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Students

ASU researchers looking for grant to study e-waste

PHOENIX What do you do with that old computer when it’s outdated and no longer needed?

July 1, 2007

Health

OU’s medical campus to expand

OKLAHOMA CITY A master plan for the Oklahoma Health Center in Oklahoma City indicates the University of Oklahoma plans to expand one of the state’s largest medical campuses.

July 1, 2007

Students

In Wake of Supreme Court Decision, Schools to Look to Factors Other Than Race Associated Press Online

WASHINGTON Educators soon may pay extra attention to income levels, home addresses and test scores when they decide which school a student should attend.

June 27, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Alabama School Board Votes to Accept Retirement of Kennedy and Rogers

MONTGOMERY Ala. The state school board voted Thursday to accept the retirement of Bishop State Community College President Yvonne Kennedy and Shelton State President Rick Rogers, despite calls for their firing over financial scandals on their campuses.

June 27, 2007

LGBTQ+

Organization may seek injunction against UK domestic partner plan

FRANKFORT Ky. A conservative public policy organization is asking Attorney General Greg Stumbo to provide another opinion on the constitutionality of domestic partner benefits at the University of Kentucky.

June 27, 2007

HBCUs

Appreciation: Dr. Elias Blake, 1929-2007

Leonard Haynes reflects on the contributions of Dr. Elias Blake Jr., the former Clark College president who advocated tirelessly for Blacks in higher education. Blake died last week at the age of 77.

June 27, 2007

Home

Grants & Gifts

The American Council of Education’s Center for Lifelong Learning has received a two-year, $400,000 grant from the MetLife Foundation to study the educational needs and goals of adult students between the ages of 55 to 79. Colby College (Maine) has received a private art collection valued at $100 million. The collection, which features 500 pieces […]

June 27, 2007

Students

OU regents approve tuition hike, $1.3 billion budget

ARDMORE Okla. University of Oklahoma regents on Wednesday approved tuition and mandatory fee hikes of nearly 10 percent for undergraduate students who will attend the university during the upcoming school year.

June 26, 2007

Health

Young Graduates Worst Off Among the Uninsured

TUCSON, Ariz. Congratulations, Shannon Tighe. You are a University of Arizona graduate. But you have no medical insurance.

June 24, 2007

HBCUs

Perspectives: Capacity Building Initiatives Can Shift Perception of Private HBCUs From Dire to Exciting

Within the American cultural imagination, with a few notable exceptions, private historically Black colleges and universities have rarely occupied their deserved status among this nation’s colleges and universities. Founded in the 19th century and maturing in the 20th century, these institutions have played an integral role in the development of this nation and the collective achievement of African-Americans. They have done so while operating with limited resources, discriminatory public policies and the restrictive label of “developing institutions.”

June 24, 2007

African-American

Taking care of business – schools – business courses in historically Black colleges and universities – includes related articles on accreditation and employment issues

As competition for the best and brightest Black students continues to increase, some historically Black college and university (HBCU) business programs are positioning themselves to out-muscle even the most acclaimed institutions.

June 23, 2007

Students

Teaching our youth to fish – Dr. Marvalene Hughes, President, California State University-Stanislaus – Transcript

It was Benjamin Mays who best described what Tuskegee meant to me when he said, “A college must be judged not only be excellent teachers, but by the spirit and philosophy which permeate it from top to bottom.”

June 23, 2007