Saturday January 28, 2012

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Freshmen Survey Documents Growing Focus on Career Readiness

by Jamaal Abdul-Alim , January 27, 2012

In a trend that began after the start of the recession in 2007, most incoming college freshmen now say their primary reason for going to college is being able to get a better job, according to a survey released Thursday.

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Emerging Scholars: Breaking Down Access Barriers — Jenny Lee

by Dianne Hayes , January 27, 2012

The sixth profile in a 12-part examination of prominent young scholars is of Dr. Jenny Lee, an associate professor of higher education at the University of Arizona.

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Conference: Higher Education Urged to Maintain Role in Molding Good Citizens

by Jamaal Abdul-Alim , January 27, 2012

At the Association of American Colleges and Universities meeting, college and university leaders were urged to reclaim their civic mission by making sure their institutions are places where students are prepared for engaged citizenship.

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I admire the glorious intellectual endeavor to discover and reveal the ever-changing, ever-remaining, ever-complicated, ever-simple fountain of truth—the sociological truth, the economic truth, the biological truth, the historical truth (to name a few).

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Integrating the University of Tennessee


November 2, 2011

A gala event celebrating the 50th anniversary of African-American achievement at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville recently premiered this university-produced documentary short on integration at Tennessee's flagship institution. The school's first Black undergraduate students enrolled at the university in 1961.

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