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Students

Georgia Tech Sees ‘Room for Progress’ After Half Century of Integration

Fifty years after its integration, Georgia Tech recommits itself to providing institutional access to underserved students.

February 16, 2011

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UNO-SUNO Merger Study Temporarily Halted

The case filed on behalf of the students by former state Sen. Cleo Fields argues that the Regents board studying a consolidation of the two campuses is unconstitutional because its racial and gender makeup under-represents Black and female Louisiana citizens.

February 15, 2011

Disabilties

Virginia University Named in Lawsuit Alleging Poor Access for Disabled

ROANOKE Va. –  An advocacy group claims in a series of lawsuits that Radford University, a half-dozen Roanoke area shopping malls and two hotels fail to provide adequate facilities for disabled people. The lawsuits were filed over the last two weeks in U.S. District Court in Roanoke by the Florida-based National Alliance for Accessibility and […]

February 14, 2011

African-American

Southern University at New Orleans Enrollment at Its Highest Since Katrina

Southern University at New Orleans on Wednesday reported its highest enrollment since Hurricane Katrina’s devastating floods in 2005, with enrollment levels nearly where they were before the storm hit.

February 9, 2011

Students

Mississippi Governor Juggles White House Hopes, State’s Past

Haley Barbour’s latest efforts to talk about civil rights and race have seen improvement, a sign that the Mississippi governor knows that if he is to carry his party’s 2012 banner against the nation’s first African-American president, he will have to be more forthright about Mississippi’s troubled history, experts say.

January 30, 2011

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Naval Academy Settles with Critical Professor

An outspoken critic of the U.S. Naval Academy’s admissions policies has settled a complaint that alleged he was wrongly denied a pay raise for exercising his First Amendment rights.

January 26, 2011

African-American

Sam Yette: An Appreciation

When Samuel Yette arrived on the campus of Tennessee State University in Nashville from the small town of Harriman, Tenn., some of his fellow students sensed he was destined for a career of achievement.

January 24, 2011

Sports

Stanford Names David Shaw as Jim Harbaugh’s Successor

Stanford University has announced that offensive coordinator David Shaw has been promoted to lead the ascendant football program.

January 16, 2011

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Report says Facebook nets $500 million investment

Social networking behemoth Facebook has raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs and a Russian investment firm in a deal that values the company at $50 billion, The New York Times reported.

January 10, 2011

African-American

Portia Shields Takes Over Struggling TSU

University’s first female president has a history of turning around troubled programs.

January 10, 2011

Community Colleges

New Funding Urged for New Jersey Higher Education Reform

Despite the economic downturn, advocates say higher education reform in New Jersey should require that the state provide schools more support and financial autonomy.

January 4, 2011

Sports

Rising Star Coach Dismissed After Arrest

Mike Haywood, hired less than three weeks ago by Pitt, faces felony domestic violence charge.

January 2, 2011