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Gunfire Erupts at Venezuela University

CARACAS Venezuela Masked gunmen opened fire on students returning from a march in which tens of thousands of Venezuelans denounced President Hugo Chavez’s attempts to expand his power through constitutional changes.

November 8, 2007

HBCUs

University of Wisconsin, State Found in Violation of Clean Air Act

MADISON Wis. A 53-year-old coal power plant on the University of Wisconsin campus has been in violation of the federal Clean Air Act for five years, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

November 7, 2007

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Harvard Professor Is Bush’s Pick As Vatican Ambassador

WASHINGTON President Bush plans to nominate Harvard University law professor Mary Ann Glendon to be his new U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.

November 6, 2007

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Duke Waives Old Property Limits on Blacks: Move Largely Symbolic

DURHAM, N.C. In a symbolic move, Duke University is waiving its decades-old rights to prohibit Blacks from purchasing property in Duke Forest.

November 5, 2007

LGBTQ+

Gays Fight for University Employer Benefits in Court

LANSING Mich. The Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday will begin weighing whether state universities and other public-sector employers can provide health insurance to the partners of gay workers.

November 4, 2007

Students

Court: University of California Overcharged Students $34 Million

SAN FRANCISCO The University of California system overcharged 35,000 graduate and undergraduate students $33.8 million in fees four years ago, a state appeals court has ruled.

November 4, 2007

International

Minority Enrollment at Michigan Holds Steady Following Affirmative Action Ban

The number of minority freshmen at the University of Michigan this fall remains about the same as in 2006, a notable departure from the steep drops that other flagship public universities have experienced immediately after affirmative action was banned in Michigan a year ago.

November 1, 2007

Native Americans

Members Removed From Indian Tribes Complain of Unfairness

PROVIDENCE R.I. Dennis Champlain’s grandfather helped win federal recognition for the Narragansett Indian Tribe. Later, Champlain danced in tribal powwows. He teaches his children that they are Narragansetts.

October 28, 2007

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School Administrator Charged in Racially Motivated Crime

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. An administrator at an Oklahoma City-area school district faces up to one year in prison if convicted of assaulting two students in what prosecutors say was a racially motivated attack.

October 23, 2007

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NY Court: Egyptian Student Can Sue FBI Agent Over 9/11 Detention

NEW YORK An Egyptian student detained after a pilot’s aviation radio was found in his hotel room following the Sept. 11 attacks should be allowed to sue an FBI agent over his imprisonment, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

October 21, 2007

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Yale Affirmative Action for His Early Job Problems

NEW HAVEN Conn. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has a 15-cent price tag stuck to his Yale law degree, blaming the school’s affirmative action policies in the 1970s for his difficulty finding a job after he graduated.

October 21, 2007

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Campaigning for College

Texas’ Closing the Gaps initiative pays close attention to the demographics of its growing minority communities.

October 16, 2007