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Naval Academy Graphic Novel to Aid Recruiting

The Naval Academy released a graphic novel Thursday to attract minority students and applicants from areas that don’t send many students to the college, using sharp drawings, tales of saving the world and sound-effect words such as “FZZZZZZZ” and “FZAAAAAAT.”

May 10, 2009

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Breaking News: Historian John Hope Franklin Dies

Noted historian Dr. John Hope Franklin, whose scholarship increased the nation’s understanding and knowledge of African-Americans in its history, died of congestive heart failure this morning in Durham, N.C.

March 24, 2009

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Study Reveals IQ Is More Influenced by Environment

Who is smarter, Asians or Westerners? Are there genetic explanations for racial differences in test scores? What makes some nationalities excel in engineering and others in music? Will math and science remain a largely male preserve?

February 11, 2009

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The Obama Era: A Post-racial Society?

Despite the election of President Barack Obama, many longtime scholars whose work intertwines with race disagree that the country has reached a post-racial period.

February 4, 2009

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Black Men on Campus: What the Media Do Not Show Us

Black male college students feel pressured to fulfill media-spun social expectations to be overly sexual, aggressive and athletic in college.

February 4, 2009

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Study: Obama Mystique Improves Test Scores Among Blacks

During the election season, President Barack Obama, the first African American president of the United States, sparked a “Yes We Can” frenzy, reassuring African American students that they could make greater academic strides.

January 22, 2009

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Obama’s True Colors: Black, White … or Neither?

A perplexing new chapter is unfolding in Barack Obama’s racial saga: Many people insist that “the first Black president” is actually not Black.

December 14, 2008

Sports

Illinois, Northwestern Retire Tomahawk Trophy

The University of Illinois put Chief Illiniwek on the shelf last year and the school says it’s now retiring another piece of American Indian imagery.

November 23, 2008

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Overcoming a Cultural Aversion to FINANCIAL AID

Reluctance to ask for financial aid forces many Asian students to make enrollment decisions based on college costs and affordability.

October 29, 2008

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New Report: Male Teachers Called ‘Endangered Species’

The number of male teachers has hit a 40-year low, with men accounting for just 25 percent of educators.

October 26, 2008

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Asian American Voters: An Untapped Political Demographic, Scholars Say

Although their political power is largely untapped, the fast-growing Asian American population could emerge as a major political force, a group of Asian American academics told Congressional staffers this week during a briefing.

October 2, 2008

Latinx

Course Helps Foster Hispanic-Jewish Bonds

When Randy Brown visited Hispanic Pentecostal congregations in Southern California, he was stunned by displays of Star-of-David flags, fervent prayers for peace in Israel and Hebrew words in their church names.

August 5, 2008