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Hispanic Heritage Art Exhibit at HBCU Aims to âPull the Walls Downâ
North Carolina Central University Art Museum runs Colores, an exhibition of work by Hispanic artists, through Sept. 21 to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month.
September 18, 2012
Sports
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Hires First African-American Woman as Commissioner
Jacqie Carpenter was hired last month as the first African-American female head of the CIAA.
September 18, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Film about Mississippi School Integration Premieres at Barnard College
Forty years after a group of students integrated an all-White high school in Batesville, Miss., they discuss their experiences in a new documentary.
September 18, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Empowering First-Generation College Students: The Role of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
A Walmart-funded report led by the Institute of Higher Education Policy involved 30 minority-serving institutions, including 12 historically black colleges and universities, 12 Hispanic-serving institutions and six tribal colleges and universities.
September 17, 2012
Home
Many For-profit Colleges Excluded from Law
Lawmakers say new legislation that created an oversight agency aimed at protecting students of for-profit colleges doesnât apply to many of the schools.
September 17, 2012
Home
University of Virginia. Study Questions School Religious Exemption
Some Virginia children might not be getting any education because of the stateâs religious exemption from mandatory school attendance, according to a recent University of Virginia study.
September 17, 2012
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Maryland Doctoral Student Driven by Intellectual, Social Concerns to Become Award-Winning Volunteer
Amy Pucino, a Ph.D. student at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, said volunteer work with an Iraqi immigrant family has played a significant role in shaping her academic goals.
September 17, 2012
Faculty & Staff
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor to Resign Amid Scandals
UNC chancellor to step down next year in the wake of scandals involving academic fraud, improper travel spending by fundraisers and special treatment for athletes.
September 17, 2012
Community Colleges
New Georgetown University Report Outlines Five Well-Paying Jobs That Do Not Require a Bachelorâs Degree
While four-year colleges are often presented as the best way into the middle class, more consideration should be given to career and technical education alternatives.
September 17, 2012
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Indian Affairs Nomination Hearing Held for N.M. Dean
University of New Mexico Law School Dean Kevin Washburn said he would work to ensure the federal government meets its obligations to American Indians if confirmed as the Interior Departmentâs assistant secretary for Indian Affairs.
September 16, 2012
Sports
Hundreds Call for Penn State Officials to Resign
Hundreds of Penn State alumni and fans called for the universityâs president and board of trustees to step down Saturday at a rally decrying the school officialsâ actions following the child sex abuse scandal that engulfed the campus nearly a year ago.
September 16, 2012
Students
FAMU Holds First Home Game Without Famed Band
Saturday marked the first FAMU football game in decades without a halftime show of elaborate dances, booming percussion and thundering brass.
September 16, 2012
Sports
Commentary: When a Football Game Sends the Wrong Message
Law professor Aaron N. Taylor laments what he calls the âprostitutionâ of Black football programs.
September 16, 2012
Home
Panel: American Society Not âPost-Racial,â despite African-American President
Despite the fact that an African-American occupies the Oval Office, negative Black male images persist in the American media, making everyday encounters for Black men drastically more dangerous than they would otherwise be.
September 16, 2012
Opinion
Hazing and American Culture
Recently, one of the universityâs many dance clubs was suspended when hazing allegations surfaced. We learned last week that, in order to register for classes, students must pledge to not participate âin any hazing activities either as a hazer or hazee, on or off campusâ and report any hazing within 24 hours. I applaud FAMU [âŚ]
September 16, 2012
Students
Man Shot on Morgan State Campus
Authorities say a man who was shot in the student center on the campus of Morgan State University is in serious condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
September 13, 2012
Home
Report: FAMU Didnât Keep Track of Band Finances
A scathing new report from state investigators contends that Florida A&M University didnât keep track of expenses and finances for its famed Marching 100 band.
September 13, 2012
STEM
Heinz Award Honors UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is one of five winners of the Heinz Awards and is honored for exemplary work in the human condition category.
September 13, 2012
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