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Leadership & Policy

Youth Summit Brings Democratic National Convention Spirit to Johnson C. Smith

Johnson C. Smith University and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute hosted UFuture: A Summit for Innovative Young Thinkers at the Charlotte-based school.

September 5, 2012

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Debate Pits Howard, Morehouse Students Against Each Other in ‘Game Before the Game’

Before the Howard University and Morehouse College football teams squared off Saturday for the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic, debate teams from both HBCUs tackled some tough topics during the “Game Before the Game.”

September 3, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Tennessee State University Faculty Leader Arrested

A vocal faculty member at Tennessee State University who has opposed university leadership was taken away from a meeting in handcuffs on Monday and removed as the chair of the faculty senate.

August 7, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Southern University Considers Merging Colleges

The proposed plan would consolidate engineering with architecture, agriculture with the natural sciences and business with public policy, among other changes.

November 13, 2011

Faculty & Staff

New York Public Policy Think Tank Zeroes In on Debate Over Dwindling Resources in Higher Education

Just as the debate over resources has simmered down with a debt deal in Washington, policy analysts heated things up at a forum in New York City over the precious resources in higher education.

August 3, 2011

African-American

Tavis Smiley and Cornel West Take Obama Critique on the Road

Black activists Cornel West and Tavis Smiley are planning a 15-city “Poverty Tour” to bring attention to the needy and to what they say are the failings of President Barack Obama.

July 24, 2011

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Scholar Combines Math and Social Justice in the Classroom

Dr. Chawne Kimber uses the little-known discipline of mathematics of social justice to teach Lafayette College students to examine numbers.

May 2, 2011

Disabilties

UCLA Pediatrician Assists in Continuing Relief Efforts in Japan

Because the earthquake, tsunami and subsequent fires consumed many hospitals, Dr. Kozue Shimabukuro and her peers labored in makeshift spaces to bring medical help to injured victims.

April 5, 2011

Asian American Pacific Islander

Purdue Seeks to Foster Chinese Investment in Indiana

Purdue University is offering help to Indiana communities and businesses to tap into the global economy, beginning with China.

February 28, 2011

Community Colleges

Regaining the Edge in American Higher Education

Can American higher education regain its edge? A group of advocates, policymakers and scholars attempted to answer this question Tuesday during a Washington think tank policy forum.

February 15, 2011

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Treasury’s Warrior at the Negotiating Table

WASHINGTON — When David N. Miller joined the Treasury Department during the height of the financial crisis, the government’s bailout programs were not expected to break even, let alone turn a profit.

February 1, 2011

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FAMU Law Students Transform Theory Into Potential Legislation

If all goes well during an upcoming presentation to Florida House members, three third-year students at the Florida A&M University College of Law may see their legislative proposal eventually enacted by the state legislature.

December 22, 2010