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Faculty & Staff

Prairie View Boosters Petition For University To Leave Texas A&M System

A group of Prairie View A&M University alumni and university donors are petitioning the Texas A&M University System to either address concerns that its regents don’t represent the university’s interests, or let the university secede from the university system.

April 22, 2007

Students

Minority Scholarships Fall Victim To Fear Of Anti-affirmative Action Lawsuit

Starting this fall, a scholarship created to boost Black student enrollment at Northeastern University will be open to White students, one of several policy changes the university has taken to avoid becoming the target of an anti-affirmative action lawsuit.

April 8, 2007

HBCUs

Success of HBCUs Means Looking Forward, Not Backwards

As a scholar and observer of higher education, I am sometimes concerned about the future of historically Black colleges and universities.

April 4, 2007

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College Board Calls for Broader Coalition, Dialogue to Boost Diverse Student Body

The College Board on Friday issued a new policy paper to assist colleges and universities seeking to maintain a diverse student body in the wake of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action as well as voter initiatives on the state level to ban race as a factor in public higher education.

March 25, 2007

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Two States, Two Stories

In the 1990s, Florida and Texas stopped using affirmative action as an admissions factor for public universities…

March 21, 2007

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Texas’ Guaranteed Admissions Program Under Fire

Florida and Texas stopped using affirmative action in favor of automatic college admissions programs for top high school graduates. However, Texas’ guaranteed admissions program is facing intense criticism while the Florida program has been dismissed as irrelevant.

March 19, 2007

Students

Michigan Proposal 2 Battle Threatens Scholarships

Now that Michigan voters have axed affirmation action programs in public institutions…

March 7, 2007

Students

Students Stand Up Against Racially Offensive Parties

A coalition of University of Illinois students and others that formed in the aftermath of a “Tacos and Tequilas” party that offended Mexican American students urged the administration to implement policies that discourage racism. It’s one example of how students are standing up to combat the hostility created by racially insensitive parties being thrown by college students.

February 22, 2007

Leadership & Policy

A Degree of Transparency

When Lee C. Bollinger arrived in New York City in 2002 to take the helm of Columbia University, he was treated as a hero almost immediately by the city’s Black community…

February 21, 2007

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Black Immigrant Study Puts Spotlight Back on Affirmative Action Debate

According to a recent study, “Black Immigrants and Black Natives Attending Selective Colleges and Universities in the United States”, first- or…

February 21, 2007

Leadership & Policy

A Degree of Transparency

When Lee C. Bollinger arrived in New York City in 2002 to take the helm of Columbia University

February 21, 2007

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Effects of Affirmative Action Ban Unclear on Michigan Admissions

ANN ARBOR, Mich. The effect of Michigan’s new anti-affirmative action law has had an unclear effect on minority admissions at the University of Michigan, the school says.

February 19, 2007