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Singer Usher, Community Service Advocates Testify Before Education and Labor Committee
On the heels of President Barack Obama’s first address to both houses of Congress, during which he called every American to commit to at least one year of higher education or career training, the House Committee on Education and Labor dedicated its first hearing of the new session to revamping community and national service legislation.
February 25, 2009
Sports
CIAA Tournament Provides Much More Than Basketball
Over five weeks last year this city hosted three basketball tournaments, including the Atlantic Coast Conference men and the NCAA East Regional.
February 25, 2009
Leadership & Policy
N.C. A&T State Chancellor Resigns From Post
In a sudden and strange turn of events, North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor Stanley Battle has announced that June 30th will be his last day on the job.
February 25, 2009
Latinx
LOC Highlights People of Panamanian Islands
The Library of Congress Hispanic Division will convene a symposium this Friday focusing on the culture of a people indigenous to the San Blas Islands off the coast of Panama.
February 24, 2009
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Faculty & Staff
Fisk Discloses Major New Problems
Fisk University, beset with financial troubles before the nation’s economy began a free fall last year, has joined a growing list of prominent historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) signaling tougher times at hand.
February 24, 2009
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Budget Bill Seeks Immediate Education Increases
Last fall, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate decided not to fight with the Bush White House over education spending for fiscal 2009, which began last Oct. 1.
February 24, 2009
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Black Georgia Lawmaker Calls on Colleagues to Help Morris Brown
State Rep. Tyrone Brooks on Monday urged elected officials across Georgia to help Morris Brown College overcome a financial crisis that is threatening to close the school’s doors.
February 24, 2009
Health
Overcoming Odds: Brothers Graduate from Dartmouth, Build Clinic in Native Kenyan Village
Milton Ochieng’ always had in the back of his mind to help his rural village in western Kenya. But neither he nor his younger brother, Fred, ever dreamed they would study medicine at a U.S. university and go on to open a health clinic.
February 23, 2009
Students
Southern’s Chancellor Faces Questions From Students About Budget Cuts
Dr. Kofi Lomotey, chancellor of Southern University, faced tough questions from students concerning funding, fees and the university’s future.
February 23, 2009
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Demand for GED Classes Increases With Job Losses
Donna Sharp made a good living even without a high school diploma, earning about $19 an hour putting stripes on recreational vehicles in a northern Indiana county known as the RV capital of the world.
February 23, 2009
Native Americans
Yale’s Skull and Bones Society Sued Over Geronimo’s Remains
HARTFORD, Conn. — Geronimo’s descendants have sued Skull and Bones — the secret society at Yale University linked to presidents and other powerful figures — claiming that its members stole the remains of the legendary Apache leader decades ago and have kept them ever since.
February 23, 2009
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Organization to offer students and parents advice on entering medical field
A New-York based organization will offer guidance to high school students interested in pursing a medical career. Students of Medicine is holding a free seminar Saturday, February 28 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. for parents and students that will provide an overview of how to enter the medical field. The seminar is part of […]
February 22, 2009
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Admissions Outreach Efforts Pay Off for University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s outreach to disadvantaged youths has landed it the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for volunteer service and civic engagement.
February 22, 2009
HBCUs
HBCUs share the spotlight with award-nominated and winning actresses whose talents they helped shape and mold.
When Taraji P. Henson was nominated for an Academy Award this year for best supporting actress in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” the celebration rippled beyond Hollywood and into the halls of two historically Black universities.
February 22, 2009
Sports
Are Minority Football Players Being Pushed Into Pointless Majors?
Paper raises “clustering” question, but critics dismiss it as too superficial.
February 22, 2009
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Leadership & Policy
Documentary on Landmark Civil Rights Case Premiers Tonight on PBS
PBS tonight will premier a documentary, “A Class Apart,” that sheds light on a landmark Mexican-American civil rights case handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 3, 1954 – two weeks before the watershed Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
February 22, 2009
Sports
Racial and Gender Hiring Practices in College Sports Backslide
Institute calls the new report card the worst in many years.
February 19, 2009
STEM
Georgia Lawmakers Take Aim at Higher Education
Georgia lawmakers trying to hack $2.6 billion from the state’s budget have grown frustrated with the state’s higher education system, which they say hasn’t borne its fair share of the cuts.
February 19, 2009
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