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Proposed Federal Legislation Seeks to Boost Minority STEM Education

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced a new bill on Tuesday that seeks to increase the proportion of minority students who graduate with STEM degrees.

April 24, 2012

Eddie Bernice Johnson

NCAA Board Expected to Consider HBCU Concerns

NCAA Division I Board members are expected Thursday to consider ways to help HBCUs address student-athlete academic performance, including boosting NCAA financial assistance to HBCU athletic department academic programs.

April 24, 2012

LeRoy Walker, U.S. Olympic Committee’s First Black Chairman, Dies

LeRoy Walker, the first African-American to lead the U.S. Olympic Committee and the first Black man to coach an American Olympic team, died Monday. He was 93.

April 23, 2012

African-American

Alcorn State Named ‘HBCU of the Year’

Alcorn State University was named HBCU of the Year at the annual HBCU Awards hosted by the Center for HBCU Media Advocacy.

April 23, 2012

One in Two New Graduates are Jobless or Underemployed

A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t fully use their skills and knowledge.

April 23, 2012

Community Colleges

Retiring CCLP Director John Roueche Celebrated at AACC Conference

A number of events over the past few days at the AACC annual convention were devoted to hailing John Roueche’s contributions to the community college movement.

April 23, 2012

Dr. John Roueche

Learning Law Basics from Classic Films

New book presents 26 lessons, each based on a classic film, focusing on specific skills, including advocacy (“Anatomy of a Murder”), empathy (“Gentlemen’s Agreement”) and compassion (“To Kill a Mockingbird”).

April 23, 2012

It’s About Time to Break the Glass Ceiling for Women in STEM

Earlier this month, The White House Council on Women and Girls released the report Keeping America’s Women Moving Forward: The Key to an Economy Built to Last — a release that coincided with the April 6 White House Forum on Women and the Economy. Among other policy issues, the report points to the underrepresentation of […]

April 22, 2012

African-American

Michigan Museum Showcases Racist Artifacts

The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University “is all about teaching, not a shrine to racism,” said David Pilgrim, the museum’s founder and curator who started building the collection as a teenager.

April 22, 2012

U.S. Education Secretary Duncan Makes High-Profile Push for Low-Interest Rates

The 2012 fight over student loan interest rates escalated Friday as Education Secretary Arne Duncan used a White House event to go on the offensive against a rate hike.

April 22, 2012

Community Colleges

AACC Report Calls for Fundamental Shifts in Community Colleges’ Focus

A major report is released as 2,400 community college chancellors, presidents, deans and faculty members meet in Orlando for the 92nd annual American Association of Community Colleges convention.

April 22, 2012

Forum: Graduate Schools Urged to Collaborate with Private Sector to Ensure Career Opportunities

A new report titled “Pathways Through Graduate School and Into Careers” urges graduate schools to collaborate with private industry to ensure job opportunities for students.

April 19, 2012

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III

African-American

Florida State University Celebrates 50 Years of Integration

Over three days, the Tallahassee-based flagship school will commemorate the racial integration of the university.

April 19, 2012

FSU integration

Retiring Executive Director of NASPA Helps Students ‘Be All They Can Be’

Gwen Dungy retired last month after 16 years as executive director of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, or NASPA.

April 19, 2012

Freeman Hrabowski Recognized as a Most Influential Leader by Time Magazine

The University of Maryland Baltimore County president, known for educating minority students in the sciences, has been named by Time magazine as one of the world’s most influential leaders.

April 18, 2012

Freeman Hrabowski

Condoleezza Rice Raises Scholarship Funds in Mississippi; Raises Hopes in Nearby Alabama

Ruling out a return to her native Alabama as a college president, Condoleezza Rice told audiences at Mississippi College that she’s content to remain a Stanford business school professor.

April 18, 2012

Condoleezza Rice

Panel Discussion: Enlightened Leadership, Favorable Culture Key Campus Factors for Minority Undergraduate STEM Success

Panelists heavily criticized higher education institutions that uphold teaching practices meant to “weed out” undergraduate students from the STEM fields.

April 18, 2012

Bayer STEM forum

Revival to Celebrate Partnership Between Colleges

Georgetown College, provided more than $1.5 million in scholarships and given the alumni of defunct Bishop College of Dallas a new place to call home.

April 17, 2012