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College Students Untroubled Over Digital File Collecting

WASHINGTON Two-thirds of American college students have no qualms about swapping or downloading digital copyrighted files Story:

July 27, 2005

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Racing Right: Reflections On the O’Connor Resignation

When Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was nominated to the court by former President Ronald Reagan Story:

July 27, 2005

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University of Texas President to Step Down, Notes Frustration Over Admissions Policy

University of Texas President Larry Faulkner says he plans to leave his post next year Story:

July 27, 2005

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University of Texas President to Step Down, Notes Frustration Over Admissions Policy

University of Texas President Larry Faulkner says he plans to leave his post next year Story:

July 27, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Affirmative Action Fallout:

Race-conscious affirmative action in higher education survived a close challenge in 2003 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race Story:

July 13, 2005

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A Sign of the Times

The second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark rulings in the University of Michigan’s Story:

June 13, 2005

HBCUs

In Memoriam: Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. (1937-2005)

We lost Johnnie Cochran recently. America lost a good man. Education lost a friend… Story:

April 20, 2005

Leadership & Policy

University of Texas Admissions Law Could Face Change

If it weren’t for the top 10 percent law, says Dr. Monte Geren, many of the most successful students in his school district wouldn’t… Story:

April 20, 2005

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Desperately Seeking Students

Desperately Seeking StudentsSeveral public flagships attempt to reverse disturbing declines in Black student college enrollment By Lydia LumAs high-school seniors begin to choose colleges in the coming months, officials at many public flagships nervously hope that their renewed outreach to Black students reverses steep and disappointing enrollment drops. Those declines, some of them by double-digit […]

March 23, 2005

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University of Michigan to Offer Grants for Needy Students

University of Michigan to Offer Grants for Needy StudentsANN ARBOR, Mich. Nearly 3,000 needy undergraduate students at the University of Michigan would see their tuition bills lowered under a new grant program. The program, called M-PACT, would allow the students to tap into $3 million a year in grants, in addition to any other scholarships […]

March 23, 2005

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Law Would Require Harder Classes for Top 10 Percent Applicants to University of Texas

Law Would Require Harder Classes for Top 10 Percent Applicants to University of TexasAUSTIN, Texas Students who want automatic admission to Texas universities would have to take tougher high-school classes under a bill filed last month by Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas. West says the university admissions law that requires universities to accept graduates who rank […]

February 23, 2005

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Judge Awards Plaintiffs $672,000

Judge Awards Plaintiffs $672,000 In Legal Fees in Michigan Admissions CaseDETROIT A federal judge recently ordered the University of Michigan to pay $672,000 in legal fees and costs to attorneys for students who sued the school over its use of affirmative action in undergraduate admissions policies. The university had maintained it wasn’t responsible for the […]

February 23, 2005