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Fisk-Vanderbilt Program Set to Become Top Producer of Minority Scientists
The Bridge program, a partnership between Fisk and Vanderbilt universities, is likely to become the nation’s leading producer of minority doctoral graduates in astronomy, physics and material sciences.
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FBI Tracked Desegregation Suit Against Alabama’s Bear Bryant
Fans weren’t the only ones watching Alabama football between 1969 and 1971. The FBI, apparently with the approval of director J. Edgar Hoover, was secretly keeping an eye on a civil rights lawsuit filed by Blacks against legendary coach Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant during the same period.
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Rookie HBCU Presidents Undergoing Rigorous Leadership Testing
Amid heavy turnover in historically Black college and university (HBCU) administration ranks, a corps of untested but eager first-time presidents are leading HBCUs in turbulent times.
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State Initiative To Expand College Adviser Reach Into Texas High Schools
Texas high school students needing help in learning the ropes to reach college can get higher-education advice as part of a nationwide public service project.
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African-American Valedictorian Challenges Elite N.Y. High School on Diversity
Calling for a new approach to recruiting and retaining a diverse student population, the Hunter College High School’s 2010 valedictorian speech by Justin Hudson sent shockwaves across the school and New York City and forced a discussion about diversity.
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Influential Lumina Foundation Drives Higher Education Change, Innovation
The Lumina Foundation has a larger impact on the national debate about how to improve higher education, particularly community colleges, than its financial size suggests it should.
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Ex-MVSU Student Sues Over Suspended Music Industry Degree Program
A former Mississippi Valley State University student who had pursued a degree in music recording practices has filed a lawsuit over the school’s decision to cut his major.
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For-profit College Firm Stocks Dive Following Loan Data Disclosure
Shares of for-profit education companies slid Monday as government data showed that many of their students aren’t repaying school loans, which could imperil the ability of their students to receive federal financial aid, the bulk of the schools’ revenue.
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Nation’s Governors Tackle College Completion Rates
Following President Barack Obama’s lead, the National Governors Association (NGA) has launched an initiative to increase the number of degrees and certificates awarded and to improve productivity at higher education institutions.
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University of Virginia Requires Annual Disclosures of Student Arrests
The University of Virginia is requiring students to disclose whether they’ve been arrested or convicted of crimes each fall semester when they log in for the first time to the computer system that handles e-mail and course materials.
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Highlighting the Plight of Unjustly Imprisoned Journalists
New book on Ling sisters’ account of 140-day detention in North Korea calls attention to the growing number of journalists being held captive.
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Opinion: Recruiting Students of Color to Predominantly White Campuses
Despite the gains in minority student enrollment over the last four decades—Black and Hispanic students accounted for 13.1 and 11.4 percent, respectively, of enrollment at degree-granting institutions in 2007, up from 9.4 and 3.5 percent in 1976—students of color remain underrepresented at traditionally White institutions.
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