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African-American

Dispelling HIV/AIDS Myths in Black Community

Claudia Pryor’s documentary explores the attitudes and awareness among Black youth in Pittsburgh about HIV/AIDS that will be the basis of a new curricula to dispel the myths surrounding Blacks with the disease

December 13, 2009

Students

LASTWORD: The Role of Privilege in Diversity Education

My presence as a person who retains several privileged cultural identities working in a diversity education office at an institution of higher education is a fact that seems counterintuitive to many.

November 25, 2009

Students

Chantilly Pyramid Minority Student Achievement Committee Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Fostering academic accomplishment among students of color in a competitive school district, minority student achievement organization in Northern Virginia celebrates landmark anniversary.

November 8, 2009

MSIs

OPENCOURSEWARE: AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR MINORITY STUDENTS AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

Today, higher education in the U.S. is facing signifi- cant challenges, most notably those resulting from the economic downturn.

October 14, 2009

Students

REINVENTING REMEDIAL EDUCATION

When Kafayat Olayinka graduated from Spingarn High School in Washington, D. C., with a 3.5 grade point average, she was certain those kinds of grades would help her zip right through her college years.

October 14, 2009

Students

SPECTRUM : A BRIDGE TO THE COMMUNITY

Carolina A. Hernandez arrived at Lehigh University eight years ago to help connect the school with the surrounding neighborhoods, mainly lowincome Spanish-speaking residents.

September 16, 2009

Students

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM: Sustaining Enrollment Growth in Difficult Financial Times

As more people head back to school in these recessionary times, many community colleges across the United States are struggling to handle the influx of new students.

August 5, 2009

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THE ACHIEVEMENT CLUB

At first, she was compelled by tremendous professional interest. It “was hit or miss,” she says of her efforts. “I would find one Black boy who was very smart and making good grades, and he felt isolated because there were three or four others who were not focused on academics. So I thought, ‘maybe if […]

July 8, 2009

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Students Rally at U.S. Capitol to Urge Increased Support of TRIO and GEAR UP Programs

Neither soggy terrain nor vehement thunderstorms detoured nearly 200 students from across the nation from assembling on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building Tuesday to join officials from the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) in petitioning legislators to increase funding for federal TRIO programs, such as Upward Bound, and the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP).

June 9, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Morris Brown College Partners With Online Education Company for New Business Plan

Dr. Benjamin Chavis, president of Education Online Services Corp., and Morris Brown College in Atlanta are partnering to launch several full online degree programs for Morris Brown students.

April 22, 2009

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Arne Duncan’s Profile: What He’s Done and Where He’s Been

Arne Duncan graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1987, majoring in sociology.

December 16, 2008

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Bill Clinton to raise funds for King Memorial

Organizers of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial say former President Bill Clinton will help raise funds to complete the project planned for the National Mall.

November 19, 2008