Sarah LakeLeadership & PolicyAntioch Alumni Determined to Keep College OpenAlumni of Antioch College in Ohio want to keep the school open, even if it means holding classes off campus.March 3, 2008African-AmericanPrinceton Releases Michelle Obama’s Senior ThesisPrinceton University has recently released Michelle Obama’s senior thesis after previously making it unavailable to the public, according to an article in The Daily Princetonian.February 28, 2008HBCUsUNCF Partners with Public Policy Organization to Recruit HBCU Students for Fellowship ProgramThe United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation is helping the Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program recruit more students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.February 28, 2008HomeUniversity of Washington to Award Honorary Degrees to Students Held in Internment CampsSome 440 Japanese Americans will receive honorary baccalaureate degrees from the University of Washington after being held in internment camps during World War II, an article in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported.February 27, 2008HomeUniversity of Kentucky Struggles to Refute E-Mail RumorAn e-mail rumor accusing the University of Kentucky of dropping its course on the Holocaust “because it offended the Muslim population, which claims it never occurred” is continuing to fool recipients and irritate the UK community, according to an article in The New York Times.February 27, 2008STEMStudy Shows No Child Left Behind’s Prototype Leading to Massive Drop Out RateTexas’ public school system of accountability, the model on which the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is based, has been found to contribute to high drop out rates, especially among Blacks, Hispanics and English-as-a-second-language (ESL) students, according to an Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week article.February 25, 2008HomeBrown University Offers Free Tuition to Low-Income StudentsBrown University students whose parents earn less than $60,000 will not have to pay the $47,740 it costs to attend the university each year, the university decided in an attempt to lighten the load of college debt on students.February 25, 2008LatinxNew Quiz Show on Hispanic Heritage to LaunchA new TV quiz show that aims to educate and excite viewers about Hispanic history will air nationally during Hispanic History Month, and is now accepting applicants.February 25, 2008HomeSalaries for High-level Administrators Continue to Rise at CollegesA study being released today reveals that the median base salary for senior-level administrative positions on college and university campuses has risen by 4 percent since last year.February 24, 2008Native AmericansNew Academic Journal Focuses on History of American Indians in SouthDr. Greg O’Brien, a University of Southern Mississippi associate professor of history, will be a founding editor of The Native South, a new academic journal that seeks to broaden and challenge the traditional study of American Indians in the South, according to a report in the Hattiesburg American.February 21, 2008Previous PagePage 4 of 6Next Page