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Texas ruling may dismantle affirmative action – ruling on preferred treatment of minority for college admission

Austin, TX In a decision that could dismantle 20 years of affirmative action, a federal appeals court has ruled that the University of Texas should not have given preferred treatment to minorities admitted to its School of Law.

June 16, 2007

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Minority setasides at risk

Federal support for minority setasides is declining rapidly, based on recent action both from the White house and on Capitol Hill.

June 16, 2007

Students

Mississippi mayhem – Mississippi desegregation ruling may harm black college applicants

At this time of year, college recruiters are processing the flood of applications from potential students. But not at Mississippi Valley State University.

June 16, 2007

Students

Derailing student tracking: SCLC, others strive to eliminate educational channelling – Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Forty-two years after the Supreme Court outlawed segregated schools, many classrooms are not yet fully integrated because of the academic performance of Black students and their perceived ability to learn.

June 15, 2007

Faculty & Staff

I Have Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle. – book reviews

I’ve Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle by Charles Payne, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1995. $28.00 (For a profile of author Payne, see Black Issues, December 14.)

June 15, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi. – book reviews

Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi by John Dittmer Univ. of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois, 1994. $29.95 hard, $14.95 paper.

June 15, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Race and Democracy: The Civil Rights Struggle in Louisiana. – book reviews

Race and Democracy: The Civil Rights Struggle in Louisiana by Adam Fairclough, The University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA, 1995 $34.95.

June 15, 2007

Sports

Presidential transitions – the appointment of the president of Smith College

Higher education rode a roller coaster in 1995, a year of actions that provoked rage and hope, sorrow and joy.

June 15, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Clark Atlanta’s Broadnax Handed Legal Victory, Vows To Stay

ATLANTA Clark Atlanta University faculty and staff got two strong messages Monday in their battles with President Walter Broadnax, who they want fired.

June 11, 2007

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Texas Top 10 Admissions Law To Stay

AUSTIN The Texas House on Sunday rejected a bill that would have limited the number of students automatically admitted to public universities under the state’s top 10 percent law.

May 27, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Clark Atlanta Faculty, Students Call for President Broadnax’s Ouster

ATLANTA A group of Clark Atlanta University faculty, students and alums said Tuesday the school’s financial and morale problems have reached a crisis point and it’s time for university president Walter Broadnax to step down or be fired.

May 21, 2007

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A Mandate for Native History

The Montana Indian Education for All Act may be setting a national precedent for America’s schools, but colleges and universities are not yet on board.

May 16, 2007