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Leadership & Policy

Forced Out EMU Officials Get $550,000

YPSILANTI Mich. Three university administrators who were forced out this week after their school was accused of covering up the dorm room rape and killing of a student will receive nearly $550,000 in severance packages, documents show.

July 18, 2007

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Alabama A&M Displays Black U.S. Marshals History

HUNTSVILLE Ala. A U.S. marshal tired of seeing blacks portrayed as perpetrators or victims hopes to change that image with a traveling exhibit that details the history of blacks serving as U.S. marshals and in other law enforcement posts.

July 18, 2007

Students

Univ. President Fired After Cover-Up

YPSILANTI,Mich. Eastern Michigan University fired its president, months after top university officials were accused of covering up the rape and slaying of a student by publicly ruling out foul play despite evidence that later led to murder charges.

July 16, 2007

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Being honest about and to athletes

Having raised three children (a daughter and two sons) who are currently Division I student athletes (basketball), having been involved in sports practically all of my life, and having worked as an educator for the past twenty-five years, I have been intimately involved in the counseling and advising of student athletes and their parents — particularly African American students. I also have worked closely with coaches and athletic administrators at several institutions.

July 12, 2007

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Public housing smarts: two universities discover a trove of opportunity in New Orleans’s public housing system – Cover Story

New Orleans At night, from the third floor landing of her three-bedroom apartment, Keywanda Wiggins has a view of the glittering New Orleans skyline. Visible from her window are the bulbous Superdome, most of the city’s modern high-rises, and a slice of the Mississippi River.

July 12, 2007

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One Blood: The Death and Resurrection of Charles R. Drew. – book reviews

One of my best literary friends is crime investigator author Dan Moldea. Often interviewed on national television, Moldea is the author of The Hoffa Wars. The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy, and Evidence Dismissed: The Inside Story of the Police Investigation of O.J. Simpson. When examining a mysterious case in which a well known person has died, Moldea told me his first objective is to get to the basic facts – review the public record, examine the physical evidence, and talk to all possible sources and witnesses.

July 11, 2007

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Threatening Fliers At UW-Milwaukee Bus Stops Target White Female Students

MILWAUKEE A number of threatening fliers were found at university bus stops over the weekend, and one school official said campus police were taking the threats seriously.

July 9, 2007

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15 Iranian Reformist Students Beaten and Detained

TEHRAN Iran Fifteen Iranian reformist students and one mother were beaten up by police and plainclothes security agents and detained Monday on the anniversary of a bloody raid on a Tehran university dormitory, student leaders said.

July 8, 2007

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Florida A&M Professor Found Dead, Husband Injured

TALLAHASSEE Fla. An assistant business professor at Florida A&M University was found dead in her home and her husband was critically injured in what police said was an apparent domestic dispute.

July 5, 2007

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Race is the talk of small Louisiana town

JENA La. It’s not yet 8 a.m. but there’s a line of men waiting for a $10 haircut at Doughty’s Westside Barber Shop.

July 4, 2007

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Specter encourages volunteering for mentor programs

WASHINGTON (AP) Want to help fight crime? Sen. Arlen Specter says to be a mentor.

July 2, 2007

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Education Department report: Eastern Michigan violated Clery Act

DETROIT A U.S. Department of Education review found that Eastern Michigan University’s handling of information about a student’s slaying violated the Clery Act, which says colleges and universities must disclose campus security information, the school announced Tuesday.

July 2, 2007