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Leadership & Policy

Anti-Affirmative Action Bill Fails This Session

The sponsor of a proposal to eliminate affirmative action initiatives from higher education institutions in Tennessee said fellow Republicans who contributed to the failure of his bill on Wednesday could face repercussions in next year’s election.

February 28, 2013

International

Hypocrisy, Social Capital, and the Shadow Process

The admissions cycle is in full swing. Applicants are waiting with bated breath as committees pore over files and dole out hope and despair in the form of decision letters.

February 28, 2013

MSIs

Oregon House To Vote on Immigrant-Tuition Bill

The state House is scheduled to vote Friday on a measure allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition if they graduated from an Oregon high school.

February 24, 2013

African-American

Black History Month: The Debate Rages On

One cannot log on to the Internet, listen to talk radio (of all political persuasions) come across a number of blogs and other forms of media without encountering a discussion on Black History month.

February 21, 2013

Students

Texas Senate May Wade Into UT Dispute

The Texas Senate announced Tuesday that it will hold hearings into the behavior of the University of Texas’ regents and whether they are meddling too much into President Bill Powers’ private life and management of the school.

February 19, 2013

Home

Mississippi Makes Its Ratification of 13th Amendment Official

The state of Mississippi has corrected a clerical error that left unrecorded ratification of the 13th Amendment for 18 years.

February 18, 2013

Leadership & Policy

UNCF’s Latest Challenge is Engaging Youth

The United Negro College Fund’s primary goal remains keeping students in school after getting them in.

February 18, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Will the AME Church Save Wilberforce?

I grew up in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. My father, Rev. Larry Rogers, served for a time under Rev. Floyd H. Flake at Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in Queens, New York.

February 13, 2013

Faculty & Staff

The Origin and Purpose of Black History Month

Opinion: Black History Month has deviated from Carter G. Woodson’s initial intent to recognize the strength of Black America, and becoming a month-long hero worshipping festival.

February 13, 2013

Students

Duke Fraternity Suspended Amid Protest over Party

The parent organization of Kappa Sigma fraternity has suspended its Duke University chapter over a party some claimed was racist after photos surfaced of partygoers in Asian-style clothing.

February 7, 2013

LGBTQ+

Divided We Fail: Replicating the Successes and Avoiding the Mistakes of Desegregation

On June 28, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling that officially ended the era of school desegregation that followed Brown v. Board of Education.

January 30, 2013

HBCUs

Anti-abortion Group Files Lawsuit Against OSU

An anti-abortion group has filed a federal lawsuit against Oklahoma State University after officials said the group couldn’t distribute leaflets with graphic images on campus.

January 29, 2013