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Texas Senate May Wade Into UT Dispute
The Texas Senate announced Tuesday that it will hold hearings into the behavior of the University of Texas’ regents and whether they are meddling too much into President Bill Powers’ private life and management of the school.
February 19, 2013
Home
Lawson’s Papers to be Housed at Vanderbilt
Civil rights champion Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. has donated a significant portion of his papers to Vanderbilt University.
February 19, 2013
Students
Research Shows Grit Plays Key Role in Black Males’ College Success
Ohio State associate professor finds perseverance and passion to pursue goals are intangibles that push students past academic barriers.
February 19, 2013
African-American
Ifill Ready to Resume Fight for the Marginalized
Sherrilyn Ifill wanted to be a civil rights lawyer, but she never dreamed she would someday lead the historic NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
February 19, 2013
Students
Panel Outlines Strategies to Promote Educational Equity
A federal advisory panel’s plan focused on improved teacher preparation and a stronger education and support services pipeline to help meet the needs of high-poverty students.
February 19, 2013
HBCUs
Louisiana Offers New Online Program for College Dropouts
The University of Louisiana System has a new two-year online bachelor’s degree program for adults who left college about half-way through, with 60 credit hours and at least a solid C average.
February 18, 2013
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Mississippi Makes Its Ratification of 13th Amendment Official
The state of Mississippi has corrected a clerical error that left unrecorded ratification of the 13th Amendment for 18 years.
February 18, 2013
African-American
Will African-Americans Be Used as a Wedge Against Immigration Reform?
Tonight in New York City, the Lunar New Year meets Black History month as the Asian American Legal Defense Fund honors legendary Freedom Rider, civil rights activist and long-time Georgia Congressman John Lewis.
February 18, 2013
Leadership & Policy
UNCF’s Latest Challenge is Engaging Youth
The United Negro College Fund’s primary goal remains keeping students in school after getting them in.
February 18, 2013
Sports
For NCAA, a Golden Opportunity to Make a Statement on Diversity
With several new executive-level vacancies as the result of termination of enforcement division staff, the NCAA can set the pace for its members with diverse hirings.
February 18, 2013
African-American
Future of HBCUs Hinges on Ability to Evolve
The need for stronger, more efficient administration lies at the forefront of HBCUs’ most plaguing issues.
February 18, 2013
Home
Teacher Prep Review Debate Brews Before Findings Even Complete
The $5 million project produced by the National Council on Teacher Quality has been in the works since early 2011 and is due for release in April.
February 18, 2013
Sports
NYC’s Cooper Union May Begin Charging Tuition
New York City’s prestigious Cooper Union school is running a budget deficit of $12 million a year, and may have to end its long tradition of allowing all undergraduate students to attend tuition-free.
February 17, 2013
Faculty & Staff
N.C. State Preserves Black History with Mobile Web App
North Carolina State University offers its university community and visitors “Red, White & Black,” a self-guided walking tour mobile device web app that documents African-American history at the school.
February 17, 2013
Sports
Florida A&M Law School Warned it is not Meeting Standards
The American Bar Association’s report points out that 30 percent of the students admitted either do not graduate the school or do not pass the bar exam.
February 17, 2013
Students
Diversity at College Level Bolstered by Online Offerings
Each year online learning initiatives becomes less of a fringe movement and more of an incorporated, and accepted, form of education. More than 6.7 million people took at least one online class in the fall of 2011 and 32 percent of college students now take at least one online course during their matriculation. It is […]
February 15, 2013
Sports
Plan Expands College Classes For High Schoolers
Gov. Peter Shumlin has unveiled a plan to get more Vermont students into college and better prepared for jobs by expanding a program that allows them to take college-level courses in high school.
February 14, 2013
Leadership & Policy
UT System Pushing 4-Year Tuition Option
University of Texas System regents on Thursday ordered their campuses to offer students a four-year, fixed-rate tuition option by fall of 2014 to encourage them to graduate on time.
February 14, 2013
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