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Students

The money chase: videoconference participants get insider tips on ethnic philanthropy – Panel Discussion

Washington When it comes to ethnic philanthropy, a couple of things need to be clear. First, the color that really counts is not Black, White, Brown, or Red, but green – as in dollar green. Second, without know how and persistence, pleas for funding will likely not be heard regardless of the nobility or desperation of the plea.

July 11, 2007

Students

Robbing Peter to pay Paul – reauthorizing the higher education act

Reauthorizing the higher education act amid the new political reality means some programs may lose so that others might gain.

July 11, 2007

Students

Forthcoming ETS Report proclaims the importance of HBCUs – Educational Testing Service; Historically Black Colleges and Universities – includes related article on ETS Report

WASHINGTON Every time the public funding of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is discussed, the same question arises: Now that colleges and universities are no longer segregated, why should a separate system of colleges and universities, begun in the time of segregation, be maintained?

July 11, 2007

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Bar association grants UDC law school reprieve; accreditation is withheld, but some call decision “positive.” – American Bar Association; University of the District of Columbia School of Law

The troubled University of the District of Columbia (UDC) School of Law failed to win provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association (ABA) during its summer meeting held earlier this month in San Francisco. UDC Law School officials, however, will be given another chance to make their case for accreditation when the ABA reconvenes in January 1998.

July 11, 2007

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From combat to campus: GI Bill gave a generation of African Americans an opportunity to pursue the American dream – Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 – Special Report: The Integrated Military – 50 Years – Cover Story

The early champions of the GI Bill probably never envisioned the far-reaching impact the landmark legislation would have on American society.

July 11, 2007

HBCUs

Dialing for dollars: against heavy competition, HBCUs need savvy, expertise to win Department of Defense funding – historically Black colleges and universities – includes related article on the increasing US Air Force funding to HBCUs

Imagine a high-stakes game worth $1.4 billion a year with thousands of players vying for the money. That’s the picture historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) face each year as they try to access funds from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).

July 11, 2007

HBCUs

House, Senate differ on HBCU funding – historically Black colleges and universities – Washington Update

The House of Representatives and the Senate are at odds over how to fund historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) next year.

July 11, 2007

Students

House Approves Funding For Minority-Serving Colleges, Pell Grant Over Veto Threat

Defying a veto threat from President Bush, the House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill to cut subsidies to student loan providers and use the proceeds to reduce interest rates and provide more money for Pell Grants and minority-serving colleges.

July 11, 2007

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Exhibition Education: Atlanta History Center program introduces black students to the museum world – includes related article on funding for black museum

Every year millions of visitors flock to the more than 8,000 museums across the United States. From house museums and storefront galleries to the venerable Smithsonian Institution, these varied treasuries affirm and transmit our nation’s complex history and cultural values.

July 10, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Acting out: black theater in transition – Cover Story

August Wilson has achieved the success most playwrights only dream about. His award-winning plays – which include “Fences”, “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” and “The Piano Lesson” – have rendered sensitive and probing portrayals of African American life. Staged in venues ranging from regional theaters to Broadway, Wilson’s plays have earned two Pulitzer Prizes and lavish praise from critics.

July 10, 2007

Community Colleges

Report urges greater public investment in higher education

The Council for Aid to Education’s Commission on National Investment in Higher Education (CNIHE) released a two-year study that warns a “growing shortfall in public funding may force the nation’s colleges and universities to turn away half the student population by the year 2015.”

July 10, 2007

Students

Set up to fail? New restrictions on Central State University considered “punitive” by supporters

Central State University supporters fear that a compromise plan to rescue the school could end up killing it instead.

July 10, 2007