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Georgia Tech Markets Educational Opportunities In Order To Boost Minority Graduate Enrollment

Georgia Tech’s FOCUS recruiting program helps the school remain a top producer of Black engineering master’s degrees and doctorates. Program founder Robert Haley, a former IBM sales professional, says marketing is the key ingredient to success.

January 11, 2007

African-American

TSU Troubles

Dr. [Priscilla] Slade wasn’t doing anything that other presidents aren’t doing at larger…

January 10, 2007

African-American

Appreciating the Struggles

This sounds like an excellent project to motivate our students…

January 10, 2007

Sports

Atlantic Coast Conference Leads In Number of Black Head Basketball Coaches

Black college basketball players make up approximately 70 percent of the rosters of the top teams. While the percentage of Black head basketball coaches is nowhere near that level, the Atlantic Coast Conference is making strides in promoting African Americans to top coaching positions.

December 11, 2006

Students

WSU President: Professor Who Used Racial Term to Face Reprimand

PULLMAN Wash. A professor who used a vulgar racial term while arguing with a student about a political demonstration is likely to face a reprimand, but will be allowed to continue teaching, Washington State University President Lane Rawlins said.

December 11, 2006

Students

Just the Stats: Minority Student Enrollment At Schools With High-Profile Racial Incidents

Some schools struggle more with their minority enrollment and graduation rates than others. I took a close look at the minority enrollment of Pennsylvania State University, the University of Colorado at Boulder and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

December 7, 2006

African-American

The Power of Oprah

The Power of Oprah We stand on the shoulders of giants (see “Oprah Headlines Bennett Fund-raising Event,” Nov. 16). What an honor to have her care enough to come and share her time and energy with the students of Bennett and the Triad Community. Anyone can write a check. But to give of your time […]

November 29, 2006

African-American

Still Dealing AT Duke

Dr. Karla Holloway, the William R. Kenan Professor of English at Duke University

November 15, 2006

Students

Black Students Issue New Deadline To Indiana-Purdue Over Inequity Claims

INDIANAPOLIS Black students at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis have issued a new deadline for the university administration to answer requests for a campus center for them, an African-American studies program and $78,000 to Black organizations.

November 14, 2006

Students

Black Students At Indiana-Purdue To Sue Over Alleged Inequities

INDIANAPOLIS A group of Black students at Indiana-Purdue University-Indianapolis is threatening to sue the college over alleged discrimination.

November 4, 2006

African-American

Little Known Facts About the Education Of Colin Powell

A 1917 law required Powell’s father to pass a literacy test to enter the United States from Jamaica…

November 1, 2006

African-American

BOTA Attendees Ready to ‘Take It to the Streets’

The Brothers of the Academy think tank was held last month at Morehouse College…

November 1, 2006