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Several Court Cases Will Not Persist

Appellate court rules that Ohio State University had a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason to deny tenure to an African-American assistant history professor.

December 10, 2012

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Experts Say More Minority STEM Programs are Vital to National Growth

Recruiting top engineers from minority groups has become a priority due to the demographic shift of a stronger represented minority group.

December 4, 2012

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Former UT Board Member Sees Gender Diversity Need

A former University of Tennessee trustee says more women should be appointed to the board.

November 26, 2012

Opinion

A Crisis in Black Studies at Temple University

In the last few days, the graduate students in the Department of African American Studies (AAS) at Temple University have dispatched a carefully written letter to thousands of faculty across the nation in an effort to publicize what they call “a crisis.”

November 25, 2012

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Texas Southern Fails in Bid to Stop Discrimination Suit

The attorney for the White assistant dean claiming employment discrimination and retaliation by Texas Southern says there will be a trial.

November 18, 2012

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Coppin State Names Interim President

An interim president has been named for Coppin State University.

November 14, 2012

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Morehouse’s New President to Focus on Creating ‘Cutting Edge Institution’

Alumnus John S. Wilson takes over as the school’s 11th president and says he will take aim at easing students’ debt load.

November 12, 2012

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Panel: Base Florida Tuitions on Degrees

Gov. Rick Scott’s higher education task force tentatively agreed Wednesday on recommendations that include basing tuition on the type of degree a student is seeking and letting “preeminent universities” set higher rates.

October 24, 2012

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Administrator Tapped for Ambassadorship

Dr. Joan Prince, vice chancellor for global inclusion and engagement at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, to join State Department.

October 16, 2012

Opinion

Remembering Andrew Brimmer

First meeting Dr. Andrew F. Brimmer in 1985, I was as excited as a distant fan who finally meets a rock star, but I came to know him, not only as the intellectual giant he surely was, but as a supportive mentor, a caring friend and family man as well as a civic leader who was also deeply concerned about the socio-economic development of the Black community.

October 16, 2012

Students

UNCF Empower Me Tour Rolls On

UNFC’s Empower Me Tour begins its 10-city journey to help students navigate through college.

October 7, 2012

Opinion

Katherine Archuleta is the First Latina to Direct a Major Party’s Presidential Campaign

When President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign appointed Katherine Archuleta national political director in June 2011, pundits across the country took this as a sign that the president was serious about nabbing the Latino vote once more in 2012.

October 4, 2012