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Sports

Grambling Turns to 2nd Interim Football Coach

Grambling University, rocked by the football’s team boycott of practice on Wednesday, named its second interim coach Thursday since firing school legend Doug Williams as head coach last month.

October 17, 2013

Faculty & Staff

49ers Doctor, Stanford Professor Daniel Garza Dies

Daniel Garza, a leading researcher in concussion and brain-related injuries at Stanford University and the medical director and team physician of the San Francisco 49ers, has died.

October 17, 2013

International

Report: Student Loan Woes Mirror Mortgage Problems

Complaints about the way financing companies are handling student loans are similar to those of frustrated mortgage-holders during the financial crisis.

October 16, 2013

Sports

Enrollment Down at Ohio’s 5 Public Law Schools

Mirroring the national trend, Ohio law school officials are bracing themselves for the possibility that “the lawyer bubble has burst.”

October 13, 2013

Disabilties

Special Report: Recruitment and Retention in Higher Ed

Low participation and completion rates in STEM majors among underrepresented minorities; programs that are being developed to help the college experience of students with autism; a reevaluation of the IPEDS definition of graduates; and increased recruiting efforts to attract more women into business programs.

October 10, 2013

HBCUs

Mich. Universities Getting More Out-of-State Students

An increase in the number of out-of-state students is contributing to an overall rise in student population at some of Michigan’s public universities, officials said.

October 10, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Former ‘On the Money’ Host Brings Talents, Skills to NYU

In her new position as a faculty member at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Carmen Wong Ulrich is helping to increase the school’s exposure and recruit Hispanics into STEM.

October 9, 2013

Students

Syracuse’s Boeheim Against Paying Student Athletes

Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim isn’t on board with paying college athletes.

October 2, 2013

African-American

When It Comes to Health, Environment Remains a Major Factor

To become a society with better health — not just better health coverage — we must also look at the role “place” plays in the lives of minority communities.

September 30, 2013

Community Colleges

NY Raises College Admission Standards for Teachers

Aspiring teachers will have to be near the top of their class and pass an entrance exam to attend a State University of New York program under tougher college admission requirements announced Monday.

September 24, 2013

Sports

HBCU Football Teams Suffer Losses for Greater Gain

The athletic departments of Historically Black Colleges and Universities have once again benefitted financially but their football teams certainly paid the price in this season’s matchups against big-time opponents.

September 23, 2013

Students

N.C. County School Board Removes ‘Invisible Man’ From Library Shelves

The Randolph County School Board has voted to take Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man from its library shelves after a parent complained.

September 19, 2013