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The new faces of Vassar – minority undergraduate transfer students – includes related article

With only a few thousand African American and Latino high school students scoring 1310 and above on SAT tests, selective colleges often find themselves — scholarship money in hand — colliding into one another as they attempt to lure these highly-sought-after students to their campuses.

July 11, 2007

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Congress returns to work this month facing a litany of major education issues affecting African Americans and other students of color.

July 11, 2007

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Specializing in the air – interview with Urban and Community Relations for American Airlines managing director Lou Phillips – Interview

As Managing Director of Urban and Community Relations for American Airlines, part of Laugh Phillips’s responsibilities include recruiting students for employment, developing the concept of ethnotourism, and building relations with Black colleges and universities. He recently sat down with Black Issues to discuss these and other aspects of specialization in the fastest growing industry in America.

July 11, 2007

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A pair deals seven of a kind: educational preparation and poise result in historic delivery – Black female physicians participate in delivery and media coverage of septuplets

Des Moines, Iowa You could feel the surprise and excitement. Not just because medical history had been made with the birth of the first known surviving septuplets, but because of the people who sat down behind the two desk signs — “Dr. Paula Mahone” and “Dr. Karen Drake.”

July 11, 2007

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Not guilty! – study supports contention that, in most cases, affirmative action does not deny Whites access to higher education

The most ardent argument made against affirmative action is that it allows less qualified African American and Hispanic students to take seats away from more qualified White students.

July 11, 2007

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Thumbs down on the SAT – scholastic assessment test

SAN FRANCISCO Echoing the recommendation of a Latino task force that the SAT requirement for admission to the University of California (UC) be dropped, several speakers at the fifty-third National Association for College Admission Counseling conference declared their opposition to standardized test requirements for college admission.

July 11, 2007

Students

Passing the test – free coaching classes for minority student-athletes to enter colleges

Subpar performances on standardized tests have dashed more than a few hopes and dreams of minority athletes who wanted to go to college. But now, some much needed help is available and student-athletes stand to benefit immensely.

July 4, 2007

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N. Colorado backup punter says he was cursed at by detectives

GREELEY Colo. A former Northern Colorado punter accused of stabbing the starter testified Tuesday that he felt bullied while being interrogated by detectives and that he implied he wanted a lawyer, only to be ignored.

July 2, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Judge Acquits Dartmouth Faculty Member Accused of Shoplifting

LEBANON N.H. A Dartmouth College professor was acquitted on charges of shoplifting two bottles of diet supplements from the Lebanon Food Co-Op Store that she said she accidentally placed in her purse.

June 27, 2007

Students

Seeking the cure – nursing program at South Carolina State University – special report: health sciences

ORANGEBURG, S.C. Facing the threat of closure, the nursing program at South Carolina State University is searching for a cure to its problem of low passing rates among graduates who take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).

June 23, 2007

Community Colleges

The Magnificent Twelve: Florida’s Black Junior Colleges. – book reviews

by Walter L. Smith, Ph.D. Four-G Publishers Available through Smith and Smith, Inc. 4830 N.W. 43rd Street Suite 291 Gainesville, FL 38602 Hardcover: $25.00

June 22, 2007

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SAT, ACT scores increase: higher scores attributed to more rigorous coursework

Students who take more academic courses do significantly better on the SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement tests.

June 22, 2007