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African-American

Purdue University Freezes Tuition for 2 Years

Purdue University is freezing its tuition costs for the next two years in response to the nation’s lingering weak economy.

March 3, 2013

Community Colleges

Report: High School Dropouts Cost Economy Billions

High school dropouts are costing some $1.8 billion in lost tax revenue every year, education advocates said in a report released Monday.

February 25, 2013

Home

Lawson’s Papers to be Housed at Vanderbilt

Civil rights champion Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. has donated a significant portion of his papers to Vanderbilt University.

February 19, 2013

Leadership & Policy

UNCF’s Latest Challenge is Engaging Youth

The United Negro College Fund’s primary goal remains keeping students in school after getting them in.

February 18, 2013

Sports

NYC’s Cooper Union May Begin Charging Tuition

New York City’s prestigious Cooper Union school is running a budget deficit of $12 million a year, and may have to end its long tradition of allowing all undergraduate students to attend tuition-free.

February 17, 2013

Faculty & Staff

N.C. State Preserves Black History with Mobile Web App

North Carolina State University offers its university community and visitors “Red, White & Black,” a self-guided walking tour mobile device web app that documents African-American history at the school.

February 17, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Will the AME Church Save Wilberforce?

I grew up in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. My father, Rev. Larry Rogers, served for a time under Rev. Floyd H. Flake at Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in Queens, New York.

February 13, 2013

International

Obama Administration Launches College Scorecard

The national movement to make higher education institutions more transparent in terms of their comparative costs and student outcomes got a lift with the launch of the web-based College Scorecard resource tool.

February 13, 2013

Faculty & Staff

You Can’t Always Read or Write Just What You Want to Read or Write

Recently, I was doing some research for a forthcoming book that I am working on. I still have more work to do, but I was able to make some good headway in archives, came across some good online primary sources and was pleased with what I have been able to come with at this point.

February 5, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Bankrupt Lon Morris College Campus Sold at Auction

The oldest junior college in Texas has been sold at auction with much of the property going to the local school district and an office supply company.

January 23, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Heavy Metal: A Leader in the Field of Metal and Material Engineering Research

Dr. Andrea Maria Hodge excelled in math and science while struggling to learn English as a child.

January 21, 2013

Faculty & Staff

HBCU Presidents Stood Up for Civil Rights

This past December, the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) released two new videos in their series of oral history videos that link seasoned activists with emergent leaders.

January 13, 2013