Shilpa BanerjiStudentsHistorians John Hope Franklin, Yu Ying-shih Named Winners of 2006 John W. Kluge Prize for the Study of HumanityDrs. John Hope Franklin and Yu Ying-shih have been named the recipients of the third John W. Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity, the Library of Congress announced Wednesday. They will share the $1 million prize.November 14, 2006InternationalInternational Student Enrollment ReboundsWASHINGTON, D.C. The number of international students enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions during the 2005-06 academic year remained flat at 564,766 students, ending a two-year decline, according to “Open Doors 2006,” the annual report released today by the Institute of International Education.November 12, 2006StudentsStudents Push For Debt Relief at Federal Higher Ed HearingWASHINGTON Student activists — some with “drowning in debt” T-shirts — on Wednesday urged the U.S. Department of Education to adopt a plan to make student loans more manageable at the fourth public hearing on the recommendations of The National Commission on the Future of Higher Education.November 8, 2006African-AmericanHoward University Forges New Ties for Freedman ProjectWASHINGTON, D.C. Howard University will participate in a historic collaboration with the Genealogical Society of Utah, the National Archives and Records Administration and the Black History Museum and Cultural Heritage Center of Virginia to index Virginia’s Freedmen’s Bureau records – the “genesis records” of African-American identity in the post-Civil War era.November 7, 2006HomeBlack Women See Education, Iraq as Key Election IssuesA new survey says Black women are more likely to consider education as a key election issue, with 98 percent saying it is either extremely or very important.November 2, 2006StudentsInternational Graduate Student Enrollment Increases After Three YearsA new report from the Council of Graduate Schools released today (Wednesday) shows that the total enrollment of international graduate students in U.S. colleges increased by 1 percent from 2005 to 2006, after three consecutive years of declines.October 31, 2006Faculty & StaffAAUP: Women Professors Lag In Tenure, SalaryThere are more women in full-time faculty positions than 30 years ago but research institutions are still reluctant to hire women or pay them in parity with their male hires, according to an annual report by the American Association of University Professors released today.October 25, 2006Faculty & StaffBrown University Applauded For Examination of Its Ties To SlaveryPROVIDENCE, R.I. A Brown University committee investigating the institution’s ties with slavery has recommended the school atone for its past by creating a slave trade memorial, establishing an academic center focused on slavery and justice and, above all, acknowledging the truth about its past.October 19, 2006HomeBattle Over Michigan’s Anti-affirmative Action Ballot Initiative Heats UpThe Center for Equal Opportunity released three studies on Tuesday that indicated a strong bias towards Black applicants at the University of Michigan. Critics immediately slammed the organization for attempting to influence next month’s referendum on affirmative action with a flawed analysis ignorant of the admissions process.October 17, 2006HealthWest Point Officials Say Increasing Number of Black Applicants Physically UnfitAfrican-Americans continue to be under-represented at the highly selective U.S. Military Academy at West Point, but medical issues may contribute as much as academics to low admission rates.October 16, 2006Previous PagePage 7 of 13Next Page