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Black Lawmakers Urged to Join Earmark Feast

Despite presidential veto, earmarks are likely to stay and be accessible to minority-serving institutions under Democratic-controlled Congress.

Growth in Minority Student Enrollment Gives Rise to More MSIs

More minority undergraduate students are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities than ever, and more of them are choosing minority-serving institutions such as historically Black colleges and universities, Asian-serving institutions and Hispanic-serving institutions.

Just the Stats: CRM Tools Help Boost Minority-Serving Institutions’ Enrollment

When institutions with deep pockets shift their marketing strategies to attract students by purchasing Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) tools, minority-serving institutions and community colleges with less resources have a hard time competing.

Appreciation: The Honorable Augustus F. “Gus” Hawkins, 1907-2007

As a freshman legislator, Congressman Hawkins played a major role in writing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination in employment, based on race, color, national origin and religion, and established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He went on to author or co-author several civil rights and education bills, including the Historically Black College and University Act of 1986.

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Black Male Initiative Worth Duplicating

New York City College of Technology’s Black Male Initiative (BMI) program was recently named one of nine U.S. Model Replication Institutions by NASA and the National Science Foundation for its innovative approaches in attacking the problem of Black male student enrollment and retention.

New Choice Requirement on Student Loans May Break Near-monopoly Lenders Have at 55 Schools

Colleges and universities, including minority- serving institutions, will have to include at least three different funding sources on any “preferred lender list” they give to prospective student borrowers, under rules being proposed by the U.S. Department of Education.

Growth In Minority Student Enrollment Gives Rise To More MSIs

More minority undergraduate students are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities than ever before, and more of them are choosing minority-serving institutions such as historically Black colleges and universities, Asian-serving institutions and Hispanic-serving institutions.

Veto Casts Cloud Over Education Bill That Would Have Increased Pell Grants, MSI Funding

President Bush on Tuesday vetoed a 2008 education budget bill that many advocates had championed for its proposed increases in student financial aid and college-access programs. Now, the House and Senate need to muster a two-thirds majority to bring into law the bill, which would have increased the maximum Pell Grant and provide more funding for minority-serving institutions.

Does Business Have a Place In Study Abroad?

The subpoenas issued this summer to five private organizations that offer study abroad programs were surprising.

New Choice Requirement On Student Loans May Break Near-monopoly Lenders Have at 55 Schools

Colleges and universities, including minority-serving institutions, will have to include at least three different funding sources on any “preferred lender list” they give to prospective student borrowers, the Department of Education says.

High-tech Help on the Way

Both chambers of Congress have passed a technology bill for MSIs. Now they need to bridge their differences to bridge the digital divide at MSIs.

Improving Outcomes of Latino Students Focus of Forum

Latino college students who have the support of their families, start college planning by the eighth grade, take three or more years of mathematics, and start at a four-year institution are more likely to finish college, according to a new report that suggests these attributes form a strategy for closing the college-completion gap between Latino and Whites.

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