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Boston University Student Group Offers Whites-Only Scholarship

The Boston University chapter of the College Republicans wanted to start a dialogue about racial preferences when members created a $250 Caucasian Achievement and Recognition Scholarship, the group president told ABC News.

November 26, 2006

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Newly Nominated Defense Secretary Praised for Diversity Efforts as TAMU President

The newly nominated U.S. Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, has been praised for increasing the number minority students at Texas A&M University, where he is currently president. Reportedly he has been able to increase diversity without using race as a factor – but according to one leading education official, that is not entirely true.

November 19, 2006

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Historians John Hope Franklin, Yu Ying-shih Named Winners of 2006 John W. Kluge Prize for the Study of Humanity

Drs. John Hope Franklin and Yu Ying-shih have been named the recipients of the third John W. Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity, the Library of Congress announced Wednesday. They will share the $1 million prize.

November 14, 2006

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Latino College Access and Achievement Focus of TRPI Conference

Long Beach, Calif. When Harry Pachón’s brother asked him which college he would attend after high school, Pachón said he thought colleges would get in touch with him. Dr. Pachón, now president of the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, said his anecdote illustrated that lack of information should not be confused with lack of ability.

November 12, 2006

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Alabama Desegregation Case Coming to a Close

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A 25-year-old desegregation case involving Alabama’s colleges and universities is coming to a close, as U.S. District Judge Harold Murphy has ordered the state to set aside $46 million in surplus education funds. Part of the sum is to be used for a need-based scholarship program and a construction program at two historically Black state institutions.

November 2, 2006

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HACU Receives $8 Million Scholarship for Study Abroad Students

SAN ANTONIO The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has received an $8 million scholarship grant from Global Learning Semesters, Inc. as part of an effort to send more Hispanic students abroad to study.

October 30, 2006

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University of Tennessee Creates Scholarship To Attract More Black Students

MEMPHIS, Tenn. In an attempt to increase minority enrollment, the University of Tennessee is providing a new scholarship that will be available to students from 35 selected, majority Black high schools in the state.

October 25, 2006

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A New Angle Of Attack

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that colleges and universities could use race as one…

October 18, 2006

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Wisconsin Plan to Raise Tuition to Pay for Diversity Efforts Criticized

LA CROSSE, Wis. As a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Carmen Wilson likes the idea of sharply raising tuition to hire more professors and recruit more poor and minority students.

October 5, 2006

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Morehouse President to Retire At the End of Academic Year

Morehouse College President Walter E. Massey announced last month his plans to retire at the end of the 2006-2007 academic year…

October 4, 2006

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Bush Nominates Sara Martinez Tucker

President George W. Bush has nominated outgoing Hispanic Scholarship Fund President and CEO Sara Martinez Tucker…

October 4, 2006

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Grants & Awards

Alvernia College (Pa.) has received a $100,000 grant from the Hearst Foundation to support the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship is intended for nontraditional and minority students, especially Hispanic students pursuing degrees in nursing. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has awarded $50,000 grants to three California universities to fund scholarships. California State University-Northridge, […]

October 4, 2006