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Leadership & Policy

Summit Drills In on America’s Dropout Rate

In the United States, a student drops out of school every 26 seconds and more than 3,000 children leave school every day.

February 26, 2013

Students

UNM Working To Increase Black Student Enrollment

The University of New Mexico has hired a recruiter to bring more Black students to the university system.

February 25, 2013

African-American

Black History Month: The Debate Rages On

One cannot log on to the Internet, listen to talk radio (of all political persuasions) come across a number of blogs and other forms of media without encountering a discussion on Black History month.

February 21, 2013

African-American

Will African-Americans Be Used as a Wedge Against Immigration Reform?

Tonight in New York City, the Lunar New Year meets Black History month as the Asian American Legal Defense Fund honors legendary Freedom Rider, civil rights activist and long-time Georgia Congressman John Lewis.

February 18, 2013

Leadership & Policy

UNCF’s Latest Challenge is Engaging Youth

The United Negro College Fund’s primary goal remains keeping students in school after getting them in.

February 18, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Will the AME Church Save Wilberforce?

I grew up in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. My father, Rev. Larry Rogers, served for a time under Rev. Floyd H. Flake at Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in Queens, New York.

February 13, 2013

Faculty & Staff

The Origin and Purpose of Black History Month

Opinion: Black History Month has deviated from Carter G. Woodson’s initial intent to recognize the strength of Black America, and becoming a month-long hero worshipping festival.

February 13, 2013

Students

Tales of Desegregation: East Carolina University

When East Carolina University integrated in 1962, it did so without much public fanfare.

February 11, 2013

Students

All 23 Florida Four-year Colleges OK $10K Degrees

Gov. Rick Scott says all 23 state colleges offering four-year degrees in Florida have accepted his $10,000 tuition challenge.

January 28, 2013

African-American

College Survey: Finance Worries Up, Politics Shift

Each year since 1966, UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute has conducted a massive survey of incoming freshmen at four-year colleges, asking questions about their motivations, their plans and their political views.

January 24, 2013

Students

Incoming Freshmen Consider Cost and Value of Degree When Choosing School

The desires to get a good job and earn more money are playing historically high roles in incoming freshmen’s reasons for going to college.

January 23, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Auburn Faculty Concerned About Candidate Diversity

Faculty members at Auburn University are expressing concern about what some consider a lack of diversity among candidates to fill two openings on the school’s board of trustees.

January 16, 2013