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Georgetown University students call for immigration reform

On Oct. 13, students from MEChA, a student organization at Georgetown University, voice their support for comprehensive immigration reform, bringing their own stories to a rally at the Capitol.

October 18, 2009

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Committed to Conservation

Despite budget constraints and a backlog of maintenance projects, HBCUs strive to implement ‘green’ principles on campus.

September 28, 2009

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West Virginia Colleges Get Over $4M in Federal Grants

West Virginia, Marshall and West Virginia State universities will share more than $4.4 million in National Science Foundation grants to promote computer technology and biometrics research.  According to the Charleston Daily Mail, Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Gov. Joe Manchin made the announcement Tuesday morning. The first grant is worth $2.6 million over the three years, […]

August 31, 2009

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Parents pay college costs amid recession: study

A new Gallup poll found that more than half of U.S. parents use their income to pay all or part of college costs for their children and are confident they can continue to support them amid the country’s recession.  According to Reuters, the poll, which was commissioned by student loan provider Sallie Mae and released […]

August 20, 2009

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Georgia Colleges Working on Plans to Furlough Workers

Georgia colleges are hammering out plans to furlough employees for six days this school year.

August 20, 2009

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Clemson sets application, enrollment record while maintaining academic quality

Clemson University will welcome its largest freshman class this week.  According to Clemson University Media Relations, the university set a record enrollment of 16,281 undergraduate student applications.  The director of admissions said the university accepted more freshmen and transfer students because of uncertainty about how the economic recession would affect yield – the percentage of […]

August 16, 2009

Native Americans

Tribal Members, Researchers Band Together to Bring Back Condor

The tribes of the lower Klamath River have since ancient times decorated themselves with condor feathers when they performed the dances designed to heal a world gone wrong.

August 16, 2009

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AKA Lawsuit Reveals Longtime Internal Conflicts

For an organization with a code of silence rivaled only by police departments, a 38-page lawsuit filed by eight members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority against its president and board of directors is unusual enough.

August 13, 2009

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Colleges look to create revenue as slashed budgets don’t cut it

Alabama and Virginia Tech on Sept. 5 will play one another in Atlanta in one of the most anticipated games of the 2009 season – a game sponsored by Chick-fil-A. The Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, as it is formally known, is expected to attract a sellout crowd to the Georgia Dome, draw a large television audience […]

August 11, 2009

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Georgia colleges prepare for more cuts

The state’s 35 public colleges and universities submitted plans to the University System of Georgia outlining what would be cut if budgets have to be reduced by 4 percent, 6 percent or 8 percent.  According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Gov. Sonny Perdue said the state must cut spending by 5 percent because of projected declines […]

August 10, 2009

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State Budget Watch: Higher education funding has shifted over the years

There has been a fundamental change over the past generation in the way Kansas funds higher education.  According to KTKA News, in 1987, 45 percent of the operating budgets of the state’s public universities, which includes Kansas University, was funded by state tax dollars, according to information provided by the Kansas Board of Regents. Sixteen […]

August 2, 2009

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Audit: South Carolina School Must Guard Financial Viability

A federal audit warns a historically Black college in South Carolina must take extra steps to remain financially viable.

July 30, 2009