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UNCF Boss in Business of Promoting Academic Success

After a successful seven-year stint as president at Dillard, Dr. Michael Lomax decided that he wanted to make a larger impact.

April 30, 2013

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Turner Laid Foundation for African-American Studies

The prolific writer and scholar went on to hire and mentor young scholars in African-American studies.

April 28, 2013

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Florida A&M School of Business and Industry Earns Accreditation

Florida A&M University took another step forward out of the shadows of controversy when it learned Tuesday that its School of Business and Industry has been granted initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs Board of Commissioners.

April 24, 2013

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4 Charged With Hazing Linked to Virginia State University Drowning

Police say four men are being charged in connection with a hazing that resulted in the drowning of a Virginia State University freshman.

April 23, 2013

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No April Fools: A Tycoon to the Rescue of Post-Grad Studies in China

Just as the fictional Gong was rejected by Harvard, Schwarzman was a Yale senior in 1969 and rejected for a prestigious Rhodes scholarship.

April 22, 2013

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Clemson President Barker to Return to Teaching

Clemson President Jim Barker is going back to being an architecture professor after 14 years leading the school.

April 16, 2013

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Fewer African-Americans Playing Baseball at HBCUs Due to Economics, Opportunities

A 2012 article in the Raleigh News & Observer noted White players made up a majority of the baseball players in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

April 15, 2013

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Minority Engineering Forum Examines College Affordability

During a research and policy forum organized Thursday by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering organization, officials convened panel discussions to explore college affordability.

April 11, 2013

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Growth Rate Slowing for International Applications for Grad School

The biggest factor in the overall decline in the number of grad school applications from abroad was driven mostly by a decline in applications from China, according to the Council of Graduate Schools report.

April 7, 2013

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Md. Governor Seeks $4.1M More for HBCUs

Gov. Martin O’Malley is asking for an additional $4.1 million in his supplemental budget to go directly to the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities or their students.

April 4, 2013

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More Rutgers Faculty Seek Firings of Administrators in Coach Case

The call from faculty members to oust top Rutgers University administrators grew louder Thursday, a day after men’s basketball coach Mike Rice was fired for mistreating players.

April 4, 2013

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Drexel to Offer 2-Year Law Degree

With enthusiasm for law school waning over concerns about high student debt, Drexel University is creating a two-year degree program designed to help new attorneys get into the workforce sooner and start making money.

April 1, 2013