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Sports

The kiddie brigade heads for the NBA – underclassmen’s preference for National Basketball Association over education

A record 37 underclassmen, plus three high school students, made themselves available for the recent National Basketball Association draft, adding to the growing concern of many that more and more young men, particularly Black men, will abandon educational pursuits for hoop dreams.

June 20, 2007

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Merger no longer a threat for Mississippi Valley State

Over the years as the fate of a small, Black, rural institution unfolded in and out of the court, business was as usual as it could have been at Mississippi Valley State University.

June 17, 2007

Faculty & Staff

An equation for equity – Maryland’s Prince George’s County – includes related article on Equity 2000

Maryland teenager Tiffanee Snow has been studying algebra since she began attending Forestville High School last fall. At first, she couldn’t stand algebra. Now, she’s making As. Snow credits the innovative teaching style of her math teacher for her success. She especially likes the team approach to classwork.

June 16, 2007

Students

Going after the high-flying scholars: Florida A & M University ranks among the best in enticing high school best and brightest – Recruitment & Retention

FAMU Ranks Among theBest in Enticing High School Best and Brightest.

June 15, 2007

Latinx

A degree of success – Black students raise Scholastic Assessment Test scores, overcoming ‘stereotype vulnerability’ – Recruitment & Retention

`Stereotype Vulnerability’ Being Overcome As Black Students Raise Their SAT Scores And Collect More Degrees.

June 15, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Bishop State President on Hot Seat For Financial Aid Problems

For months, Dr. Yvonne Kennedy has sat on the searing presidential seat of Bishop Community College, the Mobile, Ala.-based historically Black institution that has been riddled with numerous scandals over the past four years.

June 5, 2007

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Appreciation: Yolanda King

A public memorial will be held today for Yolanda King, the firstborn child of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, in Atlanta, across the street from the sanctuary where her father preached. Here, Smith College theater professor Len Berkman recounts how King, known since childhood as Yoki, transformed one of his classes.

May 23, 2007

Students

Clark Atlanta Engineering Program Has Day In Court

Clark Atlanta University engineering student Yemaya Stallworth sat in a Georgia courtroom Tuesday trying to make sense of the school’s attempts to shut down its engineering program.

March 13, 2007

Asian American Pacific Islander

UCLA Expert Challenges The Asian-American “Model Minority” Assumption

Asian-American youth are often portrayed as the “model minority” who have perfect SAT scores and attend Ivy League schools, but there is a segment of the Asian American population who are low-income students struggling to become the first in their family to earn a college degree.

March 1, 2007

Students

Rallying CCNY

President Gregory Williams has lived on both sides of the color line, and now he’s using his experience to connect with his students and turn around his university.

February 21, 2007

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College Chiefs Urged To Shed Elitist Tendencies At ACE Conference

“The Access Imperative” is the theme of this year’s American Council on Education Annual Meeting, which concludes today in Washington. College administrators gathered for the conference on Monday received some stern advice for achieving the diversity they say they want: Stop relying on SAT scores and other assessments that are really only accessible to the elite.

February 12, 2007

Students

Turning Up the Heat on Affirmative Action Policies

Conservatives were already basking in the affirmative action ban approved by Michigan voters last month…

December 13, 2006