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Minorities Ride GOP Wave to Groundbreaking Wins

The Republican wave produced groundbreaking results for minority candidates, from Latina and Indian-American governors to a pair of Black congressmen from the Deep South.

In Florida, Allen West (pictured) ousted a two-term Democrat to a House seat. He is the first Black Republican elected to Congress from Florida since a former slave served two terms in the 1870s.

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Surgeon General Benjamin Urges Prescription for Better U.S. Health

America’s top doctor leads effort to focus nation on exercise and other strategies to promote health and wellness.

Future Teachers Must Show, Not Just Tell, Skills

Standing at the edge of a pond surrounded by her class of fourth-graders, Jasmine Zeppa filled a bucket with brown water and lectured her pupils on the science of observing and recording data. Many of the children seemed more interested in nearby geese, a passing jogger and the crunchy leaves underfoot.

Sharon P. Robinson is president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, an umbrella group for schools that specialize in training teachers.

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Schools Step Up Efforts to Attract Adult Learners into College Programs

After traditional colleges and universities lost ground in the race to win back minority college dropouts, there is a push across academia to find innovative ways to recruit and retain adult learners.

CEO Jamie Merisotis

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Anti-affirmative Action Campaign Expected to Win in Arizona

Overshadowed by battle over controversial immigration law, anti-affirmative action ballot initiative in Arizona goes unchallenged.

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Perspectives: Affirmative Action May be Needed — for Men

Anti-affirmative action initiatives such as the referendum before Arizona voters on Tuesday may prove harmful to men if universities cannot rely on that tool to achieve gender diversity.

Shirley J. Wilcher

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APLU and Other Organizations Establish Partnership Between Afro-Columbian and Historically Black Land-grant Universities

The Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU), the Asociación Columbiana de Universidades (ASCUN) and Phelps Stokes have established a collaborative partnership to promote educational and cultural exchange programs between Afro-Columbian serving universities and historically Black land-grant universities in the United States. The presidents of each organization signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday during a special ceremony at APLU headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Lorenzo Esters

Retention Program Engages Latino Families in Helping Children Finish Community College

South Texas College orientation program demystifies higher education for Latino parents of first-generation students to improve its retention rates.

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Perspectives: Education Reform and the Access/Success Pendulum

As higher education renews its focus on college completion, we should be mindful about past failure to hold steadfast to access and success, UCLA professors urge.

Drs. Patricia Gándara and Gary Orfield

Faculty & Staff

Scholar Captures Stories of Undocumented Students

With the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act sitting on Congress’ to-do list, Dr. William Perez, assistant professor of education at Claremont Graduate University, hopes that legislative body pays close attention to the experiences of undocumented students struggling to get a higher learning.

Opinion: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Students In U.S. Higher Education

We must fashion higher education to meet the demands of diverse students rather than trying to get students to match a system that was never created for them, urges the Misericordia University associate vice president for academic affairs.

Dr. Mary Hinton

Faculty & Staff

Dalai Lama Holds ‘Office Hours’ at Emory University

The Dalai Lama began his “office hours” with Emory University students and faculty Tuesday with his signature move: laughter.

The Dalai Lama (pictured) held “office hours” with Emory University students and faculty on Tuesday.

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