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OCTOBER                                    Oct. 14-16American Association of University Professors (AAUP)Fifth Annual Conference on Governance“Degrees of Quality”The Marriott DowntownMemphis, Tenn.Web: www.aaup.orgOct. 16The National Visionary Leadership Project2004 Intergenerational Summit on the State of Black AmericaLibrary of Congress, Coolidge AuditoriumWashington, D.C. Phone: 202-331-2700Toll-free: 1-888-680-6857 (NVLP)Oct. 27-31National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)2004 Conference Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board […]

October 6, 2004

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Report: Black Colleges Continue to Reduce Student Loan Default Rates

Report: Black Colleges Continue to Reduce Student Loan Default RatesHistorically Black colleges and universities have come out ahead on a major test of their ability to reduce student loan default rates.A new report from the U.S. Department of Education finds no Black college facing sanctions due to high default rates. While HBCUs have made progress […]

September 22, 2004

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OCTOBER                                    Oct. 13-16Robotic Institute’s 25th Anniversary Celebration“Robots and Thought”Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghWeb: www.ri.cmu.eduOct. 14-16American Association of University Professors (AAUP)Fifth Annual Conference on Governance“Degrees of Quality”The Marriott DowntownMemphis, Tenn.Web: www.aaup.orgOct. 27-31National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)2004 Conference Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of EducationHyatt Regency Crown CenterKansas City, Mo. E-mail: [email protected]: www.nameorg.orgNOVEMBER Nov. 1-5Association […]

September 22, 2004

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Student Loan Default Rate Lowest Ever

Student Loan Default Rate Lowest Ever By Ben Hammer The U.S. Department of Education’s efforts to assist student loan borrowers are paying off, says Education Secretary Roderick Paige. The nation’s student loan default rate has dropped to an all-time low of 5.4 percent, and for the first time ever, all schools have rates low enough […]

October 8, 2003

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Bennett Alumnae Raise $1 Million to Shrink School’s Deficit

Bennett Alumnae Raise $1 Million to Shrink School’s DeficitGREENSBORO, N.C.Graduates of Bennett College broke records by raising $1 million to help their alma mater out of a deficit that could threaten its accreditation. The $1,027,533 gift is the largest ever from Bennett’s National Alumnae Association to the school, one of the nation’s only two colleges […]

June 4, 2003

Students

Students Disciplined in Mississippi Graffiti Incident

Students Disciplined in Mississippi Graffiti Incident OXFORD, Miss.Three University of Mississippi students have been placed on probation and ordered to perform community service and write research papers for their role in a racial graffiti incident in a campus residence hall last November (see Black Issues, Jan. 2). A University Judicial Council, made up of four […]

February 12, 2003

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Critics Re-Evaluate Education Reform Act After One Year

Critics Re-Evaluate Education Reform Act After One YearBy Charles Dervarics The one-year anniversary of the No Child Left Behind Act brought its share of praise and criticism this month as organizations from the White House to grass-roots groups disagreed on the law’s breadth and effectiveness. A major rewriting of federal K-12 law, the act requires […]

January 29, 2003

Students

Black Students Accused In Racist Graffiti Incident

Black Students Accused In Racist Graffiti Incident OXFORD, Miss.Three Black students at the University of Mississippi could face expulsion for scribbling racist and obscene graffiti on dormitory doors of other Black students, officials say. A fourth Black student also is being investigated in connection with the Nov. 6 incident at Kincannon Hall, according to the […]

January 1, 2003

HBCUs

HBCUs Making Progress on Loan Default Rate

HBCUs Making Progress on Loan Default RateNo Black college or university in 2002 is subject to federal sanctions for student loan default rates, a sign that HBCUs are making major progress in counseling and monitoring its student loan borrowers, the U.S. Department of Education says.HBCUs “have deployed innovative approaches towards default management and reduction,” the […]

October 9, 2002

Leadership & Policy

St. Augustine’s College Faces Sanction by Accreditation Board

St. Augustine’s College Faces Sanction by Accreditation BoardBy Eleanor Lee YatesRaleigh, N.C.St. Augustine’s College has been issued a 12-month warning from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. SACS denied St. Augustine’s 10-year accreditation renewal, instead renewing accreditation for only one year. The historically Black college in Raleigh, N.C., was cited for failure to comply […]

March 13, 2002

HBCUs

Washington Attorney Inducted Into Black College Hall of Fame

Washington Attorney Inducted Into Black College Hall of FameATLANTAA longtime advocate for Black colleges, William A. “Bud” Blakey was inducted into the National Black College Hall of Fame recently during a ceremony in Atlanta. Blakey, a graduate of Knoxville College in Tennessee, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his more than 20 years of public […]

December 19, 2001

Students

Nation’s Colleges Report Fewer Default Problems

Nation’s Colleges Report Fewer Default ProblemsFor the first time, no HBCUs are on the education department’s ‘watch list.’Student loan default rates have dropped to their lowest level ever, says a new U.S. Department of Education report that also finds considerable progress in default reduction among historically Black colleges and universities.For the first time, no HBCU […]

October 10, 2001