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Smaller Texas institutions expect increased minority presence as a result of Hopwood decision

Austin, Texas While the University of Texas and Texas A&M University have experienced a decline in minority applicants because of the Hopwood ruling, officials at Stephen F. Austin State University in eastern Texas anticipate an increase in minority enrollment this fall.

July 7, 2007

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Leslie V. Forte: the woman behind the name on the scholarship – Obituary

Her life was a struggle. She grew up poor in the gritty projects of Los Angeles. She left California a well-educated woman with an associate’s degree from a community college, a master’s degree from Stanford University and an effervescent love for teaching.

July 7, 2007

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Private scholarships for minorities challenged

Annandale, Va. The latest assault on the higher education establishment’s affirmative action programs is over an obscure, $500 private scholarship for minority students at a community college in Northern Virginia.

July 7, 2007

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Harvard scholars convene civil rights think tank – Cover Story

Cambridge, Mass. Recent court rulings against affirmative action have left some college admissions and financial aid officers asking, “If we can’t consider race as part of the admissions process, then how can we make sure Blacks, Latinos and other underrepresented ethnic groups are not shut out of higher education?”

July 7, 2007

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Proposed bill would tell poor students they are guaranteed college funds – Washington Update

With most lawmakers focusing on education tax breaks, one Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) member is touting what he calls a groundbreaking approach to financial aid that blends Pell Grants with elements of successful philanthropy projects.

July 7, 2007

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1997 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Awards

For the fourth year, black Issues In Higher Education is proud to present our Arthur Ashe Jr. Athlete of the Year to two outstanding students.

July 6, 2007

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Title IX: does help for women come at the expense of African Americans?

Gender equity has created an intriguing set of circumstances in the world of college athletics.

July 6, 2007

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Overcoming segregation in Alabama becomes responsibility of HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universities

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama Jamie Fleming is like other non-traditional college students in several ways. He has a strife and a nineteen-month-old son. He has a full-time job and he commutes more than 240 miles a week to attend classes. But until Fleming, who graduated from an all-white high school on rural Sand Mountain, Alabama, enrolled at Northeast Alabama State Community College on a scholarship, he had never sat in a classroom with an African American.

July 6, 2007

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Lawyer who assisted with Sept. 11 claims to help administer Virginia Tech fund

BLACKSBURG Va. A lawyer who ran the Sept. 11 victim compensation program will help Virginia Tech distribute its $7.1 million fund for victims of the mass shootings, university officials said Thursday.

July 4, 2007

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President Clinton meets with NAFEO – finally – National Assn. for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education – includes excerpt of Pres. Bill Clinton’s speech and a list of attendees

Washington For the first time since he assumed office in 1992. President Bill Clinton met with several dozen members of the National Association For Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) to discuss issues of concern to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

July 4, 2007

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Open attacks on programs benefitting people of color – Impact 1996

California Passes Proposition 209

July 4, 2007

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Businessman’s $1 million Ferrari to fund UA scholarships

MOBILE Ala. Darrell Westfaul’s 1950 red Ferrari, purchased 41 years ago in his student days for $1,500, has been sold for $1 million that will generate scholarships for University of Alabama students.

July 4, 2007