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Kerner Commission Report Updated by New Study

A report updating the findings of the 1968 Kerner Commission report concludes that “the rich are getting richer, the poor and working class are getting poorer, and minorities are suffering disproportionately…. A class and racial breach is widening again as we begin the new millennium.”

July 12, 2007

Students

Transfer and dropout statistics don’t tell the whole story

Anyone who looks at transfer rates from community colleges would be well advised to be prepared for dismal reading.

July 11, 2007

Community Colleges

The road oft taken – transfer-student figures difficult to track

School-by-school, state-by-state, the evidence is sketchy but tends toward the same direction: more and more four-year college students are beginning their higher education careers at community colleges.

July 11, 2007

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The new faces of Vassar – minority undergraduate transfer students – includes related article

With only a few thousand African American and Latino high school students scoring 1310 and above on SAT tests, selective colleges often find themselves — scholarship money in hand — colliding into one another as they attempt to lure these highly-sought-after students to their campuses.

July 11, 2007

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The pied piper of college golf – National Minority Junior Golf Scholarship Assn. founder and Pres. Bill Dickey

Bill Dicky More Than Just a Fairway Friend to College-Bound Youth

July 11, 2007

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Web site established to showcase higher education diversity initiatives

In the effort to boost diversity on the nation’s college and university campuses, the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has enlisted the Internet to educate administrators, faculty and student about effective diversity practices.

July 11, 2007

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Reality infused into Livingstone’s teacher education program: early successes seen with African American male instructors – Livingstone College in North Carolina

The chart below looks at student in institutions and departments offering teacher education. It is subdivided into five blocks, one comparing actual numbers, the other four comparing percentages. The chart reads as follows:

July 11, 2007

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The money chase: videoconference participants get insider tips on ethnic philanthropy – Panel Discussion

Washington When it comes to ethnic philanthropy, a couple of things need to be clear. First, the color that really counts is not Black, White, Brown, or Red, but green – as in dollar green. Second, without know how and persistence, pleas for funding will likely not be heard regardless of the nobility or desperation of the plea.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Florida A&M advances with Internet2 – Florida A&M University

When the word went out last year that a consortium of major universities was forming to create the next generation of Internet technology and applications, Florida A&M University did not hesitate to join the initiative. Researchers at the nationally acclaimed school engaged in molecular database development, atmospheric physics calculations and other computing intensive research recognized that an advanced Internet could smooth the way for their collaboration with other researchers around the nation.

July 11, 2007

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The virtual classroom – new technology for teaching African American literature – includes related article on Western Governor’s University – Cover Story

Bryan Carter is devoted to teaching African American literature from the Harlem Renaissance era, a period considered one of the most creative in American history.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Grants & Gifts

The American Dental Education Association has received a $672,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to expand an interactive Web site for students considering health careers. Explorehealthcareers.org offers information about various health professions. Bronx Community College (N.Y.) has received a $175,000 grant from the Bronx Gateway Fasttrack Unit Associates for PROJECT H.I.R.E., a pre-apprenticeship […]

July 11, 2007

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Anti-affirmative Action Group Accuses Oakland Airport of Violating Prop. 209

OAKLAND Calif. A lawsuit claims concession contracts at Oakland International Airport are being awarded in violation of a voter-approved law banning preference given based on race, gender or ethnicity.

July 10, 2007