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Black History Month Book Special, Part I

DiverseEducation.com commemorates Black History Month with a three-part book review series, spanning a broad array of African-American-themed culture and history titles.

February 22, 2011

African-American

Black History Month Starts Here

As Black History Month approaches, many readers look for new books, either for their own reading pleasure, for courses or for special seminars and discussions. Diversebooks.net offers many titles that would be excellent additions to any library.

January 11, 2011

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UVa Preserves Civil Rights-era News Films

The University of Virginia Library is preserving Civil Rights-era television news footage that includes clips of civil rights leaders discussing plans for demonstrations and former Gov. Lindsay Almond vowing to fight racial integration.

November 30, 2010

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University of Hawaii Among Two Universities Eyeing Obama Library

The University of Chicago is also interested in building a presidential library.

November 15, 2010

African-American

Purdue Naming Library After Black Alumnus

Purdue University is renovating a library that will become the first major campus facility to be named for a Black alumnus.

October 18, 2010

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More Choices Alter College Textbook Landscape

A new federal law requires publishers to provide textbook price information to professors and calls on colleges to identify course textbooks during registration, giving students more time to shop around.

August 8, 2010

Students

Angry UC-San Diego Students Protest Over Noose Found In Library

Anger boiled over on the University of California-San Diego campus Friday, where students took over the chancellor’s office for several hours to protest the hanging of a noose in a campus library.

February 28, 2010

Leadership & Policy

SPECTRUM: Community Relations Down to a Science

For Dr. Rose Tseng, bringing scientific advancement to the University of Hawaii at Hilo is a delicate balancing act.

November 11, 2009

African-American

Best & Brightest: African Teacher Excels as Student, Role Model in U.S.

An Ugandan mother attends graduate school in the U.S. while keeping tabs on school she established in her home country

September 21, 2009

Students

Howard President Responds to Students’ Demands

In an effort to address the student demands raised during the Sept. 4 protest , President Sidney A. Ribeau and Interim Provost and Chief Academic Officer Alvin Thornton sat down with The Hilltop to go through each presented demand.

September 10, 2009

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Ga. colleges prepare for furloughs, layoffs

Georgia colleges are bracing for furloughs and layoffs as state officials prepare to cut millions from higher education spending in the newest round of budget reductions.  According to the Daily Citizen, plans submitted to the University System of Georgia by the state’s 35 colleges and universities show campuses are looking to slash already thin staffs, […]

August 10, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Will Google Book Search Settlement Increase Access for Underserved Communities?

Google and multiple parties involved in a class action suit related to Google Book Search have reached a settlement agreement that in a best-case scenario will result in millions of out-of-print books previously unavailable to the vast majority of people becoming accessible with a mouse click.

July 30, 2009