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Tuskegee University to Begin Bike Share Program
The bikes, which Regions Bank has donated to the private university founded by Booker T. Washington, will be used to allow students to run errands, commute to class, or utilize for exercise purposes.
August 18, 2015
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Fisher Challenge: Figuring Out What’s Fair
As the Supreme Court prepares again to consider arguments in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas, the question of the necessity for and legality of affirmative action again is rising to the forefront of people’s minds.
August 18, 2015
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Minneapolis Project – Creating Cooks and Urban Farmers
After living with the effects of gang violence in north Minneapolis for 16 years, Princess Titus hungered to change her neighborhood.
August 18, 2015
HBCUs
Grad Student Employees Lose Health Insurance Subsidy
The University of Missouri said it is eliminating subsidies that help pay health insurance costs for graduate students employed by the school.
August 17, 2015
HBCUs
Southern University System Awaiting Final Word on BP Settlement
BP PLC’s $18.7 billion settlement for its 2010 oil spill may not end lawsuits filed by two public university systems against the oil giant, a newspaper reported Sunday.
August 17, 2015
Opinion
By Julian Bond’s Example, We all Need to do So Much More
It was 1:03 a.m., California time, early Sunday morning. That’s when my cell phone alerted me with the news bulletin that Julian Bond, the long-time fighter for civil rights, had died.
August 17, 2015
African-American
Report: Bachelor’s Degrees Don’t Protect Black, Hispanic Wealth
A recent study commissioned by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found that college is not working the same way for Black and Hispanic Americans as it is for other groups.
August 17, 2015
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Study Strikes at Core of Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program
When it comes to increasing the number of underrepresented minority students who complete their Ph.D.s, the initiative was found to have “no significant effect.”
August 17, 2015
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Sports
NLRB Deals ‘Minor Blow’ to Advances for College Athletes
The National Labor Relations Board unanimously declined jurisdiction Monday in a case filed by Northwestern University student-athletes seeking to unionize.
August 17, 2015
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Disparities
Ads Pitch Worst Foods to Young, Black and Hispanic Audience
Food companies disproportionately target black and Hispanic consumers for their TV advertising for fast food, candy, sugary drink and snack brands, according to new research. In contrast, said a report released by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut, the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network (AACORN) and Salud […]
August 17, 2015
Faculty & Staff
President of Connecticut Board of Regents System to Resign
The president of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education announced Friday that he will resign effective Dec. 31, ending a rocky two-year tenure overseeing the state college and university system.
August 16, 2015
Students
Prosecutor: Criminal Probe at Standstill in Clemson Death
The criminal investigation into the death of a Clemson University fraternity pledge remains at a standstill, despite a new witness account, a prosecutor said Friday.
August 16, 2015
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Experts: Accountability Key to Change in Police Behavior
With the conversation around the anniversary of Mike Brown’s death examining disparities around Black versus White attitudes about police, the message has begun to shift toward solutions.
August 16, 2015
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Students
Scholarships Open Door to College for Children of Incarcerated Parents
Ava’s Grace is one of a small number of organizations that provides scholarships for children of incarcerated parents.
August 16, 2015
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African-American
Julian Bond, Giant of Activism and Education, Dies
If anyone knew the importance of a college education, it was Julian Bond.
August 16, 2015
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Community Colleges
In Case You Missed It…
GOP Still Needs Lesson in Diversity Decreasing Leaks in the Postsecondary Pipeline Expanding Postsecondary Opportunities for Incarcerated Americans Expert: ED Grants for AP Exams ‘More Pyrite Than Gold’
August 14, 2015
African-American
Harvard Student Loses Facebook Job Over App That Shows Flaws
A Harvard University student says he lost his internship at Facebook after he launched a browser application from his dorm room that exploited privacy flaws on the company’s mobile messenger.
August 13, 2015
African-American
University of Texas Moving Statue of Jefferson Davis
The University of Texas will move a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis away from the center of campus, but statues of other Confederate figures will remain, school president Greg Fenves announced Thursday.
August 13, 2015
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