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GAO Report: College Collaborations on Financial Aid Packages Fail to Improve Affordability for Students

A federally sanctioned experiment allowing collaboration among select colleges in the development of financial…

October 18, 2006

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Iran’s President Calls For Purge Of Liberal University Teachers

TEHRAN, Iran Iran’s hard-line president urged students this week to push for a purge of liberal and secular university teachers, another sign of his determination to strengthen Islamic fundamentalism in the country.

September 6, 2006

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Scholars Cite History’s Legacy, Rap Music for Achievement Gap

Dr. Glenn C. Loury is losing sleep over the achievement gap between Blacks and Whites in public schools…

July 12, 2006

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HBCU Board Must Resign In Order To Get Grant

An anonymous donor has pledged $2.5 million to help financially strapped LeMoyne-Owens College meet an end-of-the-month deadline to pay its operating expenses, but with one catch: All of the board trustees at the historically Black college in Memphis have to resign.

June 26, 2006

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Grappling With the Gender Disparity Issue

The young lady seeking admission to Ohio’s Kenyon College was a student leader…

May 31, 2006

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President-elect at Gallaudet University Not ‘Deaf Enough’

The newly chosen president for the nation’s only liberal arts college for the deaf is drawing protests from students and faculty, some of whom question whether she is “deaf enough” to lead their school.

May 8, 2006

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Waterbury School Seeks Move From Liberal Arts

Dostoevsky is out and the study of how to repair ligaments is in at a Waterbury university emphasizing for…

November 29, 2005

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Simmons College: A Case Study

Amid insufficient resources and a very small staff, Simmons College, a small, private women’s college in Boston… Story:

August 24, 2005

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Celebrating the History And Contributions of Black Colleges

Celebrating the History And Contributions of Black CollegesBy Ronald Roach I’ll Find a Way or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesBy Juan Williams and Dwayne AshleyAmistad (Harper Collins), 2004pp. 480, $35.00, HardcoverISBN: 0-06-009453-2 In I’ll Find a Way or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, authors Juan […]

October 20, 2004

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Survey Unveils High-Tech Ownership

Survey Unveils High-Tech Ownership Profile of American College Students Ninety percent of students own computersNEW YORK A national market survey, the 360 Youth College Explorer Study, reveals that 90 percent of American college students own their own computers and 65 percent have access to broadband Internet connections. The recently released survey findings unveiled the spending […]

September 22, 2004

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Fisk, Vanderbilt Collaborate on Nursing Program

Fisk, Vanderbilt Collaborate on Nursing ProgramNASHVILLE, Tenn.Fisk University will start an undergraduate nursing program as part of a new alliance with Vanderbilt University, which is looking to boost the ranks of minority graduate students.The alliance allows Fisk, a historically Black liberal arts college, to use the teaching facilities of Vanderbilt’s established nursing school. Vanderbilt School […]

July 16, 2004

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National Collegiate Video Game Tournament To Debut in the Fall

National Collegiate Video Game Tournament To Debut in the FallLOS ANGELESTwo college market entertainment firms have announced plans to launch the 2004 Video Sports College Challenge (Vs2C), a nationwide two-month college tournament to determine the top college in video game play. As a national tournament, players hailing from over 720 colleges and universities representing their […]

June 16, 2004