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Latinx

Perspectives: Colleges Should Muster Courage To Fight Back

The attack on programs that recruit and retain Black students will have broad consequences on the economic well-being of Black America unless we fight back.

June 7, 2006

Students

Boosting Black Enrollment Aim of Florida’s First-Generation Grants

Florida students whose parents do not have four-year college degrees could get need-based financial aid under a $6.5 million scholarship program recently signed into law. Although students of any race can apply, lawmakers hope it will increase minority enrollment at Florida universities.

June 6, 2006

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Landmark Affirmative Action Cases

The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide the extent to which public schools can use race in deciding school assignments, setting the stage for a landmark affirmative action ruling.

June 5, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Civil Rights Panel: Duplication Threatens Black Colleges

Predominately White institutions (PWIs) are duplicating programs offered at historically Black colleges and universities…

May 31, 2006

Students

United Kingdom Undergoes Largest University Admissions Reform in 50 Years

England’s education officials have recommended changes in the country’s college admissions system that are designed to boost the numbers of disadvantaged students at prestigious colleges.

May 22, 2006

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Research Round-Up: HIV Prevention Among Minorities, Benefits of Ethnically Diverse Schools

HIV prevention: People wanting information about HIV prevention feel more comfortable getting it from people who look like them. Education diversity: Middle school students are more likely to feel safer, less bullied and less lonely in ethnically diverse schools.

May 22, 2006

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Perspectives: Immigration Policy Is An Issue of Morality

While sounding empathetic toward illegal immigrants, President Bush nonetheless proposed on Monday a plan — to deploy 6,000 to the U.S.-Mexico border — that history has proven to be deadly. Current immigration reform proposals are incompatible with a nation founded on principles of fairness and humanity.

May 17, 2006

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FAMU Law School Still Facing Growing Pains

Since becoming interim dean of Florida A&M University College of Law, James M. Douglas has overseen the school’s relocation into a new $30 million building…

May 17, 2006

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Professor: Use Social Unrest to Change Admissions Policies

In 1960, the “big three” universities — Princeton, Harvard and Yale — admitted only a handful of Black students each year…

May 17, 2006

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NAACP Sues Nebraska Over Law Dividing Omaha Schools Into Racially Identifiable Districts

The NAACP sued Nebraska’s governor and a state committee Tuesday over a new law that divides Omaha Public Schools into three racially identifiable districts.

May 16, 2006

HBCUs

Civil Rights Panel: Historically White Program Duplication Threatens HBCUs

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hosted a panel Friday examining the educational effectiveness of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The consensus among panelists was that though HBCUs play an integral role in taking…

May 7, 2006

Students

For Missing Civil Rights Hero, A Degree at Last

If Lloyd Gaines is alive, his law degree is waiting for him. The University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law has decided to award an honorary degree to Gaines 68 years after…

May 3, 2006