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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

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

Sports

NCAA President Defends Penn State Sanctions

NCAA president Mark Emmert says the sanctions levied on Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky child sex Jerry Sandusky child sex -Search using:News, Most Recent 60 DaysBiographies Plus Newsabuse scandal dealt with the behavior of university leaders and whether or not the school handled the allegations appropriately.

October 25, 2012

Leadership & Policy

First defendant in FAMU hazing case sentenced

The first of a dozen defendants to be sentenced in last year’s hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major avoided jail time when he received his punishment Monday, but he will spend more than two years under close supervision.

October 22, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Professor Said University of Iowa Retaliated Against Him for Testimony

A University of Iowa law professor who testified on behalf of a conservative colleague alleging she wasn’t hired because of her conservative viewpoints said the school is retaliating by falsely suggesting he was under investigation for sexual misconduct.

October 18, 2012

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Va. Tech Massacre at Center of Two Court Appeals

The state moved Thursday to reverse a wrongful death verdict in the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech while the parents of two students killed want the university’s president to stand trial for failing to alert the campus when the first gunshots rang out.

October 11, 2012

Sports

From Jail to Juris Doctor

James King’s experience on the undesirable side of the legal system spurred his drive to become a lawyer and help the disadvantaged.

October 10, 2012

African-American

Black Male Incarceration Crisis: Transparency and Education Are Key in Effecting Change

Transparency and education are the best ways to start changing the effects of mass incarceration on voting rights in the United States, concurred a panel of experts at a session at the Seventh Annual Black Male Initiative Conference at the City University of New York’s College of Staten Island.

October 7, 2012

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Guinier: Affirmative Action Assessment Goes Down Wrong, Narrow Path

Panel debates viability and purpose of the race-conscious policy as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on the issue.

October 7, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Feds Probe UC Berkeley Anti-Semitism Allegations

Federal officials are investigating anti-Semitism allegations at the University of California, Berkeley.

October 4, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Ex-prof Gets Life in Prison for Meeting Rampage

A Harvard-educated biologist was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday after being convicted of going on a shooting rampage during a faculty meeting at an Alabama university, killing three colleagues and wounding three others in 2010.

September 24, 2012

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Panel: American Society Not ‘Post-Racial,’ despite African-American President

Despite the fact that an African-American occupies the Oval Office, negative Black male images persist in the American media, making everyday encounters for Black men drastically more dangerous than they would otherwise be.

September 16, 2012