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African-American

Social Media Plays a Major Role in 2012 Election

With such a high profile election, there has been no shortage of political conversations taking place on venues such as Facebook and Twitter. According to an article published on the Pew Research website, “22 percent of registered voters have let others know how they voted on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter.” […]

November 6, 2012

Leadership & Policy

University of Alabama President Resigns, Cites Wife’s Health

The president of the University of Alabama is quitting after less than two months in the position.

October 31, 2012

Home

UT to Limit Automatic Admission to Top 7 Percent

The University of Texas at Austin in 2014 will limit automatic admission of freshmen to the top 7 percent of high school graduating classes.

October 31, 2012

Disabilties

Denver Area Doctor Makes Breakthrough on Down Syndrome

Dr. Alberto Costa’s discovery that a drug might help the memory of people with Down syndrome was more than just a breakthrough for him as a scientist.

October 28, 2012

Students

University of New Orleans Loses 800 to Tougher Admission Standards

The University of New Orleans lost more than 800 students between last year and this year.

October 21, 2012

Students

Groundbreaking Shanghai New York University Closing in on Grand Opening

The Shanghai Daily reports that Shanghai New York University, the first Sino-U.S. joint venture university, soon will begin admissions for the inaugural undergraduate freshman class for the 2013 fall semester, university officials announced Tuesday.

October 17, 2012

Students

Purdue Plans to Add More Than 100 Engineering Professors

Purdue University plans to hire more than 100 new engineering professors and boost engineering enrollment by 10 percent over the next five years to help move the school to the top of the engineering field, the acting president said.

October 10, 2012

Students

UNCF Empower Me Tour Rolls On

UNFC’s Empower Me Tour begins its 10-city journey to help students navigate through college.

October 7, 2012

Community Colleges

California State University System Picks New Chancellor

The California State University system on Thursday selected Timothy P. White to lead the nation’s largest collection of four-year colleges as its new chancellor.

October 4, 2012

Students

Professors Navigate Social Media Boundaries in Providing Effective Counsel to Students

Scholars discuss appropriate social media interaction with students they teach at a Howard University conference September 27-28.

September 30, 2012

African-American

Is Portland Really Where Young People Retire?

Portland may not be “a city where young people go to retire,” but it’s the place they go to be underemployed, a new study found.

September 20, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Film about Mississippi School Integration Premieres at Barnard College

Forty years after a group of students integrated an all-White high school in Batesville, Miss., they discuss their experiences in a new documentary.

September 18, 2012