counterparts continued on the summer voyage.
August 11, 2008
Opinion
“But professor? You’re not white, you’re German, right?”
As a proverbial “vanilla brother” (as my Dean affectionately refers to me) at an HBCU, on the daily I am in a position to experience and explore racial identity and its implications on classroom pedagogy. This applies to my own racial identity, that of my students, and how we co-construct one another. Occasionally, such rewarding […]
August 10, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Newspaper: NCCU Operated Satellite Campus
North Carolina Central University officials are trying to decide what to do with about 50 students who attended a satellite campus at a megachurch near Atlanta run by a school trustee.
August 10, 2008
Community Colleges
Gas prices rewriting schedules at 2-year colleges
Two-year colleges in South Carolina and around the nation are rewriting schedules so cash-strapped students can save on commuting costs.
August 10, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Fired Bishop State Instructor Ordered Rehired
A fired Bishop State Community College food service instructor who enrolled in his own course has been ordered rehired with back pay by an arbitrator who ruled his dismissal was unfair.
August 10, 2008
HBCUs
Students Accused of Plagiarism Expelled from Ship
Two students accused of plagiarism and violating the University of Virginia’s honor code were expelled from a global studies program. They left their ship in Greece while their counterparts continued on the summer voyage.
August 10, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Journalism Educators Association Aims to Step Up Diversity Efforts
The incoming president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (AEJMC) says that she plans to use her post to rally for increased diversity within the 96-year-old nonprofit organization.
August 10, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
States Mandate ‘Culturally Competent’ Health Care
When a doctor doesn’t look an Asian-American patient in the eye, that might be seen as a sign of respect.
August 10, 2008
Students
Appeals Court Orders New Trial in FAMU Hazing Case
An appeals court on Friday ordered a third trial for two Florida A&M fraternity brothers accused of beating another student so hard that he had to have surgery on his buttocks.
August 10, 2008
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White Supremacists Hope Obama Win Prompts Backlash
They’re not exactly rooting for Barack Obama, but prominent White supremacists anticipate a boost to their cause if he becomes the first Black president.
August 10, 2008
Sports
NCAA To Provide Former Student-athletes With Benefits
The NCAA will provide former college football and basketball players with aid for future educational expenses, career development costs and other benefits as part of a lawsuit settlement it reached with ex-athletes.
August 7, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Study: Impending Community College Leadership Shortfall Could Be Avoided Through Diversity Efforts
A significant number of community college presidents will be retiring in coming years, creating a leadership void that could be filled through a concerted effort to groom more minorities and women, according to a new report.
August 7, 2008
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