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National Student-Athlete Day Gives Top Billing to Academic Achievement

National Student-Athlete Day Gives Top Billing to Academic AchievementORLANDO, Fla.Just as March Madness draws to a close, student athletes will again be the center of national attention, this time for their academic and civic achievement. On April 6, campuses around the country will observe National Student-Athlete Day for the 14th consecutive year. Some in college […]

University of Kansas Black Student Group Upset with Newspaper Coverage

University of Kansas Black Student Group Upset with Newspaper CoverageLAWRENCE, Kan. The Black Student Union at the University of Kansas is demanding a few changes from the campus newspaper. The organization is upset with coverage of a recent conference of Black student leaders from Big 12 schools. About 100 students, mostly Black, from Kansas, Kansas […]

University of Nebraska Student Government Seeks Apology From Regent Over Remarks

University of Nebraska Student Government Seeks Apology From Regent Over RemarksLINCOLN, Neb. Students and faculty have said remarks by University of Nebraska Regent Drew Miller on recruiting minority students made them feel insignificant and unwelcome. The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska voted to ask Miller to apologize. Last month, Miller said recruiting […]

New Book Explores the Black Experience at MIT

New Book Explores the Black Experience at MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass.Many stories about life as one of the few Black students at MIT are recounted in longtime professor Clarence Williams’ new book, Technology and the Dream: Reflections on the Black Experience at MIT, 1941-1999 (MIT Press, $37.95). The 1,042-page book is a look at racial issues […]

UMass-Boston to Sign Deal Linking With Two-Year College

UMass-Boston to Sign Deal Linking With Two-Year CollegeBOSTON Atwo-year college for low-income, non traditional students recently signed a deal that will allow its graduates to transfer directly into the University of Massachusetts at Boston. The Urban College of Boston is a community-based college in a partnership with Action for Boston Community Development Inc., an anti-poverty […]

University of Wisconsin Students Protest Reparations Advertisement

University of Wisconsin Students Protest Reparations AdvertisementMADISON, Wis. University of Wisconsin students marched to the offices of one of the campus newspapers earlier this month to protest an advertisement that criticizes calls for slavery reparations. The ad, which said reparations for Blacks is a bad idea, appeared in The Badger Herald. Conservative author David Horowitz […]

Study Questions Merit of Georgia’s Popular Scholarship Program

Study Questions Merit of Georgia’s Popular Scholarship ProgramHope program boosts in-state Black student enrollment, but does little to increase access to postsecondary education overallBy Scott W. WrightGeorgia’s Hope Scholarship program, which provides up to $3,000 a year in college aid to high school students graduating with a B average, has significantly boosted Black student enrollment […]

One Person’s Success on Gap Closing

One Person’s Success on Gap Closing In the past two years, local newspaper articles have reported that, on average, African American high school students in Fairfax County, Va., score lower on the SAT exam than students of other racial groups. In one article, county school officials said they did not understand why this remains a […]

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsKamili Anderson has been appointed director of the Howard University Press. Formerly she was the associate editor at the Journal of Negro Education and a staff writer for Black Issues In Higher Education. Anderson earned a bachelor’s in human nutrition and biochemistry from Howard University and is a graduate of the Howard University Press […]

Remembering the Orangeburg Massacre

Remembering the Orangeburg MassacreSouth Carolina State University student protest often ignored by historiansBy Linda Meggett BrownORANGEBURG, S.C. Although it has been 33 years since the Orangeburg Massacre, the memory of the tragic events that took place the night of Feb. 8, 1968, remains vivid and painful for the victims who survived and is a mark […]

University of North Texas Suspends Fraternity for Racial Slurs

University of North Texas Suspends Fraternity for Racial Slurs DALLAS The University of North Texas has suspended a fraternity chapter for five years after members allegedly used racial slurs and waved a Confederate battle flag at a group of mostly Black football recruits. Kappa Alpha’s suspension, issued last month, is the longest ban the school […]

Virginia Tech Offers Scholarships

Virginia Tech Offers Scholarships In Attempt to Diversify Student BodyBlacksburg, Va.Virginia’s largest university, Virginia Tech, will offer 27 undergraduate scholarships and three graduate fellowships to attract more minority students beginning this fall. “This is a concrete step with dollars attached, something that will be sustained and will grow,” says Dr. Benjamin Dixon, vice president for […]

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