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African-American

House Panel Told Ways to Commemorate Use of Slave Labor to Build Capitol

WASHINGTON Tours, exhibits and commemorative plaques in the Capitol should recognize the contributions of slaves in constructing Congress’ home, experts told a House committee Wednesday.

November 7, 2007

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Neil Armstrong Helps Dedicate Engineering Hall Named After Him

WEST LAFAYETTE Ind. Although he typically shuns attention, former astronaut Neil Armstrong addressed a crowd at Saturday’s wind-swept dedication of a new engineering building named for him at Purdue University, his alma mater.

October 29, 2007

Community Colleges

Benedict College building evacuated; 5 sent to hospitals

COLUMBIA S.C. Emergency officials in Columbia say a classroom building at Benedict College has been evacuated after five people complained of breathing problems and were sent area hospitals.

September 24, 2007

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Atkinson leads Tigers to 34-3 win over Fort Valley State

TUSKEGEE Ala. Jacary Atkinson threw for 156 yards and three touchdowns Saturday in leading Tuskegee to a 34-3 victory over Fort Valley State.

September 22, 2007

Students

Just the Stats: Capitalizing Higher Education in the Global Market

Although U.S. graduate schools admitted eight percent more international students this fall, that growth rate is considerably lower than 2006’s 12 percent increase, according to a new report from the Council of Graduates Schools.

September 6, 2007

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FIU students building green home to display at Olympics

MIAMI While most participants in Beijing’s Summer Olympics next year will be going for the gold, a group of Florida college students will go for the green.

August 12, 2007

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University takes over management of historic St. Augustine sites

ST. AUGUSTINE Fla. The gray masonry Government House in a plaza here survived as the home and headquarters for Spanish and British rule for more than 200 years. It was reconstructed from ruins several times during the colonial era, once after being burnt and reduced to rubble by the British.

July 22, 2007

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Dig Gives Anthropologists, Students a Look Into 1870s Nicodemus

NICODEMUS Kan. Bit by bit sometimes literally a 16-day dig gave amateur anthropologists a look into the 1870s and life in the first post-Civil War settlement founded by and for blacks

July 15, 2007

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Afrolantica Legacies – Review

Afrolantica Legacies by Derrick Bell, Third World Press, $24.95, 186 pages.

July 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Growing from the center

Research centers abound on the nation’s campuses, offering dynamic career opportunities for scholars at every level

July 14, 2007

Students

Celebrating Africana studies: program gets ‘coming out party’ at New York University

NEW YORK In the 1960s, college administrations cobled together piece-meal Black studies programs to placate African American students, inspired by Black Power and African independence struggles, demanding curriculums and professors “relevant” to their experiences.

July 14, 2007

African-American

Bostonians squabble over headline – Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., is all over the place. He was a consultant to the movie Amistad and is a writer for New Yorker magazine, the featured guest in a BBC series on Africa, a book author, a department chairperson, and a professor. Described by many as an “intellectual superstar,” the million-dollar earner has put Harvard University’s Afro-American studies department on the map by attracting a “Dream Team” of mostly male scholars.

July 12, 2007