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Hudson Begins Tenure as Miss. Valley State U. Leader

ITTA BENA Miss. It was a pivotal moment in the 56-year history of Mississippi Valley State University.

Best & Brightest: Obligation To Native Culture, Community Fuels Academic Drive

Karletta Chief has come a long way since the days when, as a Stanford University undergrad, her father had to sell the family’s cattle to cover the costs of her engineering books. Such were the sacrifices of the Navajo first-generation college student and her parents, a minister and a Navajo weaver.

Perspectives: Abandoning Brown and ‘[Race]ing’ Backwards on K-12 Education

The recent, well-publicized U.S. Supreme Court desegregation cases make it much tougher for school districts to achieve racial diversity and eliminate racially isolated public school systems. In addressing the use of race by Seattle and Louisville school districts in student assignments, Chief Justice John Roberts declared, “the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

Enrollment Growing Faster at Tennessee’s Private Colleges

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. The state’s private colleges are growing faster than public ones, government data show.

New Mexico Educators Won’t Face Federal Sanctions for School Racism Project

ALBUQUERQUE N.M. School leaders in a southern New Mexico district will not face federal sanctions for allowing a high school project on racism in which students posted signs reading “Whites Only” and “People of Color” above water faucets, federal officials said.

New Mexico School District Will Implement Policy Against Racial Harassment

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights says the Truth or Consequences school district must ensure an educational environment free of racial discrimination after a Black student complained about a high school racism project.

Oxford Administrators Using Facebook to Monitor Students

LONDON For students at the University of Oxford, Facebook is a great way to keep posted on gossip and parties. For university authorities, it’s a way to find and fine troublemakers.

Univ. President Fired After Cover-Up

YPSILANTI,Mich. Eastern Michigan University fired its president, months after top university officials were accused of covering up the rape and slaying of a student by publicly ruling out foul play despite evidence that later led to murder charges.

Illegal Immigrants Find Aid for College in N.M.

FORT COLLINS Colo. At least 10 undocumented students from Colorado will get to attend classes at the University of New Mexico this fall, with many not having to pay for tuition or books.

Journalism Scholarship Established in Memory of Mississippi Publisher Tisdale

JACKSON Miss. The Charles Tisdale Memorial Scholarship is being established by the Jackson Association of Black Journalists, the president of the organization announced Friday.

Remote Desert College Nurtures Students’ Bodies and Minds

DEEP SPRINGS VALLEY Calif. In this remote stretch of desert near Death Valley, the young man who has to wake up early to milk the cows could have gone to Harvard or Yale or Berkeley.

High-Tech Cheating

With dozens of online term paper mills appearing on the Internet, professors and institutions are imposing new strategies to deter students from using them

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