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Scholars Weigh in On College Parties That Mock Black Stereotypes

From Connecticut to Colorado, “gangsta” theme parties thrown by whites are drawing the ire of college officials and heated complaints from Black and White students who say the antics conjure the worst racial stereotypes.

Proposed Pell Grant Increase ‘Great News’ For Low-Income Students

Two weeks after voting to cut student loan interest rates, the U.S. House of Representatives is moving quickly to address another key element of college affordability: the maximum Pell Grant for needy students.

Clemson University Probes Racist Party

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University President James Barker on Tuesday decried a party where White students mocked Black stereotypes by drinking malt liquor and at least one student dressed in black face.

Study: Black, Hispanic Children Suffer Bleak Living Conditions

Living conditions experienced by children in the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas continues to show a depressing picture for Black and Hispanic children, according to a new report from the Harvard School of Public Health. Another study shows Whites less trusting of foreign-born doctors than Blacks.

College Course In Gullah at USC-Beaufort Is Nation’s First

BEAUFORT, S.C. Research on Gullah culture is a little skimpy, according to one local professor, but he’s hoping to change all that through a class that explores the history of a culture that still lives through the singsong pidgin and practices on nearby St. Helena Island.

Message To College Papers: Leave Racial Satire Alone

Recent parodies of Blacks and Asians in college newspapers in the name of satire have been met with condemnation, including journalism scholars who say free-thinking future journalists need to “grow up and put on their thinking caps.”

MLK Day Party With Malt Liquor, Faux Gang Apparel Causes Uproar on Texas Campus

STEPHENVILLE, Texas Known for its award-winning rodeo teams, Tarleton State University is a usually quiet campus nestled in the state’s biggest dairy community. But that wasn’t the case Thursday, a day after more than 400 people attended a campus meeting to discuss a Martin Luther King Jr. party last week that many here found racially offensive.

‘Stomp the Yard’ A Success in the Box Office, But Drawing Criticism on Campus

“Stomp the Yard,” the No. 1 box office film for two weekends running, may be popular among the general public, but raises concerns among active Black Greeks.

Congressional Dilemma: Cut Loan Interest Rates

The first Democrat-controlled Congress since 1994 is already struggling with a nagging issue: Whether to focus on cutting student loan interest rates as promised or increasing need-based grant assistance for low-income students.

Project Town Gown

The neighborhood surrounding Rhodes College suffers from high infant mortality rates, among other ills; but the college refuses to stand by and watch its community deteriorate.

U.S. Sens. Obama, Kennedy Propose Pell Grant Increase

Add U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to the list of those who want the new Democrat-controlled Congress to make major improvements in federal financial aid policy for low-income students.

House Votes To Cut Student Loan Interest Rates Over White House Objection

After pledging early action on higher education in 2007, the House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a plan to cut student loan interest rates by half over a five-year period despite strong White House opposition.

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