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UC-San Diego Condemns Party Mocking Black History

The chancellor of the University of California, San Diego, is condemning a ghetto-themed party organized by fraternity students to mock Black History Month, but officials say no one is likely to be disciplined.

Slain UAH Biology Chair Remembered as Caring Father Figure

A University of Alabama-Huntsville biology department chairman gunned down at a faculty meeting was remembered Thursday as a father figure who cared deeply about his students, the kind of professor who kept his office door open in case they needed to talk about personal problems.

High School Graduation Rates Low Where Most American Indians, Alaska Natives Live, Report Says

A new national report has found that fewer than 50 percent of Native American Indian and Alaska Native students from the Pacific and Northwest regions of the U. S. graduate from high school.

Native Americans

Students Complained About Alabama Professor Charged in Deadly Rampage

After Amy Bishop’s arrest on charges of shooting to death three colleagues during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, student complaints add to the picture that has emerged of her as a talented but erratic figure.

UAH news conference

Trial Under Way for Accused Shooter of Spelman Student

A Spelman College student who was killed by a stray bullet as she walked with friends on a neighboring college campus was trying to break up the fight that led to her death, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

UAH news conference

Leaders Mark 50th Anniversary of Nashville Sit-ins

Civil rights leaders observing Saturday’s 50th anniversary of the sit-in movement that would integrate Nashville’s lunch counters said that pivotal group of college students went on to become leaders in the civil rights movement across the South.

Private Colleges Outline New College Success Initiative

The nation’s private colleges and universities pledged Friday to boost efforts to enroll and graduate at-risk students, as leaders said the move would complement the Obama administration’s plans for greater success rates in higher education.

David L. Warren

UAH Professor’s Family, Friends: No Suspicion of Potential Violence

An Alabama professor accused of shooting six colleagues was vocal in her resentment over being denied tenure, though relatives and students said she had never suggested she might become violent. Plus, Diverse profiles the slain.

UAH news conference

Black History Special: Students Mentored By Civil Rights Veterans Changed American History

In 1960, students attending colleges and universities in Greensboro, N.C., Nashville, and locations throughout the South staged sit-ins at store lunch counters and restaurants in protest of public segregation. Many of those who came under the influence of civil rights pioneers, James Lawson and Ella Baker, went on to become leaders in the civil rights movement.

student protests

Lastword – Black Greek Deathwatch

After the hand-wringing over a hazing death comes a period of reckless behavior leading to yet another death. Will we stop the cycle?

Walter Kimbrough

Oregon-based Minority Group to Offer White Students Aid

An Oregon group that represents minorities plans to offer scholarships for White college students to study race relations and help champion issues important to minorities.

U.S. Colleges Recruit Hispanic Families Using Spanish

Some venerable American universities are trying to tap the booming pool of Hispanic students by offering Spanish translations of their admissions and financial aid material.

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