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University of Missouri studies quakes in Missouri, China

COLUMBIA Mo. In the year 1556, in north-central China, the largest earthquake ever recorded shook a several-hundred-mile area. Contemporary accounts describe buildings crumbling, the earth liquefying and an estimated 830,000 dead beneath the rubble.

September 22, 2007

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Closing the Digital Divide at Minority-serving Institutions

The U.S. Senate has approved a new $250 million federal program to address the digital divide at historically Black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions and other minority-serving universities, as part of a far-reaching higher education reform bill that also simplifies the federal financial aid application.

July 23, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Satcher to play key role in minority health issues – US Surgeon General David Satcher

David Satcher’s confirmation as U.S. Surgeon General will give the former Meharry Medical College president a leading role in a new Clinton administration effort to improve health care for people of color.

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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Lee may be given a recess appointment – appointment of Bill Lann Lee as assistant attorney general

Despite Senate Republican opposition, Bill Lann Lee may still become assistant attorney general in charge of civil rights, if only on a temporary basis.

July 11, 2007

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Black caucus, others join opposition to national testing – Congressional Black Caucus

Opposition is building to President Clinton’s national testing proposal from a coalition that includes conservative Republicans and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).

July 11, 2007

HBCUs

House, Senate differ on HBCU funding – historically Black colleges and universities – Washington Update

The House of Representatives and the Senate are at odds over how to fund historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) next year.

July 11, 2007

Health

Despite criticism, Congress commits to educational tax cuts

The White House and Republican congressional leaders settled negotiations on an education tax break in late May even though some Democrats — including Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members — are skeptical of the overall budget agreement, of which it is a part.

July 10, 2007

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Resurrecting Fisk’s Race Relations Institute: with $4 million in grants, director Raymond Winbush says, “We’re going to do something old” – Fisk University

Since taking over Fisk University’s Race Relations Institute two years ago, Dr. Raymond Winbush has been aggressive about revitalizing the once-prominent institute and resuscitating its showpiece — an annual summer seminar which died sixteen years ago.

July 10, 2007

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Jeffords plans to eliminate education sucommittee – Washington Update

Sen. James Jeffords (R-Vt.), a moderate Republican expected to chair a powerful Senate committee, is taking no chances in his quest to oversee reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA).

July 4, 2007

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Jeffords chosen to head Senate Committee as education panels take shape – Washington Update – Sen. James Jeffords

A moderate Republican was chosen to succeed Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kans.) next year as chairman of the Labor and Human Resources Committee, the Senate panel responsible for education, when the GOP cleared the way for Sen. James Jeffords (R-Vt.) to claim the committee’s top spot.

June 28, 2007

HBCUs

Appreciation: Dr. Elias Blake, 1929-2007

Leonard Haynes reflects on the contributions of Dr. Elias Blake Jr., the former Clark College president who advocated tirelessly for Blacks in higher education. Blake died last week at the age of 77.

June 27, 2007