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Former governor testifies on behalf of ousted TSU president Priscilla Slade
HOUSTON
Former Gov. Mark White testified on behalf of Texas Southern University's ousted president on Tuesday afternoon during her financial mismanagement trial.
Oct 3, 2007, 09:25
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Delaware State officials say Virginia Tech inspired fast response when 2 students shot
DOVER Del.
Alex Bishoff heard five gunshots from inside his dorm room at Delaware State University and looked out his window to see people scattering. He immediately thought of the Virginia Tech shootings in April.
Sep 23, 2007, 12:56
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Delaware State students point to tension among rival groups before shooting wounded 2
DOVER Delaware
Tension between rival groups of friends from New Jersey and Washington, D.C., preceded the late-night shooting at Delaware State University that wounded two people, students said.
Sep 23, 2007, 12:47
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FSU nursing program on warning status after rules violations
FAYETTEVILLE N.C.
State officials have placed Fayetteville State University's nursing program on warning status because of multiple violations of state rules.
Sep 21, 2007, 12:03
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West Virginia Higher Education Commission OKs raises for college presidents; WVSU President Hazo Carter to receive 3.5 percent pay raise.
CHARLESTON W.Va.
The Higher Education Policy Commission has approved pay raises for the presidents of six public universities and colleges, along with two contract extensions.
Sep 21, 2007, 12:03
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Mississippi HBCUs have spent a third of $503M in Miss. college desegregation funds
OXFORD Miss.
Mississippi's three historically black universities have spent about $145 million of money allocated from settlement of a college desegregation case.
Sep 20, 2007, 13:40
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Tougaloo students plan to march in Jena
JACKSON Miss.
About 70 students from Tougaloo College in Jackson are planning to join thousands of demonstrators in Jena, Louisiana.
Sep 20, 2007, 13:37
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Gun shot fired at TSU student in dorm invasion
NASHVILLE Tenn.
Police are searching for three men who pulled a gun on a Tennessee State University student inside his dorm.
Sep 20, 2007, 07:24
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Hampton University hosts Jena 6 awareness rally
Hampton, Va. – Several Hampton University student organizations will host a Jena 6 awareness event on Thursday, Sept. 20 at noon in front of the Hampton University Student Center. There will be a moment of silence for the Jena 6, poetry and monologue readings and a petition-singing booth.
Sep 19, 2007, 19:36
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Students from HBCUs, other schools gear up for march in support of Jena Six
JENA La.
The streets around this tiny town's courthouse began filling with protesters and reporters Wednesday, a day ahead of a planned march in support of six black teenagers jailed in the December beating of a white classmate.
Sep 19, 2007, 19:35